welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern announces her resignation, saying she doesn't have "enough in the tank" to run for re—election. i know what this job takes, and i know what this job takes, and i know what this job takes, and i know that i no longer have enoughin i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. it's that simple. ukraine's interior minister is killed in a helicopter crash in kyiv. it came down close to a children's nursery. 14 people have died, including a child. translation: we ran - into the street and turning. there were bodies and debris lying around. there was smoke, blood and clothes — and mothers were running. also coming up in this

hour of newsday — after her acquittal on tax evasion charges, philippine journalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa tells me about what she calls the weaponisation of the law against her. and you know, it went down to these three things — facts, truth, and justice. that is who won today. and another day gets under way at the australian open but defending champion rafael nadal heads home, after his dramatic second—round exit. welcome to newsday. we begin with breaking news. new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern has announced she's to leave her post, saying she "no longer had enough in the tank"

to do thejob. she said that a general election will be held in october, and confirmed she will also stand down as an mp at that moment, although she will finish as prime minister no later than february 7th. she said... "i am not leaving because i believe we cannot win the next election, but because i believe we can and will", she told a labour caucus meeting in napier. her deputy grant robertson has now also said he won't stand to be labour leader. so lots of people in the political situation in new zealand and for more on this now we can speak to our correspondent, shaimaa khalil. unprecedented, really, to have an announcement of the sort. what do we know about why she is doing this? you could feel the shock in the room, you could feel how almost everyone in that press room was just taken aback by that

announcement, and how emotional it was forjacinda ardern herself. she was holding back tears, choking back tears as she announced that decision for her to step down as new zealand �*s prime minister. she said there wasn't a great scandal behind it, she said there wasn't any hidden reason behind it, but that essentially, this was a privilege, it was a job where she tried to find enough energy to stand for re—election, and that she just could not do that, but she did say the last five and a half years have been some of the most meaningful in her life. and i think one quote that really pains it down is, she said it was one thing to lead your country through peacetime, it is another to leave m3 crisis. i have had the of being along new zealand in crisis as they placed their faith in along new zealand in crisis as they placed theirfaith in me, and i think that really is key. remember, she was praised not

just in new zealand and the region but across the world for leading the country into two big crisis moments, one of the course at the height of the covid-i9 course at the height of the covid—i9 pandemic, where new zealand was hailed as one of the success stories with so few fatalities and cases comparatively but remember she also led the country in the aftermath of the christchurch mosques shooting in 2019, and again was really praised for their humanity and the compassion that she led with. so a huge globalfigure, i would say, that is now stepping down as the leader of new zealand. down as the leader of new zealand-— down as the leader of new zealand. ~ , , ., . zealand. absolutely. you have talked about _ zealand. absolutely. you have talked about some _ zealand. absolutely. you have talked about some of - zealand. absolutely. you have talked about some of the - zealand. absolutely. you have| talked about some of the most memorable points in her career. internationally, she was so well regarded for so many of those things, but back at home, is it fair to say she has sort of been on the back of it recently with domestic issues, particularly with the handling of the pandemic? yeah that's true. i would say that's fair.

i think there are two points of contention, how she handled it, our government has handled the covid—19 situation after the opening up. it was one thing of handling the pandemic when the country was locked down, when the borders were closed, when you had a handle on the case numbers. i think once the borders have opened and the cases have arisen, there was a lot of pressure on the country's medical infrastructure, when it comes to hospital capacities, when it comes to nurses and doctors, and i think that has been a point of contention. but remember, even during the november 2020 elections where she and her party, the labor —— the labour party, there were still criticism that she was doing well as the covid—19 leader if you will, but when it came to things like poverty especially among young people in new zealand and the housing crisis in new zealand, that wasn't handled well. so yes,

