—— hakeem al araibi.e who he had not seen for the past ten weeks. they were on honeymoon together. —— well, he would like to see. she can't stop crying and she is going to buy flowers and cakes to welcome him home. his football club said he will be back to play with them and they have saved his shirt to play with them in the upcoming season. he will want to get back to playing for his local team and who knows after that? certainly the football fraternity here said they are other cases they want to highlight. they wa nt to cases they want to highlight. they want to see football may be being a cause for good and they are calling on fifa to reform to step up earlier. there was quite a significant delay before the vika officials became involved in his case and started to assert some more international pressure. —— fifa. over the next couple of weeks, i think we will hear more about how the football fraternity is responding to this. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. a malaysian court has postp

hakeem al araibi fled bahrain in 2014 and received refugee status in australia. last year while on his honeymoon. a short time ago i spoke to the bbc's hywel griffith in melbourne. i asked him for the latest. hakeem has now landed back in melbourne and is on his way home in a taxi to see his wife for the first time in more than 10 weeks. he was given a hero's welcome here and incredible really considering when he left here back in november, no—one really knew much about hakeem al araibi. however, his case has made headlines around the world, being detained in a thai jail for more than ten weeks after an extradition request from bahrain. when his spoke to us very briefly, he was clearly overwhelmed by the response. he thanked australia and all australians for bringing his case to international attention. he thanked the australian government for advocating on his behalf. he said that he felt australian. he's a refugee here, he has refugee status, he's hoping soon to be an australian citizen. he said this is his country, this is where he belongs. he's so grateful to

bahrainy footballer hakeem al—araibi has arrived in melbourne, australia as a free man.thailand. he was arrested in the country while on his honeymoon. one of brazil's best—known political journalists, ricardo boechat, has died in a helicopter crash. the aircraft crashed on top of a lorry in sao paulo's busy ring road. the pilot has also died. the driver of the lorry was rescued by paramedics and suffered minor injuries. you are up—to—date on the headlines. it is

hakeem al—araibi scores the goal for pascoe vale...australia four years ago. last november, he flew with his wife on holiday to thailand. the thais arrested him at bahrain's request. some of the world's most famous football and sports figures have nowjoined the campaign to get him released. for a football mad country like thailand, this is embarrassing. the legal grounds for holding and extraditing hakeem al—araibi are so flawed, and the outrage being heard in international footballing circles growing only louder, that you have to wonder why thailand is persisting with this case. it's true that relations between the monarchies of this country and bahrain are traditionally very close, but surely that is now outweighed by all the damage this is doing to thailand's international image? his court case could take several more months, but at least while he's here, even behind bars, hakeem al—araibi is not back in the place he fears most, his own country, bahrain. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. last night was the biggest in the us sporting

and a flight to freedom for footballer hakeem al-araibi. authorities in thailand have released him after the country where he was born abandoned its extradition requests. el chapo has been found to of drug trafficking by a court in the united states. el chapo was extradited to the united states in 2017 after breaking out of a mexican prison twice. the 61-year-old could now spened the rest of his lifefe in priso. the e jury found himim guilty of smuggling tons of cocaine and heroin into the united states through his global drug empire. he is expected to be sentenced in june. a short while ago, the u.s. attorney spoke outside the courthouse where that guilty verdict was delivered. >> this conviction we expect will bring a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. it is a sentence from which there is no escape, and no return. this conviction is a victory for the american people who have suffered so long and so much while guzman made billions pouring poison over our southern border. brent: that was the u.s. attorney richard donoghue s

the legal grounds for holding and extraditing hakeem al-araibi are so flawed and the outrage we heardng only louder that yoanhave to wonder why thaild is persisting with this case. his court case could take veral more months. but at least while he is here, even behind bars, haem -araibi is not back in the place he fears most, his home country, bahrain. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. laura: millions of americans are warming up after tf extreme coldst week. australians are now experiencing volatile weather. first it was a heatwave, and now it is a driving rain and flooding. 1000 people had to be evacuated r'om queensland, where a 's worth of rain fell in one week. our correspondent hywel griffith has this report from sydney. lohywel: as the monsoon los over the city, streets remain submerge the dark, stagnt waters carry dangers. this crocodile was snapped in one of the suburbs. more than 1000 residents were helped from their homeover the weekend, but the flood levels are still too high to return and assess t damage. >> we went to get out the night before last and it was still pretty

al—araibi is wanted in bahrain for allegedly vandalising a police station but he says the allegationler fled bahrain for australia in 2014 and has been granted permanent residence there. he says he'll be tortured if he is returned to bahrain. jonathan head is following the story. hakeem al—araibi arrived in court today with his legs shackled, that's a lwa ys today with his legs shackled, that's always true of male prisoners here, shouting he wanted to go back to australia, not to send him back to bahrain where he would be tortured. in court, his lawyers have asked for 60 days in orderfor him to repair —— i prepare the documents which they say will show the authorities why he shouldn't go back, giving the background of his detention, torture, his seeking and getting refugee status in australia. that's their main priority, to make sure that he doesn't go back but in the meantime, of course, he is stuck in prison here. we have seen delegations coming from a number of international bodies, the former australian international captain craig foster who's been a very vocal advocate in suppor

