i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: as afg hanistan‘s presidential election gets underway, the trump administration says it will start withdrawing american troops by the end of next year. more than 50 prisoners are killed in fighting between rival gangs in a brazilianjail. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme: one day after sending this ministers out to talk up a no deal brexit, the prime minister of britain says he will go on extra 1000 miles to go get a deal. and we take a look at car culture — japan—style. meet the masters of the boso—zuku approach to automotive style.

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7 am in singapore, midnight in london and seven o'clock in the evening in washington where the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says the government plans to start withdrawing troops from afghanistan before next year's presidential election. let's get more from our north america correspondent peter bowes. firstly, what does this tell us in terms of providing clues on how donald trump feels about what is, in essence, america's longest war? i

think this shows that president trump is becoming increasingly frustrated over afghanistan. relatively little progress over the last few years. he wants referred to this gut instincts which would have been to probably pull troops out of afghanistan some time ago. and now with mist pompeo being asked a specific question about whether it was the intention of the united states to withdraw troops by the next presidential election, which is november of next year. he said that that was the specific directive from the president. inserting into that phrase the presidential election suggests a political motive here to some extent that this is something that donald trump has long since promised. he often talked about wanting to end all the endless war and this is the ultimate endless war, referring to the billions of dollars that stationing troops in

afghanistan dollars that stationing troops in afg ha nista n costs dollars that stationing troops in afghanistan costs the us. and it seems the president is increasingly keen to see some progress by the time he goes to the american public and asks for a second term in office. and that timeline, pulling them out by the time the election kicks off next year is interesting to we know the pulling troops out comes with a series of risk. and it is a sensitive delicate time with more talks planned between envoys and the taliban later this week. it looks as if negotiations are reaching a point where they could potentially have a deal. some people suggest that essentially showing its hand and the us saying it intends to withdraw troops indicates a weakness in terms of negotiations. it may make the taliban more inclined to reach a deal with that expectation. but what

about all the detail necessary for that deal to make a meaningful difference? and not the least, of course, the taliban's relationship with the afghan government. it has no relationship at the moment. there isa no relationship at the moment. there is a lot of important details to be gotten right in this negotiation. yes, the suggestion that perhaps with america showing its hand it could be putting itself on the back step, if you like. it could be giving the taliban and an advantage in those talks. thank you for that, peter. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. we start in brazil, where at least 52 prisoners have been killed in fighting between rival gang factions inajailat altamira in the north of the country. reports say 16 of the victims were decapitated during the violence, and many were asphyxiated by smoke when the building was set alight. the deadly riot, which took place in the prison of para state, is the latest

unrest in latin america's notoriously overcrowded jails. our reporter, julia carneiro, has more. this riot lasted for five hours and it began in the all hours of the morning when breakfast was happening in the present. prisoners managed to invade an area where inmates from a rival criminal faction were detained. they held two prison wardens hostage and the riots started. they decapitated 16 prisoners and set fire to whatever they could find. the smoke from the fire asphyxiated the other prisoners who were locked inside. it is a shocking case. we hear a response now from the government. there was a meeting held just now between the minister ofjustice and other meeting held just now between the minister of justice and other local authorities and they decided to

tra nsfer authorities and they decided to transfer ten inmates who were carrying out these attacks to maximum—security prisons in other states of roseville where they are kept isolated. it is important to understand that in brazilian prisons you have criminal faction understand that in brazilian prisons you have criminalfaction is understand that in brazilian prisons you have criminal faction is still managed to exert control and give out orders. when they are transferred to maximum—security units, that is an attempt to shut them down and make them quiet, as would be expected of them in prison. also making news today: china's top internet regulator says social media users who spread rumours could soon be placed on an official blacklist and banned from posting online for up to three years. while many on social media seem to welcome the regulation, others are voicing concern about how they will be monitored. the proposal — which is still in draft form — is open for public consultation for another three weeks. south korea is to release three north koreans who crossed into its waters at the weekend. north korean fishing boats often breach the inter—korean maritime frontier, but south korean authorities towed the ship because a white towel

was tied to its mast — a sign that those on board might want to defect. but during questioning the north koreans on the vessel said they wanted to return home. and internet users in cuba have been allowed to run private wi—fi networks on the island for the first time ever — after the communist—run government decided to relax its tight restrictions. critics say the changes still don't go far enough and the price of getting online in cuba is still too expensive for most people. thousands of football fans in south korea are threatening to sue match organisers because they didn't see one of the world's greatest footballers, cristiano ronaldo, in action. they were left disappointed when he didn't come off the bench during last friday's friendly between the k—league all stars and juventus. china has refused to say whether it will intervene militarily in hong kong — which has seen weeks of violent protests and running battles with the police.

