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. 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 studio 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 in the country. grievous harm to dominion in the country-— the country. admitted to tellinu the country. admitted to telling lies _ the country. admitted to telling lies about - the country. admitted to telling lies about 2 - the country. admitted to l telling lies about 2 million which _ telling lies about 2 million which cause enormous damage to our company, my employees and the customers we serve. nothing can ever— the customers we serve. nothing can ever make up for that. throughout this process, we have — throughout this process, we have sought accountability we will leave the evidence brought to light — will leave the evidence brought to light through this case underscores the consequences of spreading — underscores the consequences of spreading lies. michelle fleury is in wilmington, delaware, where this all unfolded and told us more:

it was very abrupt. the jurors had been sworn in. we were awaiting opening statements and on the clock kept ticking and nothing happened. ultimately, the judge nothing happened. ultimately, thejudge came into nothing happened. ultimately, the judge came into the courtroom and announced that a settlement had been reached by these two sides and that rupert murdoch cosmic media empire had agreed to pay nearly $800 million. you heard from the lawyers representing dominion and also the ceo of the company. let me ready this statement from fox, saying "the settlement reflected its continued commitment to highest journalistic standards and that it was hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with dominion ended amicably rather than the acrimony of a divisive trial allows the country to move forward from these issues because remember, at the heart of this trial was the idea of accountability of disinformation in the 2020 election, dominion accusing the

company of spreading, the company, of fox news's�* �*s 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?— experts telling you? well, look, experts telling you? well, look. or — experts telling you? well, look, or rupert _ experts telling you? well, look, or rupert murdoch l experts telling you? well, i look, or rupert murdoch and experts telling you? well, - look, or 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, and that could have been very damaging to the company and remember, one of the things of the heart this was that the company made false claims, something thejudge has company made false claims, something the judge has already said that it accepted it made

false claims about the 2020 election. if, as a result of this case, the company had decided to walk back from that and say no, actually, 2020 election, the outcome of that was fair and square, that might risked alienating some of its viewers which would have hurt its bottom line. it also might�*ve donald trump. remember, he may be the leading republican candidate in 2024. this trial has always been watched by howard might shed political coverage going forward, the idea that if fox had gone through the case and had gone through the case and had one, it might have felt emboldened going forward and had lost, it might have felt more cautious in its approach the election. that sort of how it affects the politics. there was the media side and the potential that this case had for redefining the contours of the first amendment which protects freedom of the press year and the right to sort of publish stuff without

censorship. david logan is a profession expect professor of law. he told me his thoughts. there is a lona told me his thoughts. there is a long history _ told me his thoughts. there is a long history of _ told me his thoughts. there is a long history of lawyers - told me his thoughts. there is a long history of lawyers and l a long history of lawyers and their clients blinking when they are facing a jury trial and a potential large damage recovery. the reality is, big companies, and these are two big companies in this case are, by nature, risk averse. and anytime you get a jury, it's risky. so there is that basic dynamic and then there is the points made by your commentators which is fox's going to have to deal with another round of embarrassing revelations about their terrible behaviour in the coverage of the 2020 election. and in particular, thejudge made it clear that rupert

murdoch and other corporate bigwigs were going to have to do under oath be cross—examined by some very good lawyers for dominion and that has to have played a role in the decision at the highest levels to fork over almost $1 billion in damages. they saved a little bit of face, they saved a lot of unpleasantness because the trial would have lasted two or three weeks and then maybe an appeal, and this does allow them to try to get this behind them, recapture their conservative your base from some competitors and sought to become hopefully a little more responsible in the way in which they cover future political events. one can only hope. we were promised a fight on fake news and the ultimate quest for truth. so in your view, is this a win in that regard?- truth. so in your view, is this a win in that regard? they are sa in: in a win in that regard? they are saying in the _ a win in that regard? they are saying in the united _

a win in that regard? they are saying in the united states i saying in the united states that a tie score is like kissing your sister and a settlement means that neither side is by definition totally vindicated. whether this amount of money, getting a fair amount of money, getting a fair amount of it, was covered by insurance, or prompt fox to be more careful in the way it handles its election coverage or coverage generally remains to be seen but they've made a lot of money over the years by standing out on the edge of essentially propaganda for the republican party and this cost them a bunch of money so one might think, one might hope, sent a message that you want to spend more time vetting the guests you have on and when someone says something that is inherently a plausible, don't just nod your head. push back on it. if that had happened here it would have saved fox millions of dollars and