bahrainy footballer hakeem al araibi is due to be arriving now at melbourne airport, as a free man.after bahrain dropped its bid to have him extradited from thailand, bringing to an end a case that has drawn international criticism. hakeem al araibi, 25, who fled bahrain in 2014 and received refugee status in australia, was arrested in thailand last year while on his honeymoon. a short time ago our correspondent told us what he was likely to do when he landed. she's going out —— which he will wa nt to she's going out —— which he will want to see his wife first of all, he was on his honeymoon in thailand when he was detained. they have saved his shirt, his football team. he will want to get back to playing for his local team. who knows after that. certainly the football fraternity here say there are other cases they want to highlight. they wa nt cases they want to highlight. they want is a football may be being a cause for good and they are calling on fifa to reform to maybe step up earlier. there was quite a significant delay before the fifa officials in zurich became involved in hi

this is hakeem al—araibi getting on board a flight in bangkok.man on the left in the black shirt. he had been detained in thailand, where he'd flown for his honeymoon, after the bahraini authorities requested his extradition, on charges related to the arab spring protests. but that request was then dropped, and he was freed to return to australia, where he has refugee status. mr al—araibi's plane is expected to touch down in melbourne in a few hours‘ time. our correspondent hywel griffith is there. we wa nt we want to find out why did bath rained drop the extradition request? —— bahrain. rained drop the extradition request? -- bahrain. are no full answer by the kingdom bahrain, they say they have dropped the extradition request but they still hold the right to prosecute him. he is accused of having vandalised a police station during the arab spring stock regardless of the fact that footage ofa regardless of the fact that footage of a football match shows that he was elsewhere at the time. he fled bahrain in his absence, or is convicted and sent t

ai jl, hakeemth al-araibi his home.rstand that you are duty bound on day one to stand up for the next hakeem al-araibi. reporter: for now the 25-year-old's priority is to see his wife. he hopes to return to football soon. hywel griffith, bbc news, melbourne. jane:de pre trump is considering whether to sign a compromise package on bordercu ty aimed at avoiding another government shutdown. it gives a fraction of the money he wanted to pay for the wall, but he says he will build it anyway.he speaking of the cabinet meeting, mr. trump said he did not like the deal but may still sign it to keep the government open. pres. trump: am i happy at first glance? i just got to see it. the answer is no, i am not. i am not happy. i don't think you are going to e a shutdown. if you did have it, it's the democrats' fault. jane: his comments come a day after a raucous rally in el paso where a bbc cameraman was attacked by a trump supporter. alexis simendinger is a nationalolitical correspondent for "the hill" and explains it nd--he joine

hakeem al araibi fled bahrain. but in november, he was arrested at bangkok airport under an extradition warrant. well, there's been a lot of high—profile support for hakeem al araibi, especially from the former australian captain craig foster who travelled to thailand. we see him in shackles being led into a court. that suggests to us and the picture demonstrates clearly to every player around the world that if you come to play an international game in thailand, you are not saved. ——safe. jonathan head was outside the court in bangkok. that is their main priority, to make sure that he does not go back. in the meantime, he is stuck in prison here. we have seen delegations coming from a number of international bodies. there is the former stone international captain craig foster, a vocal advocate and supporter of this man. and we have representatives of fifa, the fee for professional association and calls have come from the olympic committee, the international olympic committee and various governments including the au

hakeem al—araibi had been convicted in his absence of vandalising a police station.e denied the charges, and was fighting extradition in thailand, where he was travelling on his honeymoon. the much—anticipated trial of the former malaysian prime minister najib razak for alleged money laundering has been postponed. it was due to begin on tuesday. mr najib‘s lawyers have succeeded in getting the trial delayed on a technicality. and this video is trending on bbc.com. russia is considering whether to disconnect temporarily from the global internet as part of a test of its cyber—defences. that's all. stay with bbc news. and the top story in the uk: horse racing will resume in britain on wednesday, after a six—day shutdown due to an outbreak of equine flu. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. nissan without ghosn. its first set of quarterly earnings since its once all—powerful german was imprisoned. beijing's impact on the bullion. how will this week's trade tension talks impact the price of gold? good morning, asia, hello, world. it is a tuesday. g

