i'm mariko oi, in singapore. our headlines... is charged at a court in the us. more covid measures eased in china — the government announces it's turning off a phone app that tracks people's movements. in germany, parliamentarians have been holding private sessions to discuss whether gun laws need tightening to bolster national security. it follows the arrest of a group of far—right figures lasty week accused of plotting to replace the german government. ministers said the group posed a "very real" danger, and that their plans were far—reaching. our europe editor katya adler reports from eastern germany, where the plot was hatched. hidden in germany's rural east, this aristocratic hunting lodge was at the heart of a plot to storm the german parliament and take over the country. all before christmas. there it is, in the trees. ghostly silence, now. this was the scene here on wednesday. one of the biggest security operations in german history, with arrests across the country. the plotters included top military brass, trained to kil

i'm mariko oi. the headlines: german police carry out their largest—ever anti—terrorism operation against an alleged right—wing plot to overthrow the government. peru's left—wing president pedro castillo is held by police after trying and failing to suspend the country's congress. indonesia gives an early release from prison to one of the bali bombers — australia says it is disappointed and concerned. china abandons the toughest parts of its zero—covid rules — after waves of protests against lockdowns and isolation camps. harry and meghan�*s tell—all documentary goes to air in a few hours — we'll look at what secrets it might spill about the british royal family. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. an aristocrat, an ex—paratrooper and a former politician are among 25 people who've been arrested in germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. the authorities say the far—right group were preparing an armed attack on th

ok, mariko oi, thank you for that. marika oi in singapore.ho is founder and chairman of the investment platform regionally. is that the cat or have you changed it for a big rabbit your shoulder? changed it for a big rabbit yourshoulder? it’s changed it for a big rabbit your shoulder?— changed it for a big rabbit your shoulder? it's (at. good morning! _ your shoulder? it's (at. good morning! the _ your shoulder? it's (at. good morning! the situation - your shoulder? it's (at. good morning! the situation with l morning! the situation with ftx, you've long been is this what you feared and expected or predicted by appen? in terms of scandals of this type, we have had others are not of the scale. why? this business is not properly regulated or properly understood. behind it is a block chain system, good secure mechanism which in english is a bit like a spider's web where if you touch any part of it, the entire web knows. it's very secure. when you have central banks, they will have bobjane in due course on their own form of control of crypto. but

i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines.w the government. peru's president pedro castillo has been arrested after trying — and failing — to suspend the country's congress. in a major policy shift china is loosening some of its toughest covid controls. after years of trying to eliminate infections with its �*zero covid' policy — people with mild symptoms will now be able to isolate at home if they test positive — rather than at state facilities. the changes come after widespread protests against covid lockdowns. earlier i spoke to professor hoo—wan yen—choong from seton hall university to ask what a climb down this is forxijinping. well, i think this is indeed a dramatic— well, i think this is indeed a dramatic change in remember that dramatic change in remember ihatiusi — dramatic change in remember thatjust last month, the officiai— thatjust last month, the official media is still talking about— official media is still talking about optimising zero covid—19 and the — about optimising zero covid—19 and the needs of the 20 ne

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi.libyan, suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over the scottish town of lockerbie in 1988, is confirmed to be in us custody. four children are in a critical condition after being pulled from a lake in freezing temperatures in central england. fiji heads to the polls this week, following an election campaign marred by allegations of corruption and threats against journalists. splashdown, from the tranquil waters of the pacific, the

i'm mariko oi.lice in the bahamas arrest the former head of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange — ftx — at the request of the united states. more than 30 years after the lockerbie air—crash, the accused bomb—maker is charged at a court in the us. more covid measures eased in china — the government announces it's turning off a phone app tracks people's movements. the european parliament's president says the institution and european democracy is under attack following a bribery scandal. and joining up — bts starjin starts his mandatory south korean military duty.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi.the accused bombmaker has been charged at a court in washington. more covid measures are eased in china — the government announces it will deactivate a phone app that has tracked people's movements during the pandemic. a community vigil in the uk, following the deaths of three boys , who'd fallen into an icy lake. the president of the european parliament says the institution, and european democracy, are under attack,after a bribery scandal emerged involving alleged payments to lawmakers by qatar.

earlier we heard from our correspondent mariko oi in singapore, who gave us the latest.n taiwan and beijing have been quite tense and have been escalating this year, especially after some very high—profile visits by western officials, including nancy pelosi of the united states. also uk lawmakers, japanese lawmakers visiting taiwan, sparking very angry reaction from beijing. then on sunday, christmas day, we saw this intrusion into taiwan's air defence force, so we're talking about fighter jets and drones. beijing calls it a strike drill and they say this was in response to what it calls provocations by taiwan and the united states. but the office of tsai ing—wen, president of taiwan said that she will be holding a high—level meeting tomorrow to reinforce its civil defence system. how are people in taiwan feeling about this? despite this early morning report on monday morning by taiwan's defence ministry, it has been reported there is no major alarm because tensions have been quite tense but still the fact this happened on christmas day, this is definitely worrying and t

earlier we heard from our correspondent mariko oi in singapore who gave us the latest.ignificant and tensions between taiwan and beijing have been quite tense and have been escalating this year, especially after some very high—profile visits by western officials, including nancy pelosi of the united states. also uk lawmakers, japanese lawmakers visiting taiwan, sparking very angry reaction from beijing. on sunday, christmas day, we saw this largest intrusion into taiwan's air defence zone, so we're talking about fighter jets and drones. beijing calls it a strike drill and they say this was a response to provocations by taiwan and the united states. the office of the president of taiwan has said that she will be holding a high—level meeting tomorrow to reinforce its civil defence system. the acting head of the united nations mission to afghanistan has asked taliban leaders to reverse a decision to ban on afghan women working for humanitarian agencies in the country. five major aid organisations are suspending their work in afghanistan following the order. islamic relief

