i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: after her resounding election victory, taiwan's president tsai ing—wen tells the bbc china needs to "face reality". a very strong message for the people of taiwan. that is, they don't like the idea of being threatened all the time. —— from the people of taiwan. the impeachment charges against president trump will be sent to the senate on wednesday. a trial could start within days. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme:

the royal couple are welcome in canada, but the details of prince harry and meghan‘s new lives are proving tricky. and why this 91—year—old teacher in india began her career at an age when most people have long retired. good morning. it's 1am in london, 9am in singapore and taipei where taiwan's newly re—elected president, tsai ing—wen, says china needs to face reality and respect the will of taiwanese people. speaking exclusively to the bbc, president tsai said the threat from china, which considers the self—governing island as part of its territory, was intensifying. she was speaking to our china correspondent, john sudworth. hello, president tsai.

how do you expect them to react? this is a very strong message from the people of taiwan. that is they don't like the idea of being threatened all the time. we're a successful democracy. we have a pretty decent economy. you know, we deserve respect from china. you spoke after the result about your hope that they could be a return to dialogue. what could you offer beijing that might, in your view, open that door a little?|j think view, open that door a little?” think it is for the chinese to have

this preparedness to face reality. that is the key. if they are not prepared to face reality, whatever we offer, won't be satisfying to them. why do you think china was such an issue for voters? over the last more than three years, we have seen that china has been intensifying its threat. they have also actions, military exercises, and they have military vessels, aircraft, cruising around the island and also with the things happening in hong kong. people get a real sense that this threat is real and it is getting more and more serious. without an expression of good faith on your side and this is what your

critics say, that you are, in a way, inviting china to react in a way that it is. i have been rather reasonable in terms of managing our relationship with china and we have been friend —— refrain from doing things that make me be considered as provocative to china, despite that there is so much pressure here that we should go further but in the last more than three years, we have been telling china that maintaining status quo is remaining to be our policy. i think that is a very friendly gesture to china. are you, in principle, at least, in favour of the idea of a formal taiwanese independence? we don't have the need to declare ourselves an independent state. we are an independent country. already. we call ourselves

republic of china, taiwan, and we do have government. we have a military. and we have elections. you spoke about the rising threat from china. how serious in your view is the risk of war today? you cannot exclude the possibility of a war at any time, but, the thing is, you have to get yourself prepared and developed the ability to defend yourself. but in addition to this military preparedness, what is more important is that you have to get international support for your cause. do you believe you would be able to stand up to a military action? i do think we have a pretty decent capability here. invading taiwan is something that is going to be very costly for china.

taiwan's newly re—elected president, tsai ing—wen. and we'll get reaction to that interview in just a moment. in other news, the impeachment trial of donald trump has moved a step closer. the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, says a vote on sending articles of impeachment to the senate, will take place on wednesday. the house will also vote on their impeachment managers, that's the democratic team which will act as prosecutors. our correspondent peter bowes has more. it looks like there have been some behind—the—scenes discussions between the democrats and republicans after this three week delay in sending the articles of impeachment from the house of representatives

over to the senate. there are no guarantees on this crucial issue as to whether they will be witnesses during the trial or whether there will be additional documents shown to senators during the trial. these are issues that the democrats feel strongly about although there is the possibility of that happening. it seems that the republicans want opening statements of the trial which is likely to happen early next week, probably next tuesday and at some point, maybe a couple of weeks into the trial, there is likely to be a vote on whether there will be some witnesses. what about these impeachment managers peter? impeachment managers chosen by the democrats... imagine this is a criminal trial which it isn't, this is a political, political platform. it isn't a criminal trial in the sense that you would get in a court of law. imagine it was, the managers will be the prosecutors. they will be chosen by the democrats. they will go in at the senate and the senators will hear the case against the president. they will do so as set out by impeachment managers. also making news today: the uk, france and germany have triggered an official dispute

process over violations of the iran nuclear deal. it's the first step in a long process which could result in harsh international sanctions being reimposed. but the europeans have stressed they want to preserve the agreement. uk prime minister borisjohnson said the deal could be replaced by another one, negotiated by president donald trump. at least 25 people have been injured after an airliner apparently dumped fuel near a school as it was approaching los angeles airport. officials say 17 children and nine adults were treated. it happened at about the same time as a delta air lines plane returned to the airport after declaring an emergency shortly after takeoff. the us federal aviation administration says it's looking into reports that children are being treated for fuel exposure. and would you ‘bung a bob for the big ben bongs'? the british government has suggested a crowdfunding campaign could be launched to raise money for big ben to chime on brexit day.

