welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm mariko oi. the headlines. a meeting of g—twenty foreign ministers in delhi ends in acrimony because of bitter divisions over russia's war against ukraine. every 620 member, and virtually every country period, continues to bear the cost of russia's war of aggression. a war that president putin could end tomorrow if he chose to do so. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing finds m—i—five missed a significant opportunity to take action that might have stopped the attack. a man and a woman are charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the body of a baby was found in southern england.

and — how the great pyramid of giza — continues to reveal extraordinary secrets. scientists discover a mysterious hidden corridor welcome to newsday. we begin in india, where a meeting of 620 foreign ministers has ended without a finaljoint statement, due to bitter divisions over russia's war against ukraine. it's the first time the us and russian foreign ministers met in public since the invasion, but their exchange has been tense. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said the talks were marred by moscow's "unprovoked and unjustified" war.

were china to engage in material, lethal, support for russia's aggression, or to engage in a systematic evasion of sanctions to have russia, that would be a serious problem for our countries. i made clear that there would be consequences for engaging in those actions. so, i'm not going to detail what they would be but, of course, we have sanctions authorities of various kinds and that would be one of the things we and others would look at and i say others because this concern that china is considering provided lethal military assistance russia is a shared concern. many other partners have raised this, and not just raise this with us, but, it is my understanding, have raised it directly with china including here today in delhi. the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov held a meeting with his chinese counterpart qin gang — and russian

officials said moscow and beijing had agreed to oppose what they called �*western blackmail and threats�*. here's what mr lavrov had to say: translation: unfortunately, the declaration on behalf- of all 620 ministers could not be approved. 0ur western colleagues, just as they did a year ago, under the indonesian presidency, tried by all means using various rhetorical statements to bring to the forward the situation around ukraine, which they of course present under the guise of so—called russian aggression. india's prime minister, narendra modi, called on foreign ministers to put their differences aside, and find common ground. it is but natural that your discussions are affected by the geopolitical tensions of the day. we all have how our positions and perspectives on how this tension should be resolved.

however, as the leading economic of the world, we also have a responsibility that those who are not in this room. our us state department correspondent barbara plett usher, has travelled to delhi. this was her assesment. we know what the americans say was discussed. mr blinken said that he raised three points. he made the point that the us and his allies would support ukraine on till the end of the war. he asked the russians to restart that nuclear arms treaty, restart which it had suspended. he also asked for the release of a american detainee, detainee, paul whelan. he said it was less than a ten minute discussion, it was informal and hadn't been arranged ahead of time. it was the first time the two men had met face—to—face since the war started.

moscow really played it down, they said mr blinken and had asked for the contact and it wasn't a proper meeting, it certainly wasn't a negotiation. we can bring you live pictures from the united states where a jury from the united states where a jury has now reached a verdict in its high—profile us child of a former lawyer accused of murdering his wife and son. he now disgraced south carolina attorney, pleaded not guilty to the killings that took place in 2021. his child spend six weeks and heard claims of corruption, opioid abuse and many other things. let's take a listen to what is happening.— things. let's take a listen to what is happening. 00592. the state of south _

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juror numbers. you are watching court sessions where richard alex murdaugh was been found guilty. he had pleaded not guilty but he was found guilty of all charges including murdering his wife and son. the prosecution had argued that he killed his wife and his son in an attempt to conceal years of financial crimes. crimes he himself admitted in court. the child has taken place over six weeks and has become a very

high—profile, even a programme was made for netflix. it has been catching a lots of headlines in the united states. this is breaking newsjust coming into us from the united states. richard alex murdaugh found guilty of killing his wife and younger son. you are seeing picture of his older son who has been in the courtroom throughout the trial. trying to support his father. 6iven throughout the trial. trying to support his father. given their background, this case has really fascinated the country and has been getting a lots of attention. if you just joined us richard murdaugh found guilty. to china now — where we're looking ahead to the national people's conference, which begins on sunday. it's expected to unveil the biggest government

reshuffle in a decade as beijing confronts a host of issues at home and abroad. it comes months after president xi jinping secured a third term as supreme leader — and is the first npc of the chinese communist party's new five—year term. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell has more well, with what further to expect let's speak to associate professor alfred wu, from the lee kuan yew school of public policy at national university of singapore. thank you forjoining us on the programme this morning. president she has been consolidating his power and how do you think he might use this npc to continue doing so number one these loyal supporters will be supported as the premium and vice premium. this be supported as the premium and vice premium-— vice premium. this will also help them _ vice premium. this will also help them consolidate - vice premium. this will also | help them consolidate power vice premium. this will also - help them consolidate power and set up communities for regular ministry. these loyal supporters will be appointed as

