i'm rico hizon in singapore — the headlines: prince harry speaks publicly for the first time since the announcement he and meghan will start a new life in canada without their royal titles. it gives me great sadness that it has come to this. the decision i've made my my wife and i do step back is not one i've made lightly. it was after many months of talks after many years of challenges. lebanon's capital is hit by some of the worst violence since demonstrations

against the ruling elite began in october. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: authorities in china are scrambling to stop the spread of a new pneumonia—like virus as millions of people prepare to travel for the lunar new year. and a crucial test for elon musk‘s spacex crew capsule appears to go to plan. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and midnight in london where prince harry has given a dramatic response to events culminating with saturday's agreement for him and his wife, meghan, to give up royal duties. he said it brings him great sadness it has come to this and went on to explain why he felt there was no other option.

let's hear more from his speech at an event for his charity, sentebale. i wanted to hear the truth from me. as much as i can share. not as a prince or duke but as harry, the same person that many of you have watched grow up over the last 35 yea rs watched grow up over the last 35 years but now in a clearer perspective. the uk is my home and a place that i love. that will never change. i've grown up feeling supported from so many of you and i watched as you welcome meganmack with open arms, as he saw me by the love and happiness that i'd hoped for all my life. x mac meghan. finally, the second son of diana got hitched. hooray. ialso know

finally, the second son of diana got hitched. hooray. i also know that you've come to know me well enough over all these years to trust that the woman i chose as my wife upholds the woman i chose as my wife upholds the same values as i do. and she does. and she is the same woman i fell in love with. we both do everything we can to fly the flag and carry out our roles for this country with pride. once meghan and i were married, we were excited, we will hope all and we were here to serve. for those reasons, will hope all and we were here to serve. forthose reasons, it will hope all and we were here to serve. for those reasons, it brings me great sadness that it has come to this. the decision that i have made for my wife and i do step back is not one i made lightly. it was so many months of talks after so many yea rs of many months of talks after so many years of challenges. and i know i haven't always got it right but as far as this goes, there really was no other option. what i want to make clear is, we are not walking away and we certainly aren't walking away from you. our hope was to continue

serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations but without public funding. u nfortu nately, without public funding. unfortunately, that wasn't possible. i've accepted this, knowing that it doesn't change who i am or how committed i am and i hope that helps you understand what it had come to, that i would step my family back from all i've ever known, to take a step forward into what i hope can be a more peaceful life. i was born into this life and it is a great honour to serve my country and the queen. when i lost my mum 23 years ago, you took me under your wing. you looked out for me for so long but the media is a powerfulforce in my but the media is a powerfulforce in e but the media is a powerfulforce in my hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful. because this is so much bigger thanjust us. powerful. because this is so much bigger than just us. it has powerful. because this is so much bigger thanjust us. it has been our privilege to serve you and we will

continue to lead a life of service that respect, nothing changes. it has also been a privilege to meet so many of you and to feel your excitement for our son archie who saw snow for the first time the other day and thought it was bloodied williams. i will always —— bloodied williams. i will always —— bloodied brilliant. iwill always have the utmost respect for my grandmother, my commander—in—chief and i'm incredibly grateful to her and i'm incredibly grateful to her and myfamily and i'm incredibly grateful to her and my family for the support they've shown meghan and either last few months. i will continue to be the same man who holds this country dearand the same man who holds this country dear and dedicated his life to supporting the causes, charity and military communities that are so important to me. together, you have given me an education about living in this role has taught me more about what is right and just that i could ever have imagined. we are taking a leap of faith so thank you for giving me the courage to take this next step. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. world leaders have been meeting in berlin to push

for an end to nearly nine years of fighting in libya. they agreed to implement the un weapons embargo and stop any military support to the warring factions. here's the german chancellor, angela merkel, explaining the importance of this agreement. translation: we all believe a political solution will be necessary. i think it's become very obvious over the last few weeks and months that they cannot be possibly a military solution to this conflict. this will only increase the suffering of the libyan people. we agreed that a comprehensive plan will be outlined and i would like to hearin will be outlined and i would like to hear in particular recognise and thank minister salome and antonia gutierrez. we believe we, from the german side, have also given a contribution, the foreign minister and myself but i can say all the participants to this conference have worked very constructively and