the bell is currently being restored and it would cost half a million pounds to ‘bring the bongs back‘ on january the 31st. authorities are warning that the taal volcano in the philippines could spew lava and ash for weeks to come. there's also still the impending danger of an explosive eruption. this latest warning from the authorities leaves more than 20,000 people who fled the area in limbo. taal is situated on an island in the middle of a lake and the declaration of a state of calamity still stands. earlier i spoke to dr renato solidum, head of the philippine institute of volcanology and seismology — who gave me a detailed analysis of the eruption.

that volcano is still erupting, although the eruption looms not as tall as the ten to 15 kilometre from the first day. it is still as high as one kilometre or less. in the meantime, while the eruption is ongoing, residents would feel earthquakes from time to time as hundreds of earthquakes erupt in the vicinity due to the fact that we think magma is still intruding from below and that produces the earthquake and also a fissuring of the ground as it is deformed due to the magma intrusion. are there any clues from the past eruptions about what could happen next? we have seen in the 1911 and 175a eruptions that prior to the eruption, there were signs of large earthquake events and also fissuring of the ground.

similar to this, the fact that we have been monitoring this large earthquake events on sunday prompted us to raise the alert level to four which warns residents of possible hazardous eruption. this is the fact that we are seen as in past eruptions. is it fair to say though that it is quite difficult to predict the volcano activity in the ring of fire? the taal volcano itself, so many styles of eruption. what we're trying to do at our alert system scheme is to make sure that the people understand the level of activity that can actually produce more dangerous and hazardous eruptions. sometimes, it is very difficult to say when this would exactly happen. we're trying to do is tell the public about the condition of the volcano that matches the most likely activity in the future and correspondingly, with the local government officials to have actions that would make sure

the people are at a safe distance within the occurrence of the more hazardous explosions. although there is some unpredictability, we are flexible enough to make sure that the alert level would ensure the highest, conservative warning. for people to be safe. canada's prime minister says more talks are needed over who pays for prince harry and meghan‘s security, given their planned move to the country. justin trudeau revealed that discussions are going on over whether canadian taxpayers will foot the bill. on monday the queen agreed to a ‘period of transition‘ for the couple, after they said they wanted to step back from royal duties. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports. a new direction has been agreed.

less than 20 months since their wedding, the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, have been given the go—ahead by the queen to seek a new life, and they're making plans to move out and to base themselves in part in canada. harry has visited the country on a number of occasions. his invictus games was staged in toronto in 2017, and meghan lived there for seven years as an actress. there will be questions about their tax and immigration status, but canada's prime minister appeared to be offering a cautious welcome. i think most canadians are very supportive of having, you know, royals be here. but how that looks and what kind of costs are involved, there's still lots of discussions to have. here in britain, the prime minister declined to offer a public view on the sussexes‘ move. i'm absolutely confident that they are going to sort this out. and do you know what? i think they're probably going to be

able to sort it out all the easier without any particular commentary from me. meghan believes she has been badly treated by the british media. she is suing the mail on sunday over its publication of a letter she wrote to her estranged father. in its court submission, published today, the paper says... to which meghan might respond, from now on, i will not perform royal duties, and it is our intention not to receive public money. but royal duties are what the royal family does. prince william was at buckingham palace today, bestowing honours. it mis a staple of royal life, the life to which the queen has devoted herself, but from which harry now wishes to break free. it is a parting over which the royal family feels great regret, coupled with realism. nicholas witchell, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we meet the 91—year—old who has no plans to retire from teaching.