she is very, very highly regarded, even at home but there are points of criticism into how she led the country, and she addressed that actually. she said, look, where they are things i could have done differently? absolutely, but you're going to this job trying to do your best, and she said this is what i've tried to do. i think that honesty and empathy were some of the reasons why she resonated so broadly with people, notjust in new zealand but around the world. and just briefly, took us through the next steps, if you can. so much are people there for new zealand �*s political environment right now. . h ., now. that's right, the labour .a l now. that's right, the labour party. the — now. that's right, the labour party, the leading _ now. that's right, the labour party, the leading party - now. that's right, the labour party, the leading party is . party, the leading party is going to be essentially reshaped. it is notjust jacinda ardern stepping down, her deputy saying he is not going to step in or put himself in the race for next leader or next prime minister, so the labour party will meet for a caucus vote on sunday. they are going to decide who will be the party leader and essentially the new prime minister, and then the country is going to go

into a vote. the next election is going to be 0ctober14. so a lot of political changes in new zealand. the opposition of course is going to come forward with their own proposition about why it is now their time to get into power. but again, jacinda ardern address that issue and she said i'm not stepping down because i don't think we can win, i'm stepping down because i know that i can win —— that we can win the next election. interesting political times but also interesting times but also interesting times forjacinda ardern herself, because again in this trademark way, she also made a personal point. she addressed her partner, it was in the room, and she said let's get married. rememberthat room, and she said let's get married. remember that her wedding was postponed early last year because of the covid—19 situation, and she also addressed her four—year—old daughter, neves, saying that mum is looking forward to being there at the start of the school year. it is

ureat to start of the school year. it is great to get _ start of the school year. it is great to get your _ start of the school year. it is great to get your analysis on that story, and actually i think we can listen in to what jacinda ardern said a little while ago. have a listen now. and so today i am announcing that_ and so today i am announcing that i— and so today i am announcing that i will_ and so today i am announcing that i will not be seeking re—election, and that my term as prime — re—election, and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later— as prime minister will conclude no later than the 7th of february. this has been the most — february. this has been the most fulfilling five and a half years — most fulfilling five and a half years of— most fulfilling five and a half years of my life, but it has also — years of my life, but it has also had _ years of my life, but it has also had its challenges. i know what _ also had its challenges. i know what this— also had its challenges. i know what thisjob takes, also had its challenges. i know what this job takes, and also had its challenges. i know what thisjob takes, and i know that i_ what thisjob takes, and i know that i no— what thisjob takes, and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank— that i no longer have enough in the tank to do itjustice. it's that— the tank to do itjustice. it's that simple. the tank to do it 'ustice. it's that simple._ that simple. jacinda ardern there, making _ that simple. jacinda ardern there, making that - that simple. jacinda ardern there, making that rather. there, making that rather emotional statement, and as our correspondent shiner kilel was saying, she has been such a figure notjust in new zealand but also around the world for the way she has led the country through multiple crises, taking the decision now to step back and move on to other things. we

will leave new zealand politics for now and turn to ukraine, where the government says it suffered its biggest loss of the war when the three principal figures the war when the three principalfigures in the war when the three principal figures in the principalfigures in the interior ministry were killed after their helicopter crashed in kyiv. interior minister denys monastyrsky died with his deputy and the department's state secretary, along with the crew, when the aircraft came down in bad weather in brovary, a suburb of the capital. the crash set fire to a children's nursery. at least 1a people died, including one child. 0ur ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, sent this report from the scene, and a warning — you may find some of his report distressing. even with the backdrop of war, it's been one of ukraine's bleakest days. in the mist of the morning, a helicopter came down next to a children's nursery. translation: blood and clothes, and mothers were running. - from the moment the helicopter finally stopped, the answers slowly came. all nine people

