welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... fox news agrees to pay almost $800m to settle a defamation lawsuit by dominion voting systems. the truth matters. lies have consequences. a man who shot a black teenager twice after he rang his doorbell by mistake is released on bail. warring factions in sudan agree a ceasefire, but the un says fighting continues. and why this award winning photo blurred the line between real and virtual.

live from our studios in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where one of the most highly anticipated defamation trials began and ended just as quickly. with the jury already selected media giant fox news settled with dominion voting systems, for $787 million. the issue at heart of the case was whether fox news was liable for airing the false claims that dominion�*s ballot—counting machines were used to manipulate the 2020 election in favor ofjoe biden over then—president donald trump. one of dominion�*s lawyers, justin nelson and ceo

james poulos spoke after the settlement. the truth matters. lies have consequences. over two years ago, a torrent of lies swept dominion and election officials across america into an alternative universe of conspiracy theories, causing grievous harm to dominion and the country. fox has admitted to telling lies about dominion that caused enormous damage to my company, our employees and the customers that we serve. nothing can ever make up for that. throughout this process, we have sought accountability, and believe the evidence brought to light through this case underscores the consequences of spreading lies. michelle fleury is in wilmington, delaware, where this all unfolded

and told us more: it was very abrupt. thejurors had been sworn in. we were awaiting opening statements and then the clock ticking and nothing happened. ultimately, thejudge came into the courtroom and announced that a settlement had been reached by these two sides and that rupert murdoch's media empire had agreed to pay nearly $800 million. now, you heard there from the lawyers representing dominion and also from the company ceo. but let me just read you this statement from fox saying that the settlement reflected its continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards and that it was hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with dominion amicably instead of the acrimony of a divisive trial, allows the country to move forward from these issues. because, remember, mariko, at the heart of this trial was the idea of accountability

over disinformation in the 2020 election dominion, accusing the company of spreading of of the company of fox news hosts and guests of spreading lies about dominion and its role in the 2020 election. and a lot of experts were watching this trial closely, wondering what could be the impact on the 2024 presidential election coverage by fox news and other us media. what do you think this settlement could mean? what are experts telling you? well, look, i mean, i think for rupert murdoch and his media empire, there was a strategic decision at play here. they probably didn't have too many good options. if this court case had gone ahead, it would have aired a lot of dirty linen, that could have been very damaging for the company. and remember, one of the things at the heart of this

was that the company made false claims, something that the judge had already said was accepted as evidence that it had made false claims about the 2020 election. if, as a result of this case, the company had decided to try and walk back from that and say, no, actually the 2020 election, the outcome of that was fair and square that might have risked alienating some of its viewers, which would have hurt its bottom line. it also might have angered donald trump. and remember, he may be the leading republican candidate in 202a. this trial was always being watched for how it might shape political coverage going forward, the idea being that if fox had gone through with the case and had won, it might have felt emboldened going forward. and that had it lost, it might have felt more cautious in its approach to the election. so that sort of how it affects the politics. and of course, then there was the media side and the potential that this case had for sort of redefining the contours of the first amendment, which protects freedom of the press here and their

right to sort of publish stuff without censorship. i'm joined now by angelo carusone, president and ceo of the watchdog media matters america. thank media matters america. you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. firstly i want to ask about the money. three quarters of a billion dollars with up an extraordinary amount of money for you and i but actually half of what the menu was asking for. what do you make of the settlement?— settlement? it's obviously a significant _ settlement? it's obviously a significant number - settlement? it's obviously a significant number and - settlement? it's obviously a significant number and we l significant number and we shouldn't dismiss that. it is a really, really large number. it's half of fox news profits for a year. it is significant for a year. it is significant for that from a financial perspective and fiduciary perspective, they will be susceptible to consecrating shareholder lawsuits as a result of their conduct leading them to a settlement of this type. that said, the number is and pick it up on its own to actually change fox news his