diligently in bringing this matter forward. i think we can safely say we are all in agreement that the arms embargo is, we want to see the arms embargo is, we want to see the arms embargo is, we want to see the arms embargo respected, that it will be monitored more closely and more rigorously than in the past. if that does not happen, we will see time again that this military solution not excluded. also making news today. air accident investigators from canada say there are still no firm plans on how information from the black box recorder from the downed ukrainian airliner will be retrieved. canadian investigators will travel to ukraine for talks, and the chief iranian investigator could also visit kiev this week. china has announced far—reaching measures to reduce plastic waste to tackle the country's enormous pollution problems. plastic bags will be banned in big cities by the end of the year as will single use straws in restaurants. smaller cities and towns will have until 2022 to implement the new rules. china will also phase out plastic utensils from the take—away food industry.

facebook has apologised for translating chinese president xi jinping's name from burmese to english into an obscene word. the social media giant blamed it on a ‘technical error‘. the gaffe was discovered on the second day of mr xi's state visit to myanmar, where he and and the country's leader aung san suu kyi met to increase cooperation between the two countries. hundreds of canadian troops are being sent to newfoundland to help recovery efforts following a record— breaking snowstorm. 200 troops are expected to be on the ground by the end of sunday with an additional hundred in place on monday. a blizzard on friday dumped more than 75 centimetres of snow on newfoundland's capital, stjohn‘s.

authorities in china are scrambling to stop the spread of a new pneumonia—like virus as millions of people prepare to travel for the lunar new year. china's national health commission says it believes the current outbreak is controllable. two people have died after contracting the coronavirus in the central chinese city of wuhan, while dozens more have been infected. earlier i spoke to wang linfa, the director of the emerging infectious diseases program at duke — nus medical school in singapore, who's just flown back from wuhan. where every traveller is screened by the detector multiple times. there isa the detector multiple times. there is a mobile medical staff on board. when you're in the city. it i did

not have a chance to visit the hospital. to protect myself as well. you see a slight increase of people with masks. the taxi drivers obviously, every taxidriver is talking about the outbreak. there is this fear in the community. you need to try to know more. is it as severe oi’ to try to know more. is it as severe or the sars virus? it is called the coronavirus virus. until sars, sars is severe and they cause multiple deaths. this new coronavirus is much less severe and so far, we had also

shows liver cancer and other diseases. you agree with chinese authorities who are saying this new coronavirus virus is preventable and controllable. sars is much more severe. it took them 2— three months to control eventually. now we know exactly which virus caused current pneumonia outbreak. i think we don't know how long that will last. why don't we know are long it will last? the pattern of transmission, initially the government says there is no evidence of significant human to human transmission. this is very important. the first a0 or 50 cases, believe they all had a direct link to that market. they call it the seafood market but they also have

live animals traded there. now it's pretty obvious that there are people who got sick including the one that travelled to japan who had never been to the market. that is a worry. it means there is a human to human transmission. violent demonstrations in the lebanese capital, beirut, have ended after security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets against stone—throwing anti—government protesters. president michel aoun is to hold a security meeting to discuss the situation on monday. our correspondent carine torbey has more. next to parliament in beirut, barricades have not protected riot police from the stones and fireworks thrown at them by protesters. the police used water cannon, tear gas and even rubber bullets. many protesters were injured and dozens taken to hospital. but this did not seem to deter them. three months of mostly peaceful protests over the economic situation and against corruption seem to have reached a tipping point. translation: we're back