also on the programme: one of the world's rarest eagles arrives in singapore in an effort to save them from extinction. 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 9,610th 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 mariko 0i in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: in an exclusive interview, taiwan's newly elected president tells the bbc the island is already independent and there's no need to declare it formally in comments likely to anger beijing. the impeachment charges against president trump will be sent to the senate on wednesday. a trial could start within days. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the philippine star leads

on the volcano eruption — there president duterte has declared taal volcano island no man's land after the volcano exploded on sunday afternoon. the new york times has a story about the ongoing metoo movement — ashleyjudd was one of the first women to accuse harvery weinstein of sexual misconduct — but her account was too old to bring to court. and finally the strait times leads with the story that firms in singapore are to face stronger penalties for discrimination. politician josephine teo said: in places where the workforce is multinational — perceptions of discrimination against locals are particularly toxic. let's get more on our top story now the exclusive interview with taiwan's newly

elected president. 0ur correspondent cindy sui is in taipei. well, her critics would say that she is not only playing a risky game, but also an irresponsible and dishonest game. because, while she asked beijing to face the reality about taiwan, she's actually not letting the world know of another reality, which is that under her predecessor, relations were at the best they were since the end of the civil war. but she actually changed the status quo, which brought about all the military, political and economic pressures from beijing. and she changed the status quo by not accepting the one china concept, under which, actually, her predecessor defined it as the republic of china, which is taiwan's official name. so the two sides can actually define that one china the way they want, and that was the solution to this very difficult issue of taiwan's sovereignty.

but president tsai has turned out that option. she doesn't accept that option, and many believe it's because her party stands for formal independence. they don't really like the republic of china. they see it as a colonial government that came overfrom mainland china at the end of the chinese civil war. there is still a lot of historical resentment against the republic of china, and she is tapping into that. even though actually less than 30% of the population, according to government polls, support formal independence, most people are happy with the status quo. cindy, one thing briefly, if you would. she stressed to john that taiwan is growing more distinct from china. is that something that you are experiencing? can you see that? well, because of china's actions, which have not been good, of course, we all see that, in their own country and around the world, and also the political — the politics in taiwan, that has actually fuelled a growing sense of taiwanese identity. so many more people now define themselves as taiwanese instead of taiwanese and chinese.

but she is also fuelling these sentiments, and many of her critics say that there is a much better solution, which is to put aside the differences between the two sides and just use the agreement that i have just mentioned, where they each define china as the way they wish, and build good relations, and build peace and prosperity between the two sides. they believe that is a much more responsible action, and they have urged her to take it. but i don't think that she is going to go down that path. that was simply speaking a little bit earlier and you can read more aboutjohn‘s bit earlier and you can read more about john's exclusive bit earlier and you can read more aboutjohn‘s exclusive interview with the newly re—elected president on the website. have you heard of the philippines eagle? it's one of the world's rarest raptors and there are just 400 pairs

left in the wild. to try and save the species from extinction, two eagles have been loaned to singapore — the first breeding pair to ever leave the philippines. dr luis carlos neves is director of zoology for wildlife reserves singapore. he said these eagles have passports because they are vip birds of prey. they are extremely rare birds, and they are the national bird of the philippines, as well. so when these two birds came to us, they actually came as ambassadors for the species, and for the conservation programme, so that definitely warrants them having their own passports, which came with them when they came to us lastjune. but, in all seriousness, why are there only 400 pairs left? well, the philippine eagle is what we call an apex predator. it's a very large bird, bird of prey, one of the biggest eagles in the world, and they need very large territories. with all the fragmentation of habitat happening in the philippines, there is less

and less space for each pair to actually establish themselves. and there's also quite a bit of pressure from hunting, so even the birds that actually manage to breed in the wild, not all of the offspring actually survive. so, in time, the numbers have gone down to 400. so a very structured conservation and breeding programme started in the philippines first, and then we were lucky enough and honoured to actually be the first partner outside the philippines to receive sam, an injured eagle who came to us last year. and how optimistic are you that you will be successful? and, if they manage to succeed, what happens next? so we are quite confident we can get them to breed. philippine eagles do need to have some compatibility first. so the females are bigger, and they can be quite dominant. so right now sam is being a bit of a lady. she is kind of trying to push her partner aside. so we're hoping that by the next breeding season, which is september, we can put them together, and whatever offspring chicks we can get from them can go back to the philippines and be

back into the wild. let's hope so. . nikki is a hugely popular make up artist and she has 12 million use youtube subscribers thatis 12 million use youtube subscribers that is used to being around social media. ina that is used to being around social media. in a very emotional post, she has come out as transgender and her fa ns has come out as transgender and her fans have been reacting and they have been extremely supportive and have been extremely supportive and have been extremely supportive and have been champing her bravery. —— championing. while most people are retiring, would you start a new career as a teacher at the age of 67? and how about continuing in the job until the age of 91? well that's exactly what lakshmi sen from india has done. we caught up with her at her school in bangalore. class: good morning, ma'am. i never worked, so i had