hopefully it will be more likely to happen in the future. an 85—year—old man has turned himself into the police and the us state of mood —— missouri who shot a young black man who mistakenly knocked on his door. andrew lester — who's eighty four — has now been released on bail. our correspondent nomia iqbal is in kansas city and has this report. there are civil rights organisations that have gathered here outside the courthouse demanding justice. many are angry that andrew lester wasn't charged with attempted murder. they also say this was a hate crime but there is nothing in the charging documents that alleged racial bias, even though they said earlier there was a racial component to it. mr lester said it was self—defence when the doorbell rang late at night. he thought it was an intruder and when he went downstairs he was intimidated by ralph yarl�*s full height. ralph yarl�*s

family and others say it wasn't his height, it was his colour that was a factor. andrew lester has been released on bail, and as part of that, he can't access any weapons, is mobile phone is monitored, he can't have any direct or independent —— indirect contact ralph yarl�*s family and is expected to be arraigned in the next... 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. 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. if implemented successfully, a ceasefire for 24 hours can create a foundation to build upon for a more sustained halt 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 classmates in the faculty back yard. translation: yesterday, there were clashes and - a student died. we were unable to move 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. everyone loves the spitfire. here at heritage hanger in beacon hill, they'vejust returned their 15th spitfire to the stop recovered from an israeli kibbutz, much of the fuselage was still intact. it’s fuselage was still intact. it's a challenge. _ fuselage was still intact. it's a challenge, we _ fuselage was still intact. it�*s a challenge, we all like a challenge. we are fortunate enough to be able to apply these aeroplanes. upon there is a greater challenge getting back on the air and flying them. ,, , ., , , them. the spitfire was built with a purpose _ them. the spitfire was built with a purpose in _ them. the spitfire was built with a purpose in mind - with a purpose in mind stop 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 stop in assistance to 23 million people in one of the poorest countries in the world. now donors could turn away from afghanistan because the taliban administration has ordered women to stop working for organisations.

no time for a childhood. 11—year—old saeed ali akbar must work every day so that his family can eat — one of more than a million children out of school in afghanistan. he was in sixth grade till last year. "i really liked school. "i miss it. "this is very hard work, but i've got used to it now," he says. next door, his older brother does the same work. nine hours of hammering and welding earns them 150 afghanis a day — less than $2. their father lost his job when afghanistan's economy collapsed and has now gone to iran to find work. their mother begs on the streets.

translator: | feel awful that | my young children are working. this is their time to study and be something. but life is hard for us. i am struggling to find work and they have to provide for the family. when the taliban took over, foreign money that was being given to this country's government was frozen, triggering an economic collapse. aid organisations have so far played a crucial role, saving people from going hungry. in recent months, though, the taliban has increased restrictions on women working for them, which threatens to put their operations and their funding at risk. i met a senior official in the taliban's finance ministry... my name is yogita from the bbc. ..who says they're working to improve the economic situation. basically in the previous government, there were a lot of corruptions and misuses of the power of the government. we have transparency

in all our departments, and there is a very good 37% of increase in our revenues. two thirds of your population currently does not know where their next meal is coming from. that is not a self—reliant economy. so, how crucial is the operation of aid organisations at this moment? aid, these are temporary things. thank you for the international community helping our people in all over afghanistan. but this is not the solution we need. we need not only aid, we need trade. we need the aid effectiveness. we need developmental aid. we need the international communities to come and work with us. but it is the policies of your government, including the restrictions on women and girls, which are making it tougherfor aid organisations to operate in this country. is your government willing to take responsibility for your share of what you should be doing to further expand the aid that is coming to your country?

so, the girls' education and girls stopping them from the work, so this is, i think, the internal policy of islamic emirates. but i think all the things, all the humanitarian aid and the donations and the grants, those should not be related to this issue — this issue only. the gap between afghanistan's rulers and the world is widening at an unexpectedly rapid pace. its people are at risk of being left to fight a crisis on their own. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. at least one person has died and five others injured following the collapse of a parking garage in new york city �*s lower manhattan. parking garage in new york city 's lower manhattan. emergency officials say — 's lower manhattan. emergency officials say some _ 's lower manhattan. emergency officials say some people - 's lower manhattan. emergency officials say some people may l officials say some people may still be trapped in the structure.— still be trapped in the structure. ,, , structure. india's supreme court has _

structure. india's supreme court has been _ structure. india's supreme court has been hearing - structure. india's supreme | court has been hearing final arguments on a petition to legalise same—sex marriage. the couple is bringing the case say they cannot jointly own property or into financial arrangement because they are not married. the government and religious leaders are against same—sex marriage and have urged the court to reject the request. 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. shirley yu, director of the china—africa initiative at the london school of economics. she told me about the significance of this visit. the president — significance of this visit. the president of _ significance of this visit. tie: president of gabon has significance of this visit. tt2 president of gabon has been visiting china quite frequently over the past decade. it is, correctly, it is a small economy in terms of economic size but in a way it is also a