behaviour. in fact, your intro segment was getting to it, they recognise this was the price they had to pay because the alternative would actually cause them to either change their behaviour, tell their audience something that their audience something that their audience didn't want to hear, in which case they would lose their power over that audience. it is a significant number, it does have potential consequences but we shouldn't fool ourselves, it's not enough to change fox news his behaviour on its own. you don't exect behaviour on its own. you don't meet the _ behaviour on its own. you don't expect the case, _ behaviour on its own. you don't expect the case, a _ behaviour on its own. you don't expect the case, a lot - behaviour on its own. you don't expect the case, a lot of - expect the case, a lot of experts are watching how this child could affect fox news coverage of 2024 presidential election coverage for the view don't take the company is now going to change how it reports his political coverage? i going to change how it reports his political coverage?- his political coverage? i know it. i can back _ his political coverage? i know it. i can back that _ his political coverage? i know it. i can back that up - his political coverage? i know it. i can back that up with - it. i can back that up with evidence. there are already 50 instances of the first two months of the year where fox news attacked the elections. as not credible, not trustworthy, dark blue crabs cheating, likely to steal the election in

2024. the only differences they took the dominion character in this tall tale and put it on the shelf was at the been telling the same election lies all year they just don't all year theyjust don't mention 10 million. the second we saw last week when they gave donald trump at our interview during tucker's show. they didn't ask many questions they basically let them have the floor. the wanted question that tucker calls certain as is some people sayjoe biden won the election. —— tucker carlson. if you look at those two things, and how their behaviour is really acting they be read forcing the same lies at the menu got swept up and they're just not talking about the minyan any more. == just not talking about the minyan any more. -- dominion. talk us through _ minyan any more. -- dominion. talk us through the _ minyan any more. -- dominion. talk us through the companies. talk us through the companies financial, this amount is quite large but not too big to affect its bottom line. is it a really tricky balancing act for the company financial situation and keeping those rather conservative viewers? right, there need — conservative viewers? right, there need to _ conservative viewers? right, there need to keep _ conservative viewers? right, there need to keep that - there need to keep that conservative viewers there is a dirty secret about fox news, it's one of their secrets, one

of the reasons of their success or why they are able to operate with such impunity. they are actually one of the only commercial tv channels in the united states that does not need a single commercial in order to be profitable. thinking of $0 in advertising revenue and still have 40 vac percent profit margin and that's because of the second most expensive channel and everybody�*s cable bills up what fox news is a dirty secret about fox news, it's one of their secrets, one of the reasons of their success or why they are able to operate with such impunity. they are actually one of the only commercial tv channels in the united states that does not need a single commercial in order to be profitable. thinking of $0 in advertising revenue and still have 40 vac percent profit margin and that's because of the second most expensive channel and everybody�*s cable bills up what fox news has done over the last customers to pay for box. the revenue has nothing to do with their radios have nothing to do with advertising and that is part of their secret. the thing thatis part of their secret. the thing that is so significant about that is so significant about that factor is just this month three of their large cable contracts were actually

renewed. they are... while the record there also in board rooms renegotiating their single largest source of revenue. to put a bow and at the money they paid out today to dominion, what they're about to dominion, what they're about to make if they actually are successful at getting these cable increases as only a fraction. they will have five times as much revenuejust fraction. they will have five times as much revenue just from the increases, within their baseline of the successful at renewing. that's how it comes together. keeping their audience with them is as much is about exercising political power as it is about ensuring they have that fervor and passion to jack up those rates on the cable contracts side. angelo carusone, thank you for joining us on newsday today. a white man accused of shooting and injuring a black teenager, ralph yarl, who accidentally rang the wrong doorbell in the american state of missouri, has handed