the authorities in beijing have called for the demonstrators to be swiftly punished and reiterated their strong support for the territory's chief executive, carrie lam. here's celia hatton in beijing. the hong kong and macau affairs office gave its first press conference to get spoke directly to journalists for the first time since the hong kong handover in 1997. really to give beijing's viewpoint on the ongoing turmoil on the streets of hong kong. it tried to explain the violence on the streets and blamed it on a small number, it said, of radical protesters who had been influenced by overseas forces. however it also tried to keep a distance from day—to—day events in hong kong, reaffirming its trust in authorities, support for the chief executive carrie lamb and also, crucially, its ongoing respect for the hong kong police. —— carrie lam.

the hong kong police have come under a lot of criticism for the use of force against unarmed protesters but the authorities did not seem to give any indication that they were unhappy about that. also, really, the underlying message is that beijing is not ready nor considering the idea of going in itself, sending the idea of going in itself, sending the chinese military into hong kong at this moment. it was the one question during the press conference that the spokespeople did not seem to wa nt that the spokespeople did not seem to want to answer. they simply gave a terse reply, telling reporters to look at the relevant law. the releva nt law look at the relevant law. the relevant law is article 1a of the hong kong basic law and it says that, yes, the chinese military can go in to assist hong kong authorities in times of natural disaster or in case of social unrest. the one carrot that the beijing authorities did seem to dangle in front of the people of

hong kong is the idea that hong kong needs more economic development. they did acknowledge that young people in hong kong are frustrated with the lack of affordable housing, frustrated with rising unemployment and they said that something needed to be done about that but they said those problems are complex and they will take a long time to sort out. the british prime minister borisjohnson has pledged to, as he put it, "hold out the hand" and "go the extra thousand miles" to strike a new brexit deal. during a visit to scotland, he said the existing withdrawal agreement negotiated with european leaders was "dead" and had "got to go". after their meeting, scotland's first minister said she believed he was pursuing a ‘dangerous path‘ to no—deal. sarah smith reports. for borisjohnson, for boris johnson, coming for borisjohnson, coming here to the scottish first minister's official residence in edinburghjust days after becoming prime minister

isa days after becoming prime minister is a carefully choreographed piece of diplomacy that was not universally popular. but boris johnson meeting nicholas surgeon —— sturgeon face—to—face will not help them see i to eye over brexit. not even close. visiting a vanguard class nuclear submarine on the clyde, borisjohnson wants the eu to know he is ready to go to battle, he is supercharging preparations but says he will go the extra mile to get a new deal. it is right we should go for a deal and there is every chance we will get one. with goodwill and with common sense, that is what we will achieve. are the odds to1 million is what we will achieve. are the odds to 1 million to one we will leave with no deal. provided there is sufficient goodwill and common sense on the part of our partners thatis sense on the part of our partners that is exactly where i would put them. any chance of a no deal brexit, even at1 million to one

would satisfy nicholas sturgeon who says that no deal would be catastrophic and should never been considered. i think it is dangerous this path considered. it became clear to me that this government and the prime minister has said that the uk is on an inevitable path to no deal. the way he is to —! i think that would be catastrophic. the scottish tory leader and mr johnson clashed over brexit three yea rs johnson clashed over brexit three years ago and they still do not agree. she says she will not support no deal. they met again today. i saidi no deal. they met again today. i said i wanted to see the same level of energy and vigor that is going into no deal planning, going into trying to get a deal. i want to see the sort of diplomacy required if we are going to see changes brought back to the house of commons and i received assurances that i was looking forward. boris johnson has

