the fbi said it was trying to determine the motive of the attacker, who was shot dead the taipei i'm rico hizon in singapore by police, but was working on the assumption that it was and welcome to newsday on the bbc. the headlines: formal impeachment charges for president trump are unveiled — an act of terrorism. a vote is expected next week. and this torchlit parade in the norwegian capital oslo to do nothing would make ourselves is to honour the winner of this complicit in the president's abuse year's nobel peace prize, of his high office and public trust the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed. in our national security. he's waving to the crowd from his hotel balcony, aung san suu kyi appears with his wife. at the international court ofjustice to defend her country against charges of genocide against the muslim rohingya community. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. he was awarded this year's nobel prize for his peacemaking effo rts which ended two decades of hostility with eritrea. but there were also a small number of protesters, calling for the release recovery teams are hoping to begin work shortly of political prisoners. on the volcanic island

in new zealand where eight people they were there outside, too. are missing, feared dead. and new evidence says climate change is causing greenland's ice sheet to melt seven times faster the us has blacklisted four than twenty years ago. of myanmar‘s top military leaders, for alleged human rights abuses against rohingya muslims and other ethnic minorities. the sanctions come just hours before myanmar‘s de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, is due live from our studios in singapore and london, to defend her nation against charges this is bbc world news. of genocide, at the united it's newsday. nations‘ highest court. nick beake reports from the hague, where the genocide hearing has been taking place. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, there used to think aung san suu kyi 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, dc where democrats was the epitome ofjustice, not in the us house of representatives have set out articles of impeachment — that's formal charges — against president trump. anymore. today they demanded her arrest. a one—time human rights icon, now standing up for an army accused of genocide. good morning aung san suu kyi, are you defending they have accused the president of abusing his power in pressuring ukraine to investigate a political rival and of obstructing lawmakers the indefensible? the nobel prize investigating the scandal. in announcing the two charges, peace laureate took leading democrats warned the president would be a threat to the us constitution if he remained in power.

my colleague laura trevelyan i could smell the stench of genocide has this report. from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture, and of children being burned alive it's only the fourth time in history lawmakers have tried to impeach an in the sanctuary of their homes american president and remove him from office. democrats are charging and places of worship. mrtrump from office. democrats are charging mr trump with abuse of power and obstructing congress. the house nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled committee of the judiciary is the myanmar army's so—called introducing two articles of clearance operation in 2017, impeachment charging the president launched after rohingya militants of united states, donaldj had attacked security posts. impeachment charging the president of united states, donald] trump, with committing high crimes misdemeanours. democrats allege mr myanmar argued its response trump made a white house visit to was legitimate, ukraine's resident and military aid in the face of a dangerous terror threat, for that country contingent on mr and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. so to this day, they languish zele ns ky in the world's biggest refugee camp, for that country contingent on mr zelensky conducting political investigations. the election looming, democrats say they should their stories as harrowing as ever. move now. the argument, why don't you just wait amounts to this? why don't you just let him cheat in one rojina begum explains how more election? why not let him cheat the myanmar military

snatched her baby and just one more time? republicans threw him in a fire, counter that the president did that her parents and most nothing wrong and democrats are of her siblings were shot dead, trying to rerun an election they that she was raped by four soldiers. lost. impeachment is the removal of the highest elected person in this land. i don't care if you think she explains that everyone americans who support president with her in this photo was killed, trump are deplorable as what you do not have the right to disqualify "aung san suu kyi is lying in front their vote just because you do not of the world that the military like president trump. mr trump didn't do anything." aung san suu kyi didn't have responded with his signature tweet. to come to the hague today, meanwhile, the full house could vote she didn't have to sit and listen on whether to impeach the president to the sickening allegations as early as next week. republicans made against her country, she chose to. are looking forward to a january in and tomorrow she will personally defend the country the senate they control and battle from the charge of genocide. lines are drawn here in washington. she'll say it simply didn't happen. we're going to stay in the united states because we have had a developing it's seen as a patriotic story from jersey city. 00:03:47,629 --> 2147483051:38:38,529 a police officer has been 2147483051:38:38,529 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 killed in a shooting. defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to court today. but it's a strategy that could destroy any remnants of her global reputation. nick beake, bbc news, the hague.