on the streets today. i was here yesterday. i came back today. and i'll be on the streets everyday. this is all for the future of our children, for us and for our children. the country is, as you can see, frozen, the situation is not normal. the state is not doing anything. there are a bunch of thieves. anger has risen amid prolonged political squabbles, delaying the formation of a government following the resignation of the former prime minister saad hariri under the pressure of the street, late—october. in the meantime, the country seems to be sliding into economic collapse was a de facto devaluation of the local currency and warnings of his sovereign default. economic insecurity, banking restrictions and threatened livelihoods are causing desperation and the growing rage. carine torbey, bbc beirut. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme:

all the right moves — why traditional cross—dressing dancers are causing controversy in indonesia. also on the programme: a crucial test for elon musk‘s spacex crew capsule appears to go to plan. the simulation of an emergency landing is the last major test before spacex plans to send astronauts to the international space station. donald trump is now the a5th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting

for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set up on by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him ‘the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. and i'm lewis vaughanjones, in london. our top stories: prince harry says his decision to step back from royal duties and move his family to canada hasn't been taken lightly. hundreds of lebanese protesters have clashed with security forces in the centre of beirut,

after three months of anti—establishment demonstrations. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the japan times reports on the 60th anniversary of the us—japanese alliance. it quotes donald trump, who has praised the relationship, while calling onjapan to make a greater contribution to the upkeep of the us troops stationed there. president trump is also reaching out to president duterte of the phillippines. the phillipine star reports mr trump has invited his counterpart in manila to a summit in las vegas, despite signing off on the banning of certain phillipine officials from entering the us. and gulf news is reporting on renewed agreement by foreign nations on a libyan arms embargo. the newspapers quotes the united arab emirates, a backer of rebel commader khalifa haftar, as supporters of the agreement.

let's get more on our top story. prince harry's speech tonight in london saying his decision to step back from royal duties, and move his family to canada hasn't been taken lightly. with me is the american—british playwright, novelist and critic, bonnie greer. thank you for being with us. a big speech. it was wonderful. he spoke from his heart which is what this quy from his heart which is what this guy does. i think he mentioned meghan‘s name three times or for so it is obvious he is doing this for love and he wants to be with his wife and son and he has i was told us wife and son and he has i was told us he wanted a family and now he has one. he is exiling himself basically for that. it was so fascinating. the british press keeps banging on about

meghan. she is not going anywhere, she isjust returning. harry meghan. she is not going anywhere, she is just returning. harry is exiling himself. he said it was his decision for both him and his wife. he saidi decision for both him and his wife. he said i hope is to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military association but without public funding. u nfortu nately without public funding. unfortunately that was not possible andi unfortunately that was not possible and i have accepted this. what do you make of this? it is very honest. i remember harry as a little boy. he loves the military. i remember pictures of him on tanks when he was six. he loves the military and it probably broke is hard to leave it because it was a danger to himself and others. he was head of the royal marines. that has been very important for him. but doing this

for love. he has found his partner and they have their boy and this is what he wants to do. he is critical of the media but you will not find many people who think he will have a more peaceful life. can you see the media in canada, california, leaving him alone? no matter what harry would have done, the media would have been after him because he was born into it. i think now he has a partner, someone born into it. i think now he has a partner, someone who understands the media. she appealed to hillary clinton, when she was 11 years old, so she knows what she is doing. he has chosen a person who wants to ta ke has chosen a person who wants to take him on stop i think we should let them find out what they need to do. what do you think the difference is will be between the media treatment hear in the uk and in north america, where they will try and split that time? i think the

country, this country, the united kingdom, has done something actually quite silly and i am talking about the media. it has gone into a new phase of his existence with brexit and how wonderful would it have been to have a prince, an american princess, of american descent, representing this country with their beautiful little boy and explaining the new place this country is in to the new place this country is in to the rest of the world. instead, she has had to flee and he has followed her and that is the story, beginning of 2020, beginning of brexit, that is the story going out and the media seems to want to fixate on her and what her failings seems to want to fixate on her and what herfailings are, seems to want to fixate on her and what her failings are, he's a big mistake and they do not get that the country is the ultimate loser. these people are not going to lose anything. as soon as they settle in and understand what they are doing,

they will then begin to do the deals they will then begin to do the deals they need to do. this country has lost a huge asset and it is really crazy. that is a really interesting perspective. thank you for your time. indonesia, the world's largest muslim country, has seen rising intolerance in recent years towards the lbgt community. but in some parts of indonesia there is a long tradition of respect for transgender people and they play a role in rituals and ceremonial dances. rianto, is a master of the lengger lanang, a traditional dance by men who perform as women. this is his story.