on board were killed. so too were those caught in its path. translation: i heard a loud sound, turned and saw- an explosion of flames. i wasn't thinking about what i saw. we soon learned a child was among the dead. then, news that it was senior government officials on a journey east towards the front line. they included this man, ukraine's interior minister denys monastyrsky — a strong ally of president zelensky. they were together yesterday. he also handed medals to some of ukraine's national guard... ..and said the war was taking lives, health, strength and nerves. you can see where the journey went wrong. denys monastyrsky was travelling eastwards to the front line before his helicopter came down into the heart of this nursery. rescue teams are still going through the rubble. there are body bags

in the playground. and he would often make journeys like this at low altitude, which of course comes with its own risks. we went along on one last year. you can't go much higher than the tree line to avoid being targeted. speaking to world leaders today, president zelensky addressed what happened. 1a ukrainian families lost their loved ones today, and many more families are losing daily. as for the obvious question, the cause is not known. an analysis of images of the crash site by the bbc hasn't revealed any evidence of missile debris, and ukrainian officials have made no mention of any missile fire. in times of war, many suspect the enemy. these are dangerous times to be a ukrainian. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv region.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. germany's finance minister says the country is "no longer dependent on russian imports" for its energy supply. christian lindner told the bbc that his country had completely diversified its energy infrastructure since president putin turned off the gas taps to europe, which had led to fears of blackouts this winter. protesters from around peru are continuing to arrive in the capital lima to demonstrate against the president, and demand that the government immediately hold elections. at least 42 people have died in five weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces, according to peru's human rights mediator. last week, peru's top prosecutor launched an inquiry into the president and key ministers, after weeks of deadly clashes. the officials are being investigated on charges of "genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries". microsoft says it's cutting 10,000 jobs. it is another big lay—off in the us tech sector, although it is less than 5%

of the total workforce. microsoft ceo satya nadella spoke of the need for caution as parts of the world go into recession. it follows similar announcements by amazon and meta. to afghanistan now — and the most senior un delegation to visit the country since the taliban swept to power in 2021, has flown into kabul to raise concerns about restrictions on women working for aid agencies. the visit by the un deputy secretary general, amina mohammad, comes as some international aid organisations have partially resumed work in afghanistan, after receiving assurances that women can work in the health sector. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from kabul. winters are always harsh in afghanistan, but this is the winter of all winters, not only the temperatures below freezing, but this is a country where electricity is erratic or absent and heating is hard to find, especially in remote

areas of afghanistan, which are all but cut off by snow. but on top of that, this year, the taliban have decided that afghan women can no longer work for the international aid agencies who are desperately trying to get this urgently needed aid to millions of people who need it. so just how urgent is the situation? we'rejoined here in kabul by samira syed rahman, who works for the international charity, the international rescue committee. how worried are you? you know, international rescue committee was able to reach five million afghans last year. we've suspended most of our activities across the country because we are not able to work without our female staff at all levels of our organisation. we were already seeing earlier last. . .at the end of last year that most families around this country were having to choose between food or heating. the taliban recently clarified that they'll make an exception when it comes to the health ministry,

because they do need women doctors and nurses to serve women of this country. is it possible that, step by step, this could be reversed? as we saw with the health sector, it's notjust doctors and nurses. we also need female staff at all levels of our organisation in admin roles, in finance roles, in technical support to work alongside ourfemale colleagues. this is a conservative society. samira syed, we wish you the best and all eyes now are on this high level united nations delegation. it says there needs to be a woman. there also needs to be women coming to this country at this high level to underline that educated women playing senior roles in society is absolutely part of the world we live in today. because it's not just that afghan women are being stopped from working in certain states, notjust aid, but in many government industries. afghan girls are not going to school. they're not going to university. they're also not even allowed to go to public parks in this city. the world wants to say with one

voice — this is not acceptable. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — in australia, rafael nadal�*s open comes to a close. we'll have the lowdown, as the tournament's defending champion makes a dramatic exit. donald trump is now the 45th 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 upon 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's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our breaking news this hour: new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern announces her resignation — saying she doesn't have "enough in the tank" to run for re—election.

