thanks forjoining us on newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: iran's leaders under pressure, after more protests over the shooting down of a passenger jet. 57 canadians died — prime ministerjustin trudeau paid his respects and promised justice. we will not rest until there are a nswe i’s. we will not rest until there are answers. we will not rest until there is justice and accountability. thousands are told to leave their homes in the philippines, as a volcano spews out a massive cloud of ash. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme:

what really happened when students at one of delhi's top universities were attacked. we have a special report. queen elizabeth prepares to hold talks with prince harry and meghan over the royal couple's future. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 3:30am in tehran, where there's a strong police presence on the streets of the iranian capital. it follows a second day of protests after the government admitted shooting down a ukrainian airliner, killing more than 170 people on board. protests that begun at universities in the city have since spilt out onto the streets where people have been seen tearing down posters of qasem soleimani, the commander

whose death in a us drone strike sparked the current tensions with the west. in canada a memorial service has been for the 57 canadians on board the passenger plane when it was shot down. prime ministerjustin trudeau was there and pledged to find answers. we will continue to work with our partners to ensure that a full, transparent investigation is conducted. i want to ensure all families and all canadians we will not rest until there are answers —— ashore. we will not rest until there is justice and accountability. justin trudeau speaking in the last couple of hours.

0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool is in toronto and has been speaking to some of those who lost loved ones. for many, the sudden loss is just too hard to bear. crying. families dotted across this country are having memorial events, but none even have bodies to bury as yet. here, they remember iman and parinaz ghaderpanah. she basically said, we are safe, we are in the plane and we are about to take off. they texted friends a photo of themselves just minutes before they were killed. the community is angry. that anger here is directed notjust at the iranian regime but at the usa. if they wouldn't have started, none of this mess would have started. these kids, why? i mean, parinaz and iman, they were 33 and 3a years old. theyjust had a life ahead of them. well, right across the country today, they're coming together in huge

numbers to commemorate those lives that were lost. here are among the iranian community in toronto, it feels like everyone knew someone who was on that plane. mohammad asadi lari, age 23. at this gathering, they spent a moment to pay tribute to each of the dozens of canadians who were killed. age nine, from toronto. but now he's gone. massoud's older brother farhad was on that harrowing list. they've yet to tell his children their father won't be coming home. this has never happened in the history. nobody knows how to deal with that, but all the families that i know, the reminders are all full of rage. of course, we still don't know what's happening and honestly i'm not expecting anything from the government. ladies and gentlemen, please join us for a moment of silence.

and others here expressed frustration at the regime in tehran, but added there was little now that could help them get over their loss. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in toronto. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. a volcano near the philippines capital manila has blasted a column of ash and steam up to 15 kilometres into the sky. authorities are warning it's possible there could be an eruption at the taal volcano within the coming hours or days. taal is one of the world's smallest volcanoes. it has recorded at least 3a eruptions in the past a50 years. ash from the volcano has been landing in the capital. manila's international airport has put all flights on hold and schools in the capital will be closed on monday. 0ur correspondent howard johnson has more from manila. i've just been out on the streets and saw lots of people wearing masks

to cover up with this ash is falling down. you can have a look here, if i'd just ‘s my hand across the surface here, you can see the dirt all over the place. there is a sulphurous smell in the air. the authorities are advising people to wear masks to protect themselves. of course this has gone up from a level three alert to a level four alert, that means a catastrophic explosion could happen anytime soon. that means that lots of people in the area are being evacuated, some three major towns nearby, thousands of people, are currently moving away from the volcano. we've seen a lot of volcanic activity in this region and seismic activity in the last year or $0, and seismic activity in the last year or so, this pacific ring of fire has been incredibly noisy and busy, lots of rumbles today, and booming sounds, local residents able to what is happening tonight is that people are moving away, moving towards manila to make sure they are a safe distance away and the authorities are warning people, even the president's spokesperson told people to get out of the area as

quickly as possible. also making news today: military sources say mortar rounds have hit an airbase in iraq that houses us forces. the sources say four iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad base to the north of baghdad. similar attacks on the base in recent months have been blamed on iranian—backed militias in iraq. it's not clear who was behind this attack the head of human rights watch says he's been denied entry to hong kong. kenneth roth was due to present a report on what he called china's assault on the international human rights system. he says the authorities claimed he was stopped on immigration grounds. police in gibraltar have arrested dozens of people accused of smuggling migrants into europe by fraudulently obtaining uk tourist visas. officers say the gang trafficked more than 130 people from morocco into spain and other eu countries and charged them around $8,000 each.