committee chairs who can promote his policies. can you outline some _ promote his policies. can you outline some of _ promote his policies. can you outline some of the - promote his policies. can you | outline some of the challenges he faces starting at home in china with the slowing economy and the rare process by the elderly. and the rare process by the elderl . , , ., elderly. yes. it will be tough after three — elderly. yes. it will be tough after three years _ elderly. yes. it will be tough after three years of - elderly. yes. it will be tough after three years of cobit i after three years of cobit management and lockdown in china. china's economic situation is bad and people is meant are not good as well. he cannot risk that because china's relationship with the international community particularly the united states are not good. china has always emphasized that they want to boost current domestic consumption but this is not

easy because people are still concerned about housing, health care and pensions. a few weeks ago, many older people protested against drinking health care provisions. there could be more problems coming in the future. this could be more problems coming in the future.— in the future. as you mentioned. - in the future. as you mentioned. they - in the future. as you j mentioned. they are in the future. as you - mentioned. they are been in the future. as you _ mentioned. they are been quite high tensions with the united states, but also, it is in a rather tricky position to be in over the war in ukraine. isn’t over the war in ukraine. isn't it? yes- _ over the war in ukraine. isn't it? yes. now— over the war in ukraine. isn't it? yes. now china's - it? yes. now china's relationship with the international community is very, very bad. the public opinion in the united states also suggests that americans are not friendly to china and vice versa. also president second or president xi tried to use this to boost his status

but we see the issues between china and the united states and its western allies with the incident intensify and it will not be good for the economy in the future. not be good for the economy in the future-— the future. thank you for “oininu the future. thank you for joining us _ the future. thank you for joining us alfred - the future. thank you for joining us alfred wu. - you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. the teaser in 6iza — another astonishing find connected to one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully

tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional - rights of these marches are their rights as citizens of the united states, - and they should be protected, even in the right to test them | out so that they don'tl get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up? oh, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything'll be all right at the end of the day. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines... a meeting of 6—20 foreign ministers in delhi ends in acrimony because of bitter

divisions over russia's war against ukraine. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing, finds mi5 missed a significant opportunity, to take action that might have stopped the attack. well let's stay with that story. the families of the 22 people who died in the manchester arena bombing say the final report into what happened that night in may 2017 is a "devastating conclusion". the inquiry found that the uk security service, mi5, missed a significant opportunity that might have prevented the attack — in the months running up to the bombing at an ariana 6rande concert. judith moritz reports. sirens. it was nearly six years ago, but for those caught up in it, the memories are still vivid. start making your way to the city centre, please. the manchester arena attack shattered this city.

22 lives taken, hundreds more broken. 0nly salman abedi detonated the bomb, but others bear responsibility. those who radicalised him, helped him make the device and the agencies who failed to stop him. the manchester arena inquiry report spells it out starkly. mi5 let abedi slip through the net. i have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented the attack. there was a realistic possibility that actionable intelligence could have been obtained which might have let to action preventing the attack. the reason for this missed opportunity included a failure by the security service, in my view, to act swiftly enough. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana 6rande concert. parents were waiting for their children. the youngest to die

we just eight years old. liam curry and his girlfriend chloe rutherford were teenage sweethearts. for their parents, and all the families still reeling from loss, the report's findings are hard to take. all we, as families, have asked for from day one is the truth. acknowledgement of failures. hopefully next time there won't be as many families going through the utter heartbreak we have had to endure for the last five years, nine months, one week and one day. forgiveness will never be an option for such evil intentions, and those that played any part in the murder of our children will never ever get forgiveness, from top to bottom. mi5 to the associates of the attacker. we will always believe that you all played a part in the murder of our children. tonight, the director general of mi5 apologised, but would not take questions from journalists.

mi5 exists to stop atrocities. to all those whose lives were forever changed on that awful night, i am so sorry that mi5 did not prevent the attack at the manchester arena. this is didsbury mosque, where the abedis worshipped. the report found that leaders here were wilfully blind to extremist activity on the premises. its chairman described as an unreliable witness, who downplayed the links between the abedi family and the mosque. he was keeping a low profile outside court, but i put the criticism to him. i don't mean to be disrespectful, we can't see you today. you say you are not turning a blind eye, i can't see. i'm not hiding. i can tell you here and now there is no place for radicalisation, or politics or any evil acts. no—one can be radicalised with a ten minute sermon.

but this is about political meetings, about other activities in the mosque. i repeat it again, and i hope you will have it on. there are no political meetings, i do not care what people say. but the inquiry said there were political meetings. of course they would say. have they been in the mosque? have they been in 2016, 2017? they heard what they were told. they heard evidence from one of your imams, who was said to be reliable. that imam, and i stood in the court and i said that imam is a liar. many things he did were not correct. and you did not turn a blind eye, you say. and we did not turn a blind eye. the report found that salman abedi's father holds significant responsibility for radicalising his sons. ismail, bbc news, can i ask you a few questions please? and there was heavy criticism of the eldest abedi brother, ismail. i tracked him down in manchester in 2020, but then he fled the country, in defiance of a court order to appear at the inquiry. the report found that mi5 and counter—terrorism police each failed to share intelligence. that is something that both