to other news now, and the nobel prize—winning journalist maria ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion charges by a court in manila. her news site, rappler, was also cleared of tax evasion. ms ressa, who was awarded the nobel prize, alongside a russian journalist in 2021, is head of rappler, which earned a reputation for its in—depth reporting and tough scrutiny of former president rodrigo duterte. she was convicted in 2020 of libel, and does face several other charges, which she says are politically motivated. she spoke to me about her battle for truth and justice. this is the very first legal win that rappler has ever had since president duterte took office, and the kind of social media manipulation, the harassment online, and then the weaponisation of the law happened. so this is... ..this is a day that we had

hoped would happen sooner. this case was... we went to trial for more than four years to get to this point, but we are here. and, you know, it went down to these three things — facts, truth, and justice. that is who won today. did you ever think you would see a day like this? yes, ijust didn't expect it to take so long! you know, martin luther king says, yes, it will take time! but my lord! i was just reading through the 80 page decision and there was no reason to have taken us to court. but having said that, well, here we go, itjust took a little while, four years and two months exactly, but we're not tax evaders, we never were. and, you know, for your case, this was incredibly important because this was about investments in the philippines, investments in a start—up company, right, that's the other part. so it was where business and economics, where rule of law, which is necessary for growth, and finally the last one, human

rights and press freedom. these were incredibly important. this was an incredibly important day because it would have set a direction for which way the philippines was going. what is your message to young journalists out there today, people who are, you know, trying to embark on this sort of career and looking at all the different factors around them ? oh, my god, karishma, i mean, i remember whenjournalists, the trust and credibility ratings of our profession was very high, higher than anyone, that was the time when i decided to become a journalist. i think about this time as creative destruction. that the world as we knew it has been completely destroyed, because it has, it only seems familiar, but we must create it now. that's certainly the challenge for us here at rappler. the form ofjournalism has changed so much. are you on tiktok? this is a debate we have

in rappler, right? i talk about facebook as a mallet for our minds, but tiktok as a surgical probe. so there are lots of things that we have to deal with, plus our communities and this generation. gen z is very different. imagine if you're in high school and you're trying to curate your life for a feed, for a crowd that could turn into a mob like this. what types of values do you have? i worry about the next generation, but that is exciting in another way. for the young journalists coming up today, this is up to you, we must create it together. you've talked a lot about social media in our conversation, maria, and if you were in the room with mark zuckerberg, what would you say to him? draw your lines, mark. you know? in america, shareholders say... you know, you prioritise your shareholders, but there is a line between amoral, immoral, and evil. and you have to know when you've crossed those lines, when what you have

created inspires autocracy and fascism, inspires violence, enables genocide. this should make you think. dmitry muratov, who won the nobel peace prize with me in 2021, just came out with a video last night where he asked president marcos to think about his obituary. mark, think about your obituary. maria ressa speaking with me a little earlier. the australian open continues in melbourne park with some big names gracing the courts. tv presenter and writer, blair henley, told me it was a dramatic day for one of the game's greats. well, i think all eyes were on rafael nadal. last night, for those of us in the states, he was knocked out in the second round by american mackenzie mcdonald — he's the defending champion, the number one seed. we know rafa is prone to injury, it was tough to watch him

pull up a little bit in the second set. he was clearly hampered in the third and to watch him limp off the court, limp down the hallway is never a sight you want to see from one of the game's all—time greats. but listen, i don't doubt that rafa is going to get back on the court as soon as humanly possible, and i think we'll see him later in the year. but there are so many other storylines, as you said — will novak djokovic get that 22nd grand slam title, tying rafa nadal? and action all over the grounds on melbourne park today. so exciting, but there's also been concern, hasn't there, about conditions in australia, and how that's affected the games? you've heard the saying "fortune favours the brave" — in tennis, it also favours the adaptable. because two days ago, it was around 37 celsius — today, just about 18, yesterday it was raining. and all these different conditions affect the way the court plays, the way the ball bounces — which can be very good for some players depending on their game style,