all the energy, even to do it at the age of 67. ijust wanted to get out and meet people. 1948, this is... first of all, i myself had all these aspirations. i wanted to become a doctor and look after sick people, but in those days, the girls had very, very limited rights. but half the dream is being fulfilled, isn't it? i am helping these children who have no other. i have to be satisfied with that, as you would say. i am very, very happy. today, the women who want to come up, they have their independence.

because we don't have any men in my house. i have three daughters, five granddaughters, eight great—granddaughters. ——to make great granddaughters. —— two. let me see what god thinks, you know? every night i pray, you know, that i will get up tomorrow morning. every morning i get up, make my coffee. so that's it. whatever god wills, that's it, nothing else. and i'm very happy with my family. you have been watching newsday. this is the moment that a french daredevil flew through a mountain in yunnan province noun as the heaven's

gate wearing just a jetpack. crowds washed as two frenchmen jumped out ofa washed as two frenchmen jumped out of a helicopter before flying through this stone structure where they landed safely. hello there. tuesday was another very windy day across the board, particularly england and wales, which saw another area of low pressure move up from the south. early on wednesday it looks like the strongest of the winds, heaviest of the rain, becoming confined to the south—east corner of the country. elsewhere, clearer skies to start wednesday, but it will be another blustery one, very windy for scotland, with further heavy showers here, some snow on the hills. so wednesday looks like being a bright day for many. lots of sunshine around, but there will be plenty of showers, particularly across scotland, close to this area of low pressure. and you can see the isobars closer together here, so it will be another windy day for scotland. less so for england and wales, but we'll have this weather front, which will continue to bring some rain through the morning across east anglia and the south—east. so a bit of a wet start here, but then that should clear away

into the afternoon. it should brighten up nicely, and there should be quite a bit of sunshine around across the country. but western areas see a few showers, most of these, though, across the north—west of scotland, where some will be heavy with snow on the hills. temperatures range from seven or so in the north, 8—9 in the south, a little bit cooler across the south than what we had on tuesday. so it is a brief window of fine weather. the next area of low pressure is hurtling into thursday. you can see lots of isobars on the chart, but the strongest of the winds we think will tend to be further west once again, where we'll see some of the heaviest of the rain, too, here. elsewhere, a bit of early brightness, but then the clouds will tend to build in. could see a few showers across eastern areas, but generally speaking, it's going to be another windy day across the board, and i can mention the strongest of the winds perhaps around some irish sea coasts. 50 to maybe 60 mph in some of the worst affected areas, and some of that rain will be quite heavy and persistent too. the milder air returns with this wet and windy weather. 10—12 degrees for england and wales, single—figure digits in the north.

that area of low pressure sweeps northwards. we see a tangle of weather fronts move in for friday, but friday is a transitional day to something cooler, and something that's gradually going to become more settled as we head on into the weekend. so we'll start to see some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, turning colder here, england and wales, thanks to those weather fronts, but also a scattering of showers, some of which will be quite heavy. but notice the temperatures. the single—figure values will even be across the south and the south—east too, so 5—9 degrees. that cooler air invades across the whole country, then, late on friday and into the weekend. but, with high pressure building in, it looks like conditions will settle down. so the weekend really will feel colder, but at least it'll be largely dry, thanks to high pressure, with light winds. some sunshine around, but also a return to some overnight frosts.

in an effort to save them from extinction.

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: taiwan's president tsai ing—wen has told the bbc, in an exclusive interview, that china needs to "face reality" and show the island "respect". she was re—elected for a second term on saturday, winning by a landslide after a campaign in which she focused heavily on the rising threat from beijing. the impeachment of donald trump finally moves forward. the house of representatives will vote on wednesday to send the charges against the president to the senate, as both sides prepare for a trial that could start in days. and highly unusual wedding pictures are doing well on our website of a couple getting married in the philippines, just as the taal volcano came to life in the background. they were only 10 kilometers away, but felt safe as the venue was on higher ground. that's all. stay with bbc world news.