it is himself into police. andrew lester — who's eighty four — has been released our correspondent nomia iqbal is in kansas city and has this report. (tx vt) there are civil rights organisations gathered outside the courthouse demanding justice. many are angry that he was not charged with attempted murder. they also say that this was a hate crime. but they are is nothing in the charging documents that alleged racial bias even though the prosecutor has said earlier there was a racial component to it. mr laster has said that this was self—defense when the door bell rang late at night, he thought it was an intruder and when he went downstairs he was intimidated by ralph yarl�*s height. his really say it wasn't his height, it was his colour. that was a factor. andrew laster has been released on bail, he paid part of his bail and as on bail, he paid part of his bailand as part on bail, he paid part of his bail and as part of that he can't access any weapons, mobile phone is being

monitored, he can't have any direct or indirect contact with ralph jaris direct or indirect contact with ralphjaris family —— ralph yarl�*s family. it is expected to be arraigned in the next couple of days. the state of crisis in the scottish national party has deepened with the arrest of the party treasurer who was taken into custody by police investigating the snp's finances. colin beattie, who's also a member of the scottish parliament is on his second stint as party treasurer. police are examining the way in which over half a million pounds of donations were used. mr beattie was released without charge, while investigations continue. two weeks ago, police arrested the former snp chief executive peter murrell, who's married to the former first minister nicola sturgeon. the events overshadowed a major speech by new snp first minister humza yousaf setting out his priorities in government. our scotland editor james cook reports. colin beattie is not a familiar face. but the man who was once

an international banker was at the heart of the snp for two decades, holding the purse strings as the party soared in popularity and gained power. his arrest is another headache for the new minister. i can't comment on a live police investigation, but clearly it is a very serious matter indeed. have you suspended him from the party? him from the party or the group? i have said already that people are innocent until proven guilty. it follows the arrest of peter merrill who is married to nicola sturgeon at their home for the police seizing a luxury motor home in five. what led up to this inquiry? from 2017 to 2020 the snp arrays nearly £160,000 to campaign for independence. questions arose when it emerged the party had just under £97,000 in the bank at the end of 2019.

and injune 2021, mr murrell loaned the party around £107,000 of his own money. this mornings are rest and happen here in his constituency. this house in dalkeith is the last building which humza yousaf wanted to be the focus of attention today. he has inherited a party in crisis, but he has also taken over a government facing immense challenges. and this afternoon, he set out how he intended to meet them. this government's work will be defined by three distinct and interdependent missions. those missions centre on the principles of equality, opportunity and community, require us to tackle poverty, to build a fairer, green and indeed a growing economy and to improve our public services. the first minister delay, open up the first minister delay, open up scotland's schools to international scrutiny. the

first questions were about something else. the first minister makes this statement today as scandal continues to engulf his party. the snp is in total meltdown. it is past time that humza yousaf tackled this scandal head on and proved to the scottish public that he is his own man, instead of defending and deflecting from his predecessor's tarnished legacy. what humza yousaf can't escape from is that he is not now- running a functioning government. - this is an snp that is mired i in scandal, mired in division, talking to themselves about themselves, i and the crisis that now - engulfs the snp is notjust an indication of how they . govern their party, but also how they govern our country. whatever the outcome of colin beattie's arrest in legal terms, this investigation is already having serious political implications. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

everyone loves the spitfire, and here at heritage hangar at biggin hill, they'vejust returned their 15th spitfire to the air. recovered from an israeli kibbutz, most of the fuselage was still intact. it's a challenge, we all like a challenge. being fortunate to be able to fly these aeroplanes, ifind it's a greater challenge getting them back in the air than it is flying them. the spitfire, of course, was built with a purpose in mind. after the war, many were scrapped, melted down, so to think that 82 years after the battle of britain, that some are still here and flying is extraordinary. during the second world war, the pilots who flew these aeroplanes were typically straight from school. so, in this, hangar, in a corner of kent, another slice of history has

been restored — a piece of magic that's been brought back to life. you're live with bbc news. gabonese president ali bongo ondimba is about to begin a four—day state visit to china — a move being seen as cementing ties between the two nations. beijing is an active investor in numerous african nations, working on huge infrastructure projects as part of their belt and road initiative. for more on the significance of this visit, we can speak to shirley yu, director of the china—africa initiative at the london school of economics. thank you forjoining us on the programme. thank you forjoining us on the programme. gabon is a relatively small country in west africa. why is president ali bongo ondimba visiting china and meeting with xijinping? the president has actually been