organisations say has improved since, allowing our cameras inside theirjoint operation centre, to illustrate the way they work together. this is the first time that journalists have been allowed inside this building, and the obviously tight security prevents us from filming much of what goes on here, but this place is being held up as an example of positive change. it was built in direct response to the manchester arena bombing and the other terror attacks which happened that year. there's been an internal inquiry by mi5 and 104 recommendations were made. 102 have already been put in place, the last two are being put in place as we speak. the arena bombing was manchester's darkest day. tonight, its mayor said the country was simply not prepared for a terror attack like it to happen, and that the inquiry�*s findings must used to protect and respond better in future. judith moritz, bbc

news, manchester. police have tonight charged constance marten and mark 6ordon with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in a wooded area in sussex. the body of a newborn was found after a major two day search. the couple will appear in court in brighton tomorrow. duncan kennedy has been following the story. news of the charges came as local people gathered tonight near where the baby's remains were found. a community brought together in sorrow over the loss of a young life. it was amid the garden sheds and plants of this nearby allotment that police made their discovery after a two day search. this afternoon, senior officers brought their own tributes in memory of the child, who they say may have died some time ago. we are truly devastated by the outcome and we know this emotion is being felt here in brighton and across the country today.

based on our inquiries we've carried out so far, we believe, sadly, the baby may have been dead for some time before they were found. tonight, constance martin and mark 6ordon were charged with gross negligence manslaughter. they were also charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course ofjustice. the two had been missing since early january and were sighted in various locations around the country. they were arrested on monday and have been in custody since. the police say they're incredibly grateful for all the support they are getting during their investigation, and say there's been an outpouring of public sympathy for the baby. the organisers of tonight's vigil say they wanted to give people the chance to show their love and pay their respects amid a police investigation that will continue here for several more days.

thejury in the high—profile us trial of a former lawyer accused of killing his wife and son has begun deliberating after six weeks of evidence and testimony. he's from an influential legal family in an area west of charleston. he had pleaded not guilty though he admitted lying about his alibi and to financial crimes and confessions that may have dented his credibility with the jury. a south carolina jury found him guilty of killing his wife and his son, and the

prosecutors were arguing that he did so trying to hide his financial crimes which she admitted in the trial, but he pleaded not guilty to killing his wife and his younger son. the sentencing is expected tomorrow, and we will ring you all the latest when we get it. you can get a lot more on our story and website will stop a lots of background story as well and you can get that on our website. officials in egypt say a long corridor has been discovered inside the last of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing. the great pyramid of 6iza is around 17 kilometres from central cairo — is also known as khufu's pyramid for its builder, a pharaoh who reigned around 2000 bc.

that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello again. the main difference in the weather we had on thursday from place to place was around how much cloud we saw. the best of the day sunshine was across wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. really was a glorious day. but further north we had extensive cloud coming in off the north sea, the thickest cloud for eastern scotland and north east england. and that brought us notjust grey skies, but actually outbreaks of light rain on and off. for much of the day, it turned out to be quite damp. now, over recent hours, we've been detecting some of this light rain still affecting parts of southern scotland, northeast england, but i think there's a tendency for the weather to become a bit drier here over the next few hours as that damp weather works its way westwards across northern ireland. elsewhere, a lot of cloud, and where we keep the cloudy skies overnight, temperatures frost free. the frost limited to the clearest spots,

west wales, south west england and into the north west of scotland. now, as we start friday, there will be a lot of cloud around, a damp start for northern ireland, for example. the cloud coming through across southeast england, very thin, it's only 300 metres thick, so it might thin and break to give some sunny spells. there's a lot of cloud set to come through across northern england. so, if you see some sunshine here, it's going to be quite late in the afternoon. should see some breaks for western wales, parts of south west england and northwest scotland with some sunny spells from time to time. now, through the weekend we'll start to get some thicker cloud coming in across the country, and with that we're looking at some patches of light rain developing. here's the weather picture for saturday, it's an east—west split. eastern areas having the thickest cloud, you might get a few spots of rain falling from that, particularly close to the north sea coast, but in western areas it's dry with the best of the cloud breaks and some sunny spells. temperatures not changing too much and we'll still have that fairly cool breeze with us. the second half of the weekend, on sunday, the cloud certainly thickens up significantly and we'll start to see

patchy outbreaks of rain developing quite widely across the country, but nothing particularly heavy. now into next week, we've got a big change in the weather patterns on the way. northerly winds are set to dive southwards from the north pole, dragging with it much colder air, a return to widespread frost, and for some of us, the snow on the way as well. now, the first place to see potentially disruptive snow monday will be across northern scotland, where the snow, combined with strong winds, will bring drifting and pretty poor conditions over higher routes. through the rest of the week the risk of snow extends southwards.

welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. nicaragua's veteran autocratic leader daniel 0rtega has been locking up political dissidents for years now. he has a new tactic — mass deportation and withdrawal of citizenship from those who dare to criticize him and his family. my guest today is felix maradiaga, who was recently

taken from his nicaraguan prison cell and flown to america.