and maybe not so good for other players. so maybe it's a matter of fighting through on one day until you get the conditions that you prefer. yes, players have been making their feelings known about the quality of tennis balls? i've been reading that, blair, at this year's open, and the reviews haven't been too kind. talk us through that. yeah, so we've heard from some of the players that maybe felix auger—aliassime. djokovic, that maybe the balls aren't responding to spin quite the same way that a normal ball would. and again, some of that could be because of the changes in temperature, that affects the way a ball bounces. but if a player doesn't feel they can get that good feel when they're brushing up the back of the ball, getting that top spin or slice spin, that's going to be a big challenge on the tennis court. it's one of those things most people don't know — that throughout the year, there are different tennis

balls used at many tournaments throughout the year. so not only do players have to get used to a different location, different court surface, but most of the time they're getting used to different balls, as well. let's remind you of our breaking news this hour. new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern has confirmed she will stand down next month and leave politics when the general election is held in october. here's a reminder of what she said. today i'm announcing that i will not be seeking re—election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than the seventh of february. this has been the most fulfilling 5.5 years of my life but has also had its challenges. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do itjustice. it's that simple. to do it 'ustice. it's that simple.— to do it 'ustice. it's that simle. , _ ., ., ., simple. visibly emotional jacinda ardern _ simple. visibly emotional jacinda ardern as - simple. visibly emotional jacinda ardern as she -

simple. visibly emotional l jacinda ardern as she made simple. visibly emotional - jacinda ardern as she made that jacinda ardern as she made that decision, telling us about what she is planning to do. for now, thatisit she is planning to do. for now, that is it from us. tanks are so much for watching. —— thanks so much for watching. —— thanks so much. hello. this week's weather has been following a familiar pattern — most of the wintry showers have been across northern and western parts of the uk, so some good covering of snow in places, especially into the higher ground. the further east you are in the uk, it's been mainly dry. even though it's been sunny though, it hasn't melted the frost. and we're in the cold air, clearly. there is a change though going into the weekend — milder air toppling in across the north and west of the uk. warmer colours doesn't translate into sunshine, mind you. the blue hanging on a bit longer towards east anglia and the southeast — so here through the weekend, we'll stay cold. until the weekend, though, it is cold still across the uk. however, where we've had those wintry showers, once we get past thursday morning, they are going to be easing.

another widespread and quite hard frost as the day begins, and do watch out for ice after the showers we've had overnight, and there'll still be some falling into the morning — northern scotland, for example, for northern ireland, for wales and for western parts of england. there are met office warnings out there, do check those if you're heading out early on. through the day, most of these wintry showers will fade. a lot of people will have dry weather, but windy with further rain, sleet, and snow pushing back in across northern scotland, adding to the snow we've already got here, and maybe the odd shower brushing the north sea coast of northeast england into the afternoon. temperatures only slowly heading up, but it'll clearly feel quite cold — though, for many away from northern scotland, there is a lighter wind. through thursday night and into friday morning, still some wintry showers across northern and eastern scotland, along some north sea coasts, as well. but for most, it's dry and clear, though, the chance of getting some fog patches across western parts. and maybe not as cold first thing, but still a widespread frost. and actually on friday, the focus of the showers will be in north sea coastal counties. where we've had most of the wintry showers so far

today, it'll be dry and mainly sunny. temperatures maybe a degree or so higher in places, but it's still going to feel cold out there. into the weekend, though, the changes are under way — now i mentioned, although it is turning milder across the north and west, there'll be plenty of cloud around, there will be patchy rain. where it's clearer still, down towards the south and east, the cold air hangs on after a frosty start. there could be a few patches reluctant to clear, and perhaps more widespread fog towards the southeast on sunday. temperatures only gradually rising across southeast england, where elsewhere it's turning much milder — 11 degrees, for example, in armagh.

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