hakeem al araibi is a recognised refugee living in australia.le prisoners here, shouting he wanted to go back to australia, not to send him back to bahrain where he would be tortured. in court, his lawyers have asked for 60 days in order craig foster is here, and other officials from the international football committee. as we stand here and see him in shackles, being led into a courts, that says to ours, that except demonstrate clearly to every player rather well that if you come to play a club or game in thailand, you're not say. keith led bahrain for thailand, you're not say. keith led bahrainfora thailand, you're not say. keith led bahrain for a steal your four years ago and has been playfully melbourne club. he decided to take a holiday with his wife in thailand last november, using as chilean refugee travel papers. he was arrested at bahrain's request. thailand has a poor record for deporting refugees. it was applauded last month for allowing saudi teenager trapped at the airport to stay and eventually seek asylum in canada. the legal grou

thailand has set the bahraini footballer hakeem al—araibi free after bahrain dropped it's request towas given refugee status in australia but was detained when he travelled to thailand on his honeymoon. bahrain had convicted him in abstentia of vandalising a police station and wanted him back. the case led to an outcry from the footballing world. yes, i think very surprised, i imagine he is as are all of us as to how quickly this happen. it was only a week ago that hakeem al—araibi appeared, his legs shackled in court, and the court remanded him for another 60 days and the thai foreign ministry telling us there was nothing they could do. the process of extradition is under way, the government has intervened and it looks like it could have taken many, many months. but the campaign to free him has gathered momentum enormously quickly, because there is a lot of well—known football names, people like gary lineker, jamie vardy, who havejoined in the social media campaign calling for his release and talking about boycotting thailand sporting events. it became obvious to the government here

bahrainy footballer hakeem al—araibi has arrived in melbourne, australia as a free man.r al—araibi boarded a flight early on tuesday after bahrain dropped its bid to have him extradited from thailand. he was arrested in the country while on his honeymoon. one of brazil's best—known political journalists, ricardo boechat, has died in a helicopter crash. the aircraft crashed on top of a lorry in sao paulo‘s busy ring road. the pilot has also died. the driver of the lorry was rescued by paramedics and suffered minor injuries. you are up—to—date on the headlines. it is about 3:30am in the morning. it is about 3:30am in the morning. it is about 3:30am in the morning. it is time now for the travel show this week on the show: i'm in france to explore new ways of saving notre dame for generations to come. the risk here is a structural risk of the building itself. within ten years, we could have the cathedral completely down, if we were to do nothing. mike's in mexico on the trail of the truly remarkable monarch butterflies, as they prepare to start their epic 3,000—mile migratio

our correspondent hywel grififth was at the airport when al—araibi arrived.ous applause and any media scrum to welcome him back. few people would have known his name when he left for thailand but his plight has made headlines around the world. in the last 2a hours, the decision i bahrain to drop the extradition request, the addition by thailand to free him —— decision by thailand to let him go has led to his release to australia. it's amazing to see all the people here, or the australian people and the media supporting me. ijust want people and the media supporting me. i just want to thank the australian government. i want to thank this man, he cited too much he fought too much will my case. you told us as he arrived here he was so grateful to the australian government and to australia's people for raising his plight and raising awareness and also to craig foster, the former socceroos captain who has really been part of raising that profile, who has been to zurich and bangkok to advocate for him. he called on fifa, the world governing body of football, to tak

the bahraini footballer hakeem al—araibi has appeared in court in bangkok in the latest stage of hisdition. al—araibi is wanted in bahrain for allegedly vandalising a police station, but he says the allegation is revenge for his brother's political activities. the footballer fled bahrain for australia in 2014, and has been granted permanent residence there. he says he'll be tortured if he is returned to bahrain. venezuela's president, nicolas maduro, has warned that president trump could have blood on his hands if he intervenes in venezuela. in an interview with spanish television, he said the outcome of the current crisis would depend on the level of madness and aggression of the us and its allies. he rejected a deadline set by four major european powers of midnight local time for him call new presidential elections. the young centre—right businessman nayib bukele has declared himself to be the winner of el salvador‘s presidential election. if confirmed, it would be a major break with the politics of the past three decades, which have been dominated by the governing left—wing fmln p

al—araibi was given refugee status in australia but was detained when he travelled to thailand on histhe footballing world. jonathan head in bangkok told us earlier about this. well, we saw hakeem al—araibi, or rather saw the van carrying him from the remand prison where he has been held for the last three months, coming out a few hours ago with a police escort. the thais are telling us he is now a free man, they have got no more case against him. the procedure moved very quickly after a visit by the thai foreign minister to bahrain yesterday. we now understand bahrain agreed to withdraw its extradition request and the thais raised his case through the courts today and got a very, very quick order to have him freed. we are expecting him to be on a plane to australia within a few hours going straight back to melbourne and i think thailand will now be trying to put this case behind it. there is no doubt that thailand has done the right thing. this release will be broadly welcomed right across the world by the huge numbers of people who have taken an interest and shown support for this y