iran's only female 0lympic medallist kimia alizadeh has announced her defection. in a series of posts on her social media account, she said she had left her homeland saying "dear iranian people, i did not want to climb the stairs of corruption and lies." the taekwondo champion who won bronze at the 2016 rio 0lympics said the iranian government exploited her medals politically but then humiliated her. alizadeh did not confirm which country she had gone to. serena williams has won her first tennis title in three years at the auckland classic in new zealand and donated her prize money to help the relief efforts for the australian bushfires. williams won her final in straight sets against fellow american jessica pegula. it's her first title since becoming a mum in 2017.

bushfire conditions eased in australia over the weekend, giving firefighters some temporary respite. but with more than 100 fires still ablaze in new south wales alone and more hot weather is on its way, the crisis is far from over. prime minister scott morrison has been heavily criticised for his government's slow response to the crisis and in the first public opinion poll of 2020, he has been overtaken as preferred prime minister by 0pposition leader anthony albanese for the first time since last years election. clive myrie has been surveying the damage in southeastern new south wales. is this australia's future? the new normal? bushfires have come and gone here for centuries. but nothing as intense as this. walls of heat and fire, 10, 20, 30, a0 kilometres wide.

inconceivable. so you could be out here at night and little feathertailed gliders would come down the trees and look at you. used to wake up every morning to hundreds of birds, big birds, little birds, birds on the ground, birds up the trees and there's nothing any more. samantha calls this state forest home, living among the wallabies and kangaroos. and unfortunately it almost seems like an extinction event, because there haven't been any dead bodies, any injured animals. anything living was incinerated. some now believe these fires may be a turning point for australia. its people forced to confront mortality on several fronts. this is a game changer. people are seeing the tangible effects of a drier climate. a majority of australians now rank climate change as the top threat to australia's vital interests, above other more conventional threats to national interests, including cyber security an attack from china, or even a strike from north korea.

look, you can see where it's come down through here. it's completely scorched up there. kevin mccash farms oysters and for him climate change is a present danger, as warmer waters kill the plankton they feed on. bushfires started here perhaps now and into february, march, april. they're starting so much earlier. i believe it is climate change. the government is asleep at the wheel. and that government is led by scott morrison, who as a minister four years ago nailed his colours to the mast in the climate change debate. this is coal, don't be afraid, don't be scared. speaker: the treasurer knows the rule on props. it's coal, there's no word for coalaphobia officially, mr speaker, but that's the malady that afflicts those opposite.

but australians are angry and the prime minister today did acknowledge climate change is a factor in the bushfires. but the powerful coal lobby and the right—wing of his party will fight meaningful change. as firefighters head to another blaze, australia's governor general, the queen's representative, arrives in new south wales. he's greeted by the state's transport minister, who says government policy must change. we've got to talk about climate engineering, not climate science any more. we've got to actually talk about how we're going to make sure our communities are more resilient, how we use water and how we build the right infrastructure. back in the burnt out forest, signs of hope. a magpie, yeah, yeah, happy. we just weren't sure if they'd come back after the fire, and one parent and two babies have,

so it's really good to see. the bushfires have exposed the fragility of life in all its forms. while many are angry now, as the earth gets hotter what happens when the fury fades? clive myrie, bbc news, in new south wales. queen elizabeth is due to meet with senior members of the british royal family on monday about the future role of prince harry. the prince and his wife meghan want to step back from royal duties, but it's unclear how that will work. finance and security are among the issues to be resolved. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. the queen is a familiar face here on sundays and, this morning, she attended church as normal. but these feel like very unfamiliar times, with senior members of the royal family all making their way here for a summit unprecedented in its nature. her majesty will have her first face—to—face meeting with prince harry, her grandson, since he and his wife announced

they intended to step back as senior royals. attending the meeting, prince charles, on his return from 0man, where he travelled to pay his respects following the death of the sultan. prince william will also be at the meeting. meghan, the duchess of sussex, is expected to join the talks via phone from canada, where she returned last week. there is much to discuss here at sandringham at the meeting tomorrow about the future relationship between the duke and duchess of sussex and the royal family. it's hoped that next steps will be agreed, but officials are stressing that any decisions taken about their future status will take time to be implemented. and there are plenty of questions requiring answers. how will harry and meghan fund their new lives and what does financially independent mean for them? will the couple keep their royal titles? at the moment there is no suggestion they wish to renounce those titles. and the cost of harry and meghan‘s security if they live between the uk and north america is also unclear.