visiting china very frequently over the past decade. it is correct, it is a rather small economy in terms of economic size. anyway it's also a shiny example of global transition toward environmental sustainability. its current economic model that's heavily relied on his oil and mining very child not reliant. in 2019 60% of experts went to china. the president also wants the assurance of transition to the current oil revenue to its rainforest for that why not? the country is one of the few carbons in the world meaning it absorbs more carbon than it e—mail. in this process climate change financing will be pivotal for gabon's transition. in the spring meeting all the other countries sent their treasury secretaries or central bankers, gabon centres and viral mental minister to discuss climate financing for

the antigovernment will play a pivotal role and we will probably see some progress, not only because china is the worlds largest carbon e—mailer but also because china is a strong backer of climate financing from its multi—lateral bags with them if i may also add as you correctly pointed out, gabon is also part of china's nation. china has been looking at port projects on the coast of africa. i think gabon will be ideal and i think it's possible that more infrastructure from roads to ports may be on the discussion table there. lastly, timber processing rather than exporting rock timber from gabon will provide more sustainable and economical model. that means more fdi, a in africa and in gabon in particular but also setting up industrial parks in the region. the biden administration has been stepping up diplomatic

efforts on the african continent, possibly to compete with china. do you think they can regain some lost influence in africa from beijing? the? in africa from bei'ing? they sa the in africa from beijing? they say the economies - in africa from beijing? they say the economies of - in africa from beijing? tie: say the economies of pledge 600 thousand dollars for developments in the developing world including africa. i don't believe officially and infrastructure projects in africa by the geo seven initiative has been officially launched. but there is a capacity of the issue. i think $600 billion is simply not enough for the biden administration or the g7 to accomplish its goals from the polynesian aisha two islands china won they may reach its own capacity overreach as well if it hasn't already posed covid. what that is sure, it is

now going to gain friends with of the west must deliver a genuine projects and substance rather than talking points. also the messaging needs to be improved in the us — africa summit in december, can be china in order to invest in africa, i think that messaging is simply wrong. africa deserves better.- is simply wrong. africa deserves better. we have run out of time- _ deserves better. we have run out of time. thank _ deserves better. we have run out of time. thank you - deserves better. we have run out of time. thank you so - deserves better. we have run l out of time. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday this morning. in sudan — a country torn apart by fighting, and suffering a major humanitarian crisis, a 24—hour ceasefire is reported to have started but it's by no means clear if rival factions in the armed forces are observing the deal. there's been intense fighting since the weekend and hundreds of people have been killed and injured. sudan is one of the biggest countries in africa and it's experienced years of instability, as it's tried to move towards democratic government. the latest clashes were started

by the power struggle between these two men, general abdel fattah al—burhan, president of sudan's military government and his deputy mohamed hamdan dagalo, who leads the country's biggest paramilitary group the rsf. the united nations says the humanitarian situation in sudan is now catastrophic, with mass displacement of people. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has been watching developments from the kenyan capital nairobi. every chance they get, sudanese are trying to flee the capital, khartoum, if only they can make it out alive. a 24—hour cease fire to allow families to reunite and aid to flow should be in force now. but there are reports still of gunfire and explosions. pressure is mounting on the warring generals to negotiate.

if it did not did it successfully for more sustainable to fighting and a return to negotiations on a durable end to the hostilities. some have been caught up in crossfire, like these engineering students of khartoum university who were forced to bury their flatmate in the back yard. translation: yesterday there were clashes and the student died~ — were clashes and the student died~ we _ were clashes and the student died. we were unable to move his body — died. we were unable to move his body. we're scared and we're — his body. we're scared and we're scared about the water and electricity being cut off. hospitals are overwhelmed. families have been forced to move patients out. there is no food, water or electricity. it is almost impossible to provide any humanitarian services in and around khartoum. there are calls from various organisations and people trapped asking for evacuation. for the past four days, people have been out of water, food, electricity has been rationed, in some places totally disconnected.