i'm mariko oi. the headlines: police in the bahamas arrest the former head of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange — ftx — at the request of the united states. more than 30 years after the lockerbie air—crash, the accused bomb—maker is charged at a court in the us. more covid measures eased in china — the government announces its turning off a phone app tracks people's movements. the european parliament's president says the institution and european democracy is under attack following a bribery scandal. and joining up — bts starjin starts his mandatory south korean military duty. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. we start the programme with some breaking news the attorney general of the bahamas has released a statement saying that police have arrested the former ftx ceo sam bankman—fried, also known as sbf. ftx filed for bankruptcy protection last month. investors are thought to have lost billions of dollars. sbf was due to give evidence online from his base in the

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. a libyan suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over the scottish town of lockerbie in 1988 is confirmed to be in us custody. four children are in a critical condition after being pulled from a lake in freezing temperatures in central england. fiji heads to the polls this week following an election campaign marred by allegations of corruption and threats against journalists. splashdown. from tranquility base to taurus—littrow to the tranquil waters of the pacific, the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. and orion splashes down, bringing a return to the moon one small step closer. days before the 34th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing, a libyan man accused by the united states of being the bomb—maker has been taken into us custody. 270 people died when a pan am flight exploded over the scottish borders just before christmas 1988. as our north america editor sarah smith reports, the suspect is expected to appear in a us federal court

mariko oi has been following the story for us in our asia business hub. sally, as you can imagine, we will not expect the numbers to degrade. we all remember those violent protests at the factory in response to strict covid restrictions, with workers even trying to escape the factory. some of those restrictions have been lifted but the troubles are far from over. been lifted but the troubles are farfrom over. the been lifted but the troubles are far from over. the company still struggling _ are far from over. the company still struggling start _ still struggling start production lines and we are at the peak of the pre— holiday high season for apple. the firm has been offering bonuses for introducing a new worker and pay increases but it's hard to guess how many workers are missing, with some estimates saying the factory is still only running at about 20% capacity and according to reuters, it only expects to be full production resume around late december to early january. how much will it import packed the latest iphone shipment for apple? according to som

arizona, built by taiwanese chip giant tsmc, the chinese president is about to be let's speak to mariko oiuite a contrast! indeed, because one of the reasons saudi arabia is very keen to boost its trade ties with beijing to expand its superpower relationships beyond its role of the contentious alliance with the us especially after the killing of the generalistjamal khashoggi, the generalist jamal khashoggi, the world generalistjamal khashoggi, the world �*s biggest oil exporter now reshaping its foreign policy to reflect what they see as the realities of global power. as the realities of global ower. , ., as the realities of global lower. , power. so when the chinese president — power. so when the chinese president arrives, _ power. so when the chinese president arrives, the - power. so when the chinesej president arrives, the crown prince is known to hold a lavish welcome, which may look rather different from the muted reception the us presidentjoe biden received back injuly, and coincidently, less than 24—hour speed for the trip of xijinping to riyadh, president biden was visiting a taiw

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. a libyan suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over the scottish town of lockerbie in 1988 is confirmed to be in us custody. it is something that we have been fighting for for over three decades, so i think there is a sense of finallyjustice for our loved ones. splashdown. from tranquility base to taurus—littrow to the tranquil waters of the pacific, the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. orion splashes down, bringing a return to the moon one small step closer. four children are in a critical condition after being pulled from a lake in freezing temperatures in central england. and france winjunior eurovision, pipping hosts armenia to the title. it's 7am in singapore and ”pm in scotland, where, days before the 34th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing, it's been revealed that a libyan man suspected of making the bomb is in us custody. 270 people died when a panam flight exploded over lockerbie just before christmas 1988. it's been a l

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... 3a years after a passenger plane exploded over lockerbie in scotland — killing 270 people — the accused bombmaker has been charged at a court in washington. more covid measures are eased in china — the government announces it will deactivate a phone app that has tracked people's movements during the pandemic. a community vigil in the uk, following the deaths of three boys , who'd fallen into an icy lake. the president of the european parliament says the institution, and european democracy, are under attack,after a bribery scandal emerged involving alleged payments to lawmakers by qatar. live from our studio in singapore at... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore and 6pm in washington, where a libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed a us bound passenger plane over lockerbie in scotland in 1988 has appeared in court. the explosion killed 270 people. the suspect, abi agila masud, is alleged to have been a member of the libyan intelligence se

and mariko oi, who's in our asia business hub, can tell us who they are. are you one of them? no!o! i would have loved to - are you one of them? no! i would have loved to be, - are you one of them? no! i | would have loved to be, but unfortunately, no. it is actually one year anniversary since his trip to the international space station and he made that the announcement on twitter who will be coming to the moon with him. the big announcement... they include k�*p°p announcement... they include k—pop star and atjapanese dj. two other americans including someone from youtube, a british photographer and indian actor also one of the crew. very lucky eight members, also the two other backup members as well. the mission is known as dear moon and it was announced in 2018. he was actually looking for a female life partner to accompany him. when the proposal was criticised quite widely online, it soon became the competition which applicants can apply for online. while he hasn't disclosed how much he paid for this trip, and of course his trip to the iss, most likely they cost him billions of

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm mariko oi. the headlines...he european parliament's president says the institution — and european democracy — is under attack — following a bribery scandal.