aaron connelly is a south—east asia expert at the international institute for strategic studies what has been requested this week and the hearings ongoing has been effectively an emergency injunction to prevent myanmar from violating further the rights of the rohingya people and further acts of genocide. if they get that, it will be legally binding on rohingya but rohingya has not complied with a number of international efforts to protect the rohingya in recent years. but from now until a decision is made, could more sanctions be imposed? certainly the international community could respond to the court's ruling by imposing sanctions. but there has been a relu cta nce sanctions. but there has been a reluctance in the security council, where china and russia have been

protect in myanmar from international scrutiny. unlikely to be multilateral united nations sanctions. before aung san suu kyi became the de facto leader of myanmar, she criticised the abuse of the military on the burmese people. why she now defending them, which used to be so much loved by the international community? aung san suu kyi has given end every indication in her public statements in private conversations that she believes the accounts of atrocities committed against the rohingya in 2016 and 2017 are exaggerated and believes there has been too little attention on this poor ethnically armed group. in her defence of myanmar. there is no evidence that

arsa has connections to those groups. it launched attacks on those outposts in 2016 and 17 but no evidence it has connections to international terrorist groups. here in the uk there's just one full day of campaigning left before voters go to the polls in the general election. the nation's leading political parties have been jockeying for crucial votes in what may end up being a tight political contest.tonight a new poll has projected the conservatives are on course for a small majority. seen here on wednesday's front page of the uk times newspaper, the yougov poll predicts borisjohnson will remain in number 10, but does revise down the size of his majority from their last poll using the same methodology. the political commentator and former labour party director of communications, lance price and the assistant comment editor at the telegraph, madeline grant

joined me earlier to discuss this. everyone closely involved in the election is already looking closely at the figures in this poll because it gives a lot of detail, constituency by constituency and because this particular poll carried out by this organisation got it right two years ago in the last general election. what does it is it just? this exact same pole at this exact same methodology, the tories have more than half the majority of it was predicted two weeks ago and are looking at a majority at 28 cents. and it may well be that either conservatives have and it could well be my hunch is that the

implosion of the liberal democrat party has played into labour's hands because it suggests that if you are serious about stopping exit, there is only one party that has any prospect of really changing the tide, so to speak. there is of course a margin of error. how does that work in terms of suggesting the results in terms of a majority or hung parliament? all polls have a margin of error but this one with a headline figure of an majority of 28 means that if you went to the margin of error in labour's favour, it could be a hung parliament so it is possible, these figures could be right and they could still be a hung parliament without the conservatives getting a majority or the majority could be significantly bigger than 28 to have to bear that in mind that what that means is as activists and party workers and candidates go out on the last day and on polling day itself, they will feel that there is still a lot to play for, it could be slipping away from the tories, the

labour party are in with a chance, certainly doing better than they thought they were going to do. but, and there is always a caveat, this is relatively new and it may have got it pretty accurate —— accurate in the last election but doesn't mean this is a done deal. lance was right to point out it's different from other polls in that it uses a much more sophisticated methodology and drills down into individual target seats, hence why every politico in town has been playing close attention but i suppose one of the key takeaway is is the numbers which will be scary and potentially inspiring activists on both sides to go out and hit the ground running is the fact that quite a few high—profile figures are either projected to lose their seats although looking in serious danger. according to this poll, the current environmental secretary would lose a seat in chipping barnett and key

tory figures. they both had a series pressure in their seats. it puts a new resolve to the tories. but this poll was underground a little bit, not much made of it in the previous election in 2017. back in 2017, appeared to be out of line. this was appeared to be out of line. this was a bit of an out rider it tends to get dismissed but actually turned out to be more accurate than others andi out to be more accurate than others and i think one of the reasons and it's not just labour and i think one of the reasons and it's notjust labour is doing better. and there are a lot of voters who are not inspired by either of the two. those people may vote tactically. into the polling

booth itself for they decide which way to go. the political commentator and former labour party director of communications, lance price and the assistant comment editor at the telegraph, madeline grant, spaking to kasia. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll report from the community in new zealand closest to white island volcano, which erupted on monday killing at least six people. and our science editor explains the significance of new data, which show that greenland's ice sheet is melting seven times faster than it was in the 1990s. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up.