some fans in scotland and the snp are also delighted he is now prime minister are convinced he will inevitably increase the appetite for scottish independence. the police chief of the californian town of gilroy has said the speedy reaction of officers prevented greater bloodshed at a food festival on sunday. three people, including two children, were shot dead by a gunman. he was also killed. the bbc‘s dave lee is in gilroy, california. what's going on?! as the shots rang out there was confusion at first and then panic. and then eventually disbelief. they're shooting! for most of the weekend, this was the scene of a happy popular food festival with 80,000 people in attendance. by sunday evening it became the latest american mass

shooting. 246th in this country, this year alone. wejust heard pop, pop, pop and we just went behind some tents and took cover. and we knew right away when we saw a lot of people just running away from there. we thought it was a firecracker and then when i looked to the side, we knew it wasn't. we both turned at the same exact time and saw him standing right there. he was within, what, ten feet of us? yeah, he shot one shot. he was just going back and forth. and then he put the clip in and he started moving back and forth, walking towards our tent because that's where most police said they took less than a minute to shoot dead the man once he opened fire, but even with that rapid response, the gunman was able to cause carnage. police to said he used an ak—47 like rifle. there would have been more bloodshed, i believe. even the number of people in the small area they were in, i think it is very

fortu nate they were in, i think it is very fortunate that they were able to engage him as quickly as they did. six—year—old stephen was the first victim identified. he had been visiting with his mother and grandmother who were both wounded. also among the dead, a man in his 20s and a girl aged 13. police confirmed the killer as santino lagan, a man who evaded security by cutting through the perimeter fence. he also avoided californian gun laws, the strictest in the country, by travelling to nevada to purchase the weapon. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: intense drought russia's best—known opposition activist is recovering in hospital after what his doctors say may have been a delivering poisoning in reason deliberate poisoning. also ahead we meet crown owners of japanese cars, not your average

hatchback, however. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why people should wander in and say, you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm samantha simmonds in london. our top stories. one day after the start of afg hanistan's presidential election campaign, the trump administration has said it intends to begin withdrawing american troops from the country by the end of next year. and more than 50 prisoners have been killed in fighting between rival gang factions in a jail in northern brazil. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post has a front page splash on the press conference by the mainland—china—administered hong kong and macau affairs office.

the most striking moment for the paper was when the office expressed solidarity with hong kong police, who have been heavily criticised in recent weeks for their crackdown on protestors. the japan times leads with the deteriorating relationship between south korea and japan. busan and several other south korean cities have suspended exchange programmes with japanese municipalities. until the countries' relationship improves, officials from those cities will cease to visit japan. south korean airlines have also cancelled flights to regional japanese cities. and finally, front and centre of the straits times is the winner of the first ever fortnite world cup finals. 16—year—old gamer kyle giersdorf, who goes by the gaming name "bugha" won a staggering $3 million in the tournament.

runner up, "psalm" won $1.8 million, in what is being considered the biggest e—sports tournament to date. russia's most prominent opposition activist, a severe critic of vladimir putin, is recovering after what his doctor says, was a deliberate poisoning. alexei navalny, was sent to jail for 30 days last week, after calling for street protests against a ban on opposition candidates running in local elections. but while in jail he fell ill, after what the authorities described as an allergic reaction. sarah rainsford reports from moscow. led out of the hospital and back to his cell. these are the first images of alexei navalny after he fell ill suddenly in police custody. his own doctor films as the opposition activist is discharged — against her wishes. mr alexei navalny has long been vladimir putin's sharpest critic. now, he suspects he may

have been poisoned. he was in custody because of this — a mass rally in moscow on saturday over a local election the protesters believe is being rigged. many were battered as riot police swooped. well over a thousand were arrested. alexei navalny was detained before it even began though. locked up for a month for calling people to the protest. they came anyway. the next morning, mr navalny was rushed to hospital. his skin stinging, he says, eyelids swelling to the size of ping—pong balls. doctors diagnosed an allergic reaction. but his own political team don't buy that. translation: he really was poisoned by some unidentified chemical substance. what it was and where it was, nobody can tell. it has not been determined at the moment. the activist was serving his sentence here. he says he has no allergies. but he has not ruled out an innocent