i think the british taxpayer should pay for the security of harry and meghan and theirfamily. as they do with former ministers. he has done great service, just on the basis of that. and i also understand that a young couple really ought to be allowed to make their own decisions about what their future should be and, if they decide they want to go to canada, of course, they must always be protected. 0pinion polls and this straw poll from sandringham this morning suggests finding a solution will not be straightforward. i certainly don't think we should pay for security if he wants to try and remove himself from all of this. but ijust don't see how he can. he's a royal. i think they bring a lot of business to this country, especially with the americans. after the shock of wednesday's announcement, this is a family trying to pull together. 0n the front page of one national newspaper today, a quote reportedly from prince william, "i've put my arm around my "brother all our lives. "i can't do it any more".

there is no precedent for what is being proposed, a part royal, part private role. the priority now, for the sake of the royal family, is that a way forward must be found. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: china urges the international community to oppose taiwanese independence, after president tsai ing—wen‘s landslide re—election victory. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attack since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished, as buildings crashed into one another.

this woman said she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9610th performance of the long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard about her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm lewis vaughanjones, in london. our top stories: there's been another day of protests in iran over the authorities' delay in accepting responsibility for the shooting down of a passenger plane. thousands have been ordered to evacuate their homes

in the philippines, after a volcano spews out a massive cloud of ash, near manila. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the philippines star is leading on the volcano eruption there. it's looking at the disruption caused to flights and public transport by the ash spewed out by the taal volcano. the japan times is covering tsai ing—wen‘s re—election as taiwain‘s president. it looks at the story through a japanese lens, noting that taipei is worried about tokyo's growing support for beijing's policy on taiwan. and the australian has the latest polling amid the country's bushfire emergency. australia's leading pollster, newspoll, has recorded an eight—point drop in prime minister scott morrison's approval rating —

it's fallen to 37%. there has been widespread condemnation across india, after a violent attack on one of india's top universities last week. more than 30 students were badly beaten up inside a hostel and suffered injuries. this comes at a time when students have led demonstrations against the current government over some of its policies, including a controversial law that is seen as anti—muslim. pratiksha ghildial reports from delhi. this is the moment when a group of around 100 must men entered the compass of delhi's prestigious jawaharlal nehru compass of delhi's prestigious jawa ha rlal nehru university. compass of delhi's prestigious jawaharlal nehru university. they can be seen welding six and of rocks and brutally beat up students as well as staff stop one of the badly

injured was the president of the university's student union. she and her supporters blamed the attack on a right—wing student group seen as ideologically close to the nationalist government by the police have instead accused her of being involved in the violence. what is your side of the story? where did they make up their mind these are they make up their mind these are the suspects? they were must men. they were beating me up. i want justice for it. left wing student groups allege right—wing groups are acting with total brazenness and impunity under the current government and that the police is protecting them. the rival right—wing students have a different story. translation: the left wing

group isa story. translation: the left wing group is a strong. the do not want peace in the country. they are playing the victim card for the run propaganda. however that have been three such assaults on campus in about a month and it comes at a time when students and civil society groups have held massive protests over a new, controversial citizenship law which allows migrant from neighbouring countries to seek indian citizenship, except if they are muslim. students have been running across the country on issues like secularism and tolerance. it has been weeks now but the unrest across universities and campuses shows no sign of dying down. the stu d e nts shows no sign of dying down. the students here say they will not be intimidated into silence and that they will continue their resistance. it is real challenge for the

narendra modi's government that is struggling to contain these protests. this movement is a coming together of several strands. more and more young people use a political position as part of an identification tool. the government is said to be both restrictive and some of everyday freedoms as well as some of everyday freedoms as well as some driving divisions and polarising communities deliberately. critics say that the divide among religious immunities has sharply grown after the hindu nationalist government led by narendra modi came to power about six years ago. narendra modi still remains popular across the country but this student movement seems to be the biggest challenge to his authority so far. pratiksha ghildial, bbc news. china has urged the international community to oppose taiwanese independence, after president tsai ing—wen‘s