the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm kasia madera, in london.

our top stories: in the united states, leading democrats have unveiled formal impeachment charges against donald trump. the president has called the process "sheer political madness". the united states has imposed sanctions on four senior myanmar military officers, accusing them of committing serious human rights abuses against the country's rohingya muslim minority. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: here in singapore the straits times reports the government is promising to step up its fight against climate change. ministers want nine of every 10 peak—time commuter journeys to be either walking, by bicycle or public transport by 2040. the japan times says the government there has angered environmentalists by providing billions of dollars to countries developing coal—fired power projects.

japanese government sources say renewable enegy is unreliable and expensive, despite international efforts to move away from fossil fuels. and the philippine star reports that u2 singer, bono, has joined forces with the red cross to launch a drone service in the country, to deliver urgently—needed blood. bono is a board member of a us company which makes drones to transport medical supplies to remote areas. new zealand's prime minister says recovery teams are hoping to begin work on wednesday on the volcanic island where eight people are missing, feared dead. dozens of people were exploring white island, new zealand's most active volcano, when it erupted. six people have been confirmed dead and more than 30 are still being treated in hospital,

many with severe burns. shaimaa khalil is in the nearby town of thatane. shaimaa khalil is in the nearby town of whakatane. it looks like the surface of another planet. this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous for this rescue helicopter and for those still looking for survivors. officials have said there is a 50% chance of another volcanic blast in the next 2a hours. eight bodies remain buried on this ash—covered rock. one of the paramedics who originally helped move the injured to safety described the scene. it was quite a, um, it was quite an experience. it was like, i've seen the chernobyl miniseries and there was just — everything was blanketed in ash. it was quite a...it was quite an overwhelming feeling. mary scully lives close to the whakatane harbour.

she's been on a trip to the volcano and white island with a local guide, who is also a family friend. hayden marshall—inman was on the island when the volcano erupted. he died of his injuries. he's a lovely guy, hayden. we've known hayden since he was primary school age. going through the swimming club and soccer and all the things kids do — he's the same age as our son. mary says her community did not see the island as a threat. you've got masks, you've got your helmets, your glasses. you are well kitted out. there's a lot of safety things beforehand. i suppose the fact it hasn't erupted before, we've got a bit...we just take it for granted. health officials say those who are being treated in hospitals across the country have suffered severe burns. two british women are among the wounded. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, visited some of the injured

in hospital, and thanked those members of the emergency services who were first to respond. for years, thousands of tourists have been coming here, getting on these boats to reach the scenic white island, but after this disaster there are already questions about weather warnings of volcanic activity are being taken seriously about whether warnings of volcanic activity are being taken seriously and whether people's safety is being compromised. new zealand police have launched an investigation to look into the circumstances of the deaths and injuries on white island. an active volcano that has long been a tourist attraction, but has now turned into a site of utter devastation. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, whakatane. greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990's. the assessment, by a team of 96 polar scientists, suggests the rate of ice loss is enough to push global sea levels up and put more people at risk of coastal flooding. 0ur science editor,

david shukman, has more. as the world heats up, the great ice sheet covering greenland is under threat. huge blocks of ice have always broken off in the summertime, but this process is now accelerating. i've seen for myself how melting ice is sending massive torrents of water to the ocean. more and more of the ice is thawing as temperatures rise. now a major new study using data from satellites has calculated how much of greenland's ice has disappeared. the areas marked in red are where melting has been most extreme, and the scientist who did the research was shocked. most extreme, and the scientists who did the research are shocked. it's quite depressing, really, um, the ice sheets have been heated by, in greenland's case, by the oceans and the atmosphere for several decades and it's got