medical explanation. mr alexei navalny‘s team though do have reason to worry. two years ago, he was attacked twice with dye. the second time, he almost lost his sight in one eye. so after this latest incident, his doctor has collected tissue samples to be sent for independent analysis. alexei navalny has now been returned to this detention centre. the mystery over whatever caused his sudden illness, still unresolved. but while his medical team and supporters push for answers, russia's most prominent opposition figure is now back to where he spent so much time in recent years — behind bars. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. ethiopian has planted more than 350 million trees injust ethiopian has planted more than 350 million trees in just one day in what they believe is a world record. the prime minister led the project which aims to counter the effects of

deforestation and climate change in the drought prone country. the un says forest coverage declined from 35% of ethiopian are in the early century to a little above 2%. today we had a countrywide campaign of tree planting, part of a legacy initiated by the prime minister to fight climate change and environmental degradation. for the past two weeks the country has been getting ready for this day digging millions of holes and preparing seedlings. today, people from different works of life took part and public offices are shot down so civil servants can join the campaign. is prime minister himself planted seedlings in townships. he called for collective action to fight climate change by planting trees and today he asked his country

‘s citizens to care for the trees they planted. ethiopian has plans to trees in four months. in case you we re trees in four months. in case you were wondering, the record for the highest number of trees planted in a day by an individual, according to the guinness book of records it was held by canadian man who planted over 15,000 redwood seedlings in a single day. in japan, boso—zuku is a term that referred to the country's notorious motorcyle gangs. they were formed in the 1970s by frustrated young people as a response to conservatism after the second world war. because of tightening legislation, the gangs are all but extinct, but the style and culture has trickled into a whole new niche: flamboyant boso—zu ku cars.

reminds me of the fast and furious. you have been watching newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.

i'm samantha simmonds in london. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. 11—year—old brazilian rayssa leal has won a leg of the street league skateboarding world tour. the heatwave of last week seems a distant memory now but i want to draw your attention to the provisional 38.7dc recorded at cambridge university botanic gardens. the met office confirmed this on monday as being genuine so this on monday as being genuine so this stands as the new top temperature ever recorded in the uk. the next few days will feel more like autumn than summer because of this area of low pressure, a deep feature for this time of year bringing strong wind and plenty of heavy showers. some showers are likely to be torrential in places with the risk of localised flooding in the wind is very gusty especially across england and wales. though

strong winds and heavy showers will be affecting south wales and south england, moving northwards and eastwards as the day moves on. you can see the bright colours indicating torrential down paul's in males and the midlands and parts of northern england. those winds gusting to 50 mile—per—hour along the south coast, 30 — a0 in other areas. it may bring some branches down. temperature wise, not that great, cooler than monday, temperatures reaching 19 to maybe 20 or 23 degrees. best of the sunshine across the north and east but as we head into tuesday evening and overnight the showers will continue to move northwards and eastwards and some will be heading to places that are still windy. but a cold night but drawing up some warm air from the new continent. that area of low pressure pushes on towards the eastern side of the country, still windy but not as bad as we expected to see today. the focus of the showers will shift northwards

affecting parts of scotland into northern england, perhaps towards the east of england and maybe the east midlands as well whereas for northern ireland, wales and the south—western southern england, better and a drier day here, perhaps a little warmer. coolerfurther north whether showers are. low pressure system then moves out into the north sea on thursday, affecting the north sea on thursday, affecting the eastern side of the country in the eastern side of the country in the wind will be lighter as well so whether showers turn up, and across parts of scotland and northern eastern england there will be snow moving into areas where you can sit right a bit of rain in a short period of time. the dry weather across the southern and western areas with light winds and temperatures a little higher, may in the mid— 20 celsius. still high teens in the north. , sister dry up a little bit as high pressure builds infor a little bit as high pressure builds in for friday and the start of the weekend. it will feel a little warmer as well.

hour via i'm samantha simmonds with bbc world news. our top story: a day after the start of the afghan presidential election campaign, the trump administration has said a us troop withdrawal could begin by the end of next year. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says washington plans to start withdrawing troops from afghanistan before next year's presidential election. he described his directive from president trump as unambiguous end the endless wars. more than 50 prisoners being held at a jail in northern brazil have been killed in fighting between gangs of rival inmates. and this video is trending on bbc.com. this is 11—year old brazilian skateboarder rayssa layal winning one of her sport's biggest prizes. her mix ofjumps and spins gave her first place in the women's final of the street skateboarding league world tour event in los angeles. she's the youngest skater ever to win a leg of the competition. that's all.