the private american aerospace company spacex has been conducting a trial with nasa of its plans to take astronauts to the international space station.

it tested the emergency landing system, necessary to qualify the company to fly astronauts to the station. our science correspondent, jonathan amos, reports. a space x rocket launch with a difference and something you'd rather not see. this falcon vehicle is climbing into the sky with the deliberate intention of failing. 80 seconds into the flight and the engines turn off. the rocket blows itself apart in spectacularfashion. but there was purpose. making its escape from the top of the rocket moments before the fireball was space—x's new astronaut capsule it calls the dragon. it was a demonstration of how you save lives in an emergency. for this test, there was no one on board. but had there been, the crew would have floated down to a gentle

splashdown in the atlantic ocean. this was billed as the last major milestone for california's spacex company before nasa agrees to certify its hardware to carry astronauts to the international space station. not since 2011 have american crews launched from american soil. this apparently successful test means that long hiatus is about to come to an end. jonathan amos, bbc news. fascinating stuff. you have been watching newsday. i'm lewis vaughanjones, in london. iam i am staying in london but, rico, do you fancy going to space? absolutely. a company that such competition has started of a man looking for a mate to take to space! stay with us. coming up: the highly anticipated extradition hearing of meng wanzhou is set to begin later today in vancover. ms meng, the chief financial officer and daughter of the telecoms founder, is accused of fraud in the us.

that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. for much of england, wales and southern scotland, a cold and frosty start to monday. also some problem with fog particularly across wales, north—west england and the midlands. we have already seen poor visibility in places through the first part of the night. the pressure reading across parts of wales has exceeded thousand and 50 millibars and is continuing to rise. the highest since 1957. the high—pressure bringing a lot of dry weather. this frontal system bringing outbreaks of rain into northern scotland later on monday. we start monday, cold, frosty, temperatures low. close to

prison for northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. and for scotland and northern ireland, monday is a cloudy day. cloud extending to northern england and some of them mist and fog will be slow to clear. further spells of sunshine across a large sway of england and wales. light went for many. away from northern and western scotland, those touch will touch 55 mph. 10— 11 celsius for the far north of scotland. close to freezing where any fog is close to freezing where any fog is close to clearing. the cloud thickening across northern and western scotland. it runs into an area of high pressure and the rain will tend to fizzle out. clear skies further south still with mist and fog. a frosty start to tuesday for much of central and southern england but not as cold as sunday night. this is how tuesday shapes up, high—pressure

still very much in charge. this system running into the area of high—pressure and rain will fizzle out. more cloud arriving into northern england and the midlands. a cloudy, breezy day across northern ireland and a much cloudier day for most of us on tuesday. temperatures not much higher than six or seven celsius. wednesday, longer, spell for much of the uk. it does not mean sunny weather. a good deal of cloud around on wednesday. feeding in a lot of moisture with mist and s and poor visibility. best chance of anything brighter in south—eastern coast. to sum up the week ahead, a lot of dry weather. frosty nights. a bit of sunshine but generally a lot of cloud and further problems with mist and fog. goodbye.

spare law i'm lewis vaughan jones with bbc news. our top story. prince harry says his decision to step back from royal duties and move his family to canada wasn't taken lightly — and brings him great sadness. harry says the uk is his home and he wants to make it clear the couple is not walking away from the british public. lebanon's capital is hit by some of the worst violence since demonstrations against the ruling elite began in october. hundreds of people have reportedly been injured. snow storms have overwhelmed parts of canada and the us. authorities have advised many residents to stay home and stay safe. canadian troops have been sent to the atlantic province of newfoundland and labrador to help it dig out from a massive blizzard.