shining example of global economic transition towards environmental sustainability. at current economic model that is her ability relied on oil and mining is also a great issue for china. but president ali bongo ondimba wants to ensure the transition from the oil revenue to rainforest. the country is one of the few carbon sinks in the world, meaning it absorbs more carbon thanit meaning it absorbs more carbon than it admits. but in the process, financial aid will be pivotal. this all the other countries sent their trade secretaries all central bankers, ali gabon sent their environmental minister to discuss financing. they will probably see some progress not only because china is the world largest economy

but also china is a strong backup of global climate financing from its multilateral banks. but as you pointed out, gabon is also part of china's belt and road initiative. they have been looking at port projects on the atlantic coast in africa following equatorial guinea i think gabon will be ideal and i think it is possible that more infrastructure project from roads to ports may be on the discussion table. and lastly, timber processing rather than exporting raw timber from exporting raw timberfrom gabon will provide more sustainable economic modelling and that means more investment in africa, particularly in gabon but also setting up investors in the region.— in the region. the biden administration - in the region. the biden administration has - 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?— some lost influence in africa from bei'inu? , ., , from bei'ing? the g7 economies have from beijing? the g7 economies have pledged — from beijing? the g7 economies have pledged $600 _ from beijing? the g7 economies have pledged $600 billion - from beijing? the g7 economies have pledged $600 billion of. have pledged $600 billion of infrastructure development by 2027 in the developing world including africa. i do not believe officially any infrastructure projects in africa by the g7 initiative have been officially launched but there is a capacity overreach issue. $600 billion is simply not enough for the biden administration of the g7 to accomplish its goals from the polynesian islands to asean to latin american countries. with that said, one day china may reach its own capacity overreach as well if it has not already post covid. thing is for sure, it is not going to gain friends. the west must deliver genuine projects rather than talking points but also the messaging needs to be

improved in the us africa. trying to outcompete china, i think that message is wrong. africa deserves better. now, what is art and what is artificial and how does talent fit with technology? these are some questions that have emerged in the wake of a controversial photography award. the winner has refused to accept prize after revealing that his work was actually created using artificial intelligence. qt created using artificial intelligence. created using artificial intelliaence. �* , ., ., intelligence. ai providing a test for the _ intelligence. ai providing a test for the human - intelligence. ai providing a test for the human eye. i intelligence. ai providing a i test for the human eye. this image entitled the electrician was created by a computer, the women in it never existed. don't worry if you could not tell, it is possible that the judges that one of the world's biggest photography competitions could not either. i applied with this picture to three different competitions

and twice before the award i was shortlisted among the finalists so i knew that it had an effect on people but that it was selected as the winner was unexpected. was selected as the winner was unexoected-— unexpected. the world photography _ unexpected. the world i photography organisation unexpected. the world - photography organisation said it always knew that al had been used for the image. boris says otherwise. and it is not the only artistic ai controversy this week. a song that used artificial intelligence to clone the voices of the singers drake and make the weekend was pulled by streaming services after complaints from their record labels. art has also been touched by ai. this gallery in london, pieces were created by a french artist but only after she entered into discussion with an ai chat for to come up with the concept. ai seems to be creeping more and more into all of our lives and doing things that we once might have thought would require a

human touch. art, music, literature and photography. t literature and photography. i think it is important not to call it ais photography. it is important to different by terms and to have an open discussion in the photography world that is this enough to say it is part of it?— is this enough to say it is part of it? for almost two centuries, _ part of it? for almost two i centuries, photography has provided a record of things that actually happen. of fact. ai has now boarded into the realms of fiction. 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'. more than a mile long — the previosuly unknown reef was discovered during a scientific expedition. an abundance of marine life can be found here — the reef has more than 50% living coral.

this significant discovery means that pristine ecosystems can now be studied and preserved. that is it for the programme. thank you for watching. 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 murt 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 a chance to warm up. and we're looking at highs towards the west today in the best 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 isobars 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 there's temperatures falling away. and even through thursday daytime, we just pull the wind

round to a bit more of a north—easterly direction. that'sjust 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 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.

given that a mixed bag for netflix. subscriber numbers are off after falling for months. but that is not enough to excite investors. will have the latest. apple sets up shop in the indian financial capital as it looks to expand its reach in the world's second—biggest smartphone market. welcome to asia business report with mariko oi. a fuzzy picture for netflix. the streaming giant said it added 1.7 5 million subscribers in the first three

months of this year. that should have been a positive but