to the state that we're in today. it's going to get worse, not better, and it's going to continue for decades. what's happening in greenland has implications right around the world. since 1992, 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice have melted from it, and ended up in the oceans. that has raised their height by 10.6 millimetres, which doesn't sound much but, for every extra centimetre of sea level, up to 6 million more people are put at risk of flooding, and more melting will make things worse. siren. a warning siren on a winter night six years ago as the coast of lincolnshire was flooded. imagine how much worse it could be with an even higher sea level. welcome to the ceremonial opening... all this is being discussed here in madrid, at the un climate conference. countries are arguing over how to stop heating up the planet. amid all the delegates, a leading scientist tells me there is still time to reduce the gases that are causing the melting.

if you cut emissions significantly, you really can limit the impacts from sea level rise. whereas if you continue to emit on a path that we are on now, 01’ even more severe, that will actually have really severe impacts in the future. so, there is the chance to make a difference? there is a chance, yes. don't give up hope. campaigners from 0xfam highlight the dangers of rising seas, and say world leaders are failing to respond. david shukman, bbc news, madrid. you have been watching newsday. and i'm rico hizon, in singapore. you have a story about some aspect dracula basketball shots! that is an understatement. lets end with the world famous harlem globe trotters temporarily left the basket ball court, to perform these amazing trick shots in a vast buildng in new york called the vessel.

this spiral staircase is made up of 154 flights of stairs and 2,500 steps, but that didn't stop the globe trotters star players from scoring hoops, right from the very top. wow! amazing, skills that... well, i can do that!. yesterday we had strong squally gusts of wind. the top gust in the north—west of wales where we had 78 miles per hour. quite widely across northern england, scotland with gusts well into the 60s. disruption out and about as well. the squally band of rain is now focusing on showers. this line of showers out to the west of ireland. this is a trust which is important for our weather. it will feel quite a lot colder for wednesday. if you're heading outside

over the next few hours, show is continuing for northern ireland and scotland. wintry, snow over the high ground and scotland. otherwise temperatures just above freezing. probably not frosty but feeling cold when you factor in the breeze at the start of the day. the scotland and northern ireland, they will continue to see showers. northern ireland, they will continue to see showers. some northern ireland, they will continue to see showers. some heavy with hail and thunder. snow over the high hills and scotland as well. the midlands and eastern england, dry and sunshine but showers through the morning developing across wales and western england pushing eastwards through the day. this is our trough and because it is quite an organised area of showers, it means most areas will see some downpours during the day. temperatures between five and nine celsius. heading through the night time, showers continued to fit in across the north and west. otherwise the winds for light across

eastern areas. temperatures dropping. mulder and working eastern areas. temperatures dropping. mulderand working into the south—west later into the night and that means frost limited to eastern parts of the uk. thursday, chilly start to the date but a bright start across eastern areas. this band of rain bumping into cold air bringing snow across the high ground of northern england before the weather turns milder. 10— 11 degrees eventually for the south—west but called for scotland and the far north of england with wintry showers. through friday and into the weekend, we continue our risk flow of north north—westerly winds, low pressure never too far away. temperatures below normalfor the time of year in the north of uk. close to normal further south, england and wales. that's your weather.

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story. in the united states democrats have formally laid impeachment charges against president trump. the white house says the president has done nothing wrong and expects to be fully exonerated. as myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi prepares to defend her country against claims of genocide, the us has blacklisted four top military leaders for abuses against the rohingya muslim minority. and this year's winner of the nobel peace prize has been honoured in the norwegian capital oslo. the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed waved to crowds from his hotel balcony with his wife. he was awarded the prize for his peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with eritrea. that's all. stay with bbc world news.