tonight, the streets of khartoum are deserted. sudanese remain indoors, fearful, angry and uncertain about the coming days. as the rival forces continue to fight over power, civilians can only watch helplessly and try to stay alive. anne soy, bbc news, nairobi. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... at least one person has died and four have been injured following the collapse of a parking garage in new york city's lower manhattan. emergency officials were checking the site for any further casualties when they were pulled back because of unstable conditions. but authorities now believe everyone who was in the building has been accounted for. india's supreme court has been hearing final arguments on petitions to legalise same—sex marriage. the couples bringing the cases

say they can't enter financial arrangements orjointly own properties because they aren't married. the government and religious leaders are against same—sex marriage and have urged the court to reject the requests. russia's foreign minister — sergei lavrov — is touring south america to boost diplomatic ties. he made his first stop in brazil on monday where he met his brazilian counterpart. mr. lavrov thanked the country for its contribution to trying to resolve the conflict in ukraine. and here's to a new discovery: a new coral reef has been found in ecuador�*s galapagos island off the west coast of south america, and it's said to be "totally pristine." reef was discovered during a scientific expedition.

an abundance of marine life can be found here — the reef has more than 50—percent living coral. this significant discovery means that pristine ecosystems can now be studied and preserved. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. big contrast in the weather across the uk on tuesday. we've got up to 21 degrees at calloway in the scottish highlands. plenty of sunshine generally across the highlands. this image from the afternoon and ness further east edinburgh lots of low cloud mist and murk being dragged in on the easterly wind, this was newington just nine degrees but similar temperatures really along much of the north sea coast on tuesday afternoon won't be much different either, i fear this wednesday, perhaps brighter though, across eastern england as the area of cloud and showery rain that we saw hanging around on tuesday moves away westwards. but it is those north sea temperatures that are real killers to the temperatures adjacent to the north sea. even on land at this time

of year with an easterly wind, basically, we pick up cold air that's been sitting across the north sea and feed it straight into eastern coasts. further west with some sunshine, things do get chance to warm up. and we're looking at highs towards the west today in the west of any sunshine of 15 or 16 degrees, a bit more cloud for wales. in the southwest, though, one or two showers around here could be a shade cooler. pollen levels down from the very high levels across england and wales that we saw earlier this week, but still very high in a few spots and high quite widely across the uk for any allergy sufferers. now looking to thursday, those bars on that chart opened up a little bit there. for the keen eyed amongst you, that should mean a lighter winds going through the night with clear skies, lighter winds, some cold air hanging around there. you've got all the ingredients to make for a frosty start to thursday. gardeners can easily be caught out. i know i have been by putting out tender plants at this time of year and then those temperatures falling away. and even through thursday daytime, we just pull the wind round to a bit more

of a north easterly direction. that's just going to bring in some slightly cooler air than we started the week with perhaps some showers into eastern england later in the day. what we're looking at is that our temperatures tending away from the mid—teens into perhaps the lower end of double figures for thursday and still perhaps just ten degrees along the north sea coast. now, end of the week, things start to get more lively. the high pressure in the north gives way to allow low pressure to come swirling up from the south. that means we will see, i think, some showers spreading across england and wales on friday more widely across the whole of the uk for saturday and sunday. and then quite a shock to the system, i think as we potentially pick up a northerly wind and some much colder weather for early next week.

a mixed bag for netflix subscriber numbers are up after falling for months but that is not to excite investors. plus apple setting up shop in india's financial capital looking to expand its reach in the biggest —— second smartphone market. hi and welcome to asia business report. with me. shares in netflix are following in after—hours trading after reporting that it added million subscribers in the first three months of this year. that sounds like good news, doesn't it? last year