landslide re—election victory. she advocates continued autonomy for the island and rejects beijing's demand that it should be reunited with the mainland. for more on this, i've been speaking to kelsey broderick, asia analyst at political risk consultancy eurasia group. i began by asking her what she thinks china's next move will be. tsai ing—wen got a big support for her policies. china has put a lot of pressure on her administration. beijing's reaction has been muted. we do not expect any strong aggressive reaction. the more pro— china party did fairly well. they will be looking at the next four yea rs. will be looking at the next four years. not liking tsai ing—wen but

not taking the stabilising steps. years. not liking tsai ing—wen but not taking the stabilising stepsm will set an weight it out, how long will set an weight it out, how long will it last? it is hard to say. china's unofficial timeline as stated by xijinping may be before 2029, before the chinese dream is fully realised but there is no way to know what the exact timeline is. the china the question is, is there a possibility for peaceful reunification. as long as their preferred party has some seeds in the legislator, there is some possibility of them getting the presidency and they continue to hold out. that would be china's preferred method but if that does not look like it is happening and the deadline is approaching, 2029, do you think it is realistic that they would use force? taiwan is one of

the more sensitive, probably the most sensitive topic and chinese foreign policy. you cannot rule it out. that being said, the taiwan economy is also very important to china, semiconductors, the technology sector. china is looking at how they can improve the tech sector with help from taiwan so it will be tricky to work out how they deal with this when they do not want to hurt taiwan but it is also one of their main ideological priorities. you have been watching newsday. and i'm rico hizon, in singapore. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures from australia of wildlife officials in australia dropping thousands of kilograms of carrots and sweet potatoes, out of helicopters in new south wales. it's to try to help endangered

brush—tailed rock—wallabies and other animals struggling to find food in fire—affected areas. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. sunday was a pleasant day across many parts of the british isles. a number of rainbows through the afternoon. things will change radically. the start of the week, very windy and very wet indeed. the weather coming in from the west south—west. it will not seem like that to start the new day on monday. not many of you scraping the windscreen. temperatures 1— six but the reason for the change, very deep area of low pressure. around 940 kilo bytes area of low pressure. around 940 kilobytes which is deep in debt and that means a lot of wind and that is the first thing you will notice about monday and increasingly for the day at west, northern ireland and was the northern side of

scotland. very wet weather indeed. bit time before we see the wet weather over the east. 10 degrees but it is the strength of the wind we concentrate on. 65 mph through the irish sea. increasing to 70. look at this, before the day is done, we could record 85 miles per hour and that would be hugely disruptive to travel plans and it is a sort of day when you might lose the power if a tree comes down in the power if a tree comes down in the wrong place. the low pressure is still there. when incessant across the northern part through the night. on tuesday, a dry enough start to many. showers across western scotland. another pulse of mild air bringing at up and across a good pa rt bringing at up and across a good part of england and wales. and northern ireland. some hill snow for scotla nd northern ireland. some hill snow for scotland notice, 13— 40 degrees ——

14 degrees. but again a gusty wind. on wednesday, the wind still a feature, squally showers across northern and western parts of scotla nd northern and western parts of scotland but once the rain is away from the south—east, it is a quieter and drier day. with some sunshine and drier day. with some sunshine and feeling that tad fresher. the thing you will be pleased about is that the wind will have eased at least for a time because here we go again on thursday. the wind coming in from the south this time. still plenty of it and some really quite heavy rain. floating in the western side of the british isles. pulses of rain spreading further towards the east. this is as far ahead as friday before we see the first signs of a ridge of high pressure moving in from the atlantic to quieten things down.

i'm lewis vaughan jones with bbc world news. our top story: there's a strong police presence on the streets of the iranian capital, tehran, following a second day of protests over the shooting down of a ukrainian airliner. police have been out in force to deter people from taking part in more anti—government protests. a volcano near the philippines' capital, manila, has blasted a column of ash and steam up to fifteen kilometres into the sky. and this is popular on bbc.com. the queen has attended church near her english country estate ahead of talks there on monday on the future roles of prince harry and his wife meghan, as they plan to step back as senior members of the royal family. that's all. stay with bbc world news.