bahrainy footballer hakeem al—araibi has arrived in melbourne, in australia, as a free man.r al—araibi boarded a flight early on tuesday after bahrain dropped its bid to have him extradited from thailand. he was arrested in the country while on his honeymoon. one of brazil's best known political journalists, ricardo boechat, has died in a helicopter crash. the aircraft crashed on top of a lorry in sao paulo‘s busy ring road. the pilot has also died. the driver of the lorry was rescued by paramedics and suffered minor injuries. you're up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. kenya has big ambitions to be the economic and infrastructure powerhouse of east africa, but that can't happen without political stability. and right now there are worrying signs of factionalism and fragmentation at the top of kenya's politics. my guest is william ruto, two term deputy to president uhuru kenyatta. their partnership has papered over many political cracks in kenya, but is it starting to crumble? william ruto, welcome to hardtalk

hascase of hakeem al-araibi drawn worldwide attention. the former national team player said he fled his home country due to political repression. bahrain says it pursues -- it retains its right to pursue legal action against the player. the grammy awards, childish gambino made history when this is america became the first rap-based track to win record and song of the year. his win comes years after rappers have struggled to win, west, andjay-z, kanye kendrick lamar. female artists stole the show. >> the grammys were criticized for not having a strong female presence. the host of the night was female, alicia keys. she has 15 grammies to her name. a huge female presence there. the first performance was by camila cabello . many powerful women went on stage to share what music means to them. obama, jennifer lopez, jayda pinkett smith. making a statement the female presence is there. celebted her birthday, singing to the crowd. won by anew artist was woman, dua lipa. it was definitely our night. >> let's look at the top stories. iran marks a 4

the australian government has renewed demands for the release of hakeem al—araibi after confirmationt to warn you there's some flash photography coming up. the bahraini footballer is fighting extradition from thailand and says the charges he's facing are politically motivated. he's been convicted of vandalising a police station in bahrain — which he denies — and sentenced to 10 years in prison. he was granted asylum in australia in 2017 but was detained by authorities while on his honeymoon in bangkok last november. he says he'll be tortured if he's forced to go back to bahrain. i have written two letters now to the thai prime minister and our consulate officials and others have been using every opportunity they had to press the case to bring hakeem home. we've also been pressing the case with the governor of bahrain as well and i'd simply say this, it is within the executive authority of the thai government to actually enable him under their law to be returned to australia. i have pointed this out in the engagements i've had with the thai prime minister. let's bring you up to date w

hakeem al—araibi has been given 60 days to prepare his defence against extradition from thailand, wheren he arrived on honeymoon. the bahraini footballer is fighting charges he says are politically motivated and says he'll be tortured if he's forced to go back. the australian cricket captain tim paine says steve smith and david warner will have a "huge part" to play in the ashes this summer. the pair were suspended for a year for their part in a ball tampering scandal against south africa. they can return to playing next month. staying with cricket, england pace bowler mark wood has defended west indies captain, jason holder, after he was banned from the third test due to a slow over rate. that was despite the windies winning the series with two days to spare. holder will be replaced by kraigg brathwaite. to win in three days, to be penalise the over rate, i know he could have kept more overs in but i think that is slightly harsh, that is just my personal opinion. i know from if it was flipped around, we are quite strict on making sure that we get overs in that, so of seat both sides. i

hakeem al—araibi had been convicted in his absence of vandalising a police station.e denied the charges and was fighting extradition in thailand where he was travelling on his honeymoon. the much anticipated trial of the former malaysian prime minister najib razak for alleged money laundering has been postponed. it was due to begin on tuesday. mr najib‘s lawyers have succeeded in getting the trial delayed on a technicality. and this video is trending on bbc.com. russia is considering whether to disconnect temporarily from the global internet as part of a test of its cyber—defences. the experiment is set to take place before the end of march. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm sarah montague. france's president macron gave my guest today the job of promoting french language and culture around the world. she is one of the most famous french authors, despite only having written two novels. one of them, lullaby, a story of infanticide, was a publishing sensation and has been translated into a0 languages. the other, adele,

hakeem al—araibi was detained in thailand after a request from bahrain which wanted him to return tohrain backed down. bbc arabic. a man has pleaded guilty to a charge of affray after running amok with a power saw at a pub in manchester last friday night. he'll be sentenced next month. fortunately, no one was injured. well back to that top story. the trial of el chapo was in brooklyn, in new york. but obviously a lot of this story happened in mexico. i'm joined now from mexico city by ana gabriela rojas, bbc mundo. thank you for your time. tell us about the reaction to the verdict. in mexico, it is actually quite a normal day. the reactions were back then when el chapo was arrested come at the moment citizens are quite normal. they come i spoke to some journalist where he is from, they say people are following on television, not surprise, they knew this was going to happen, just in the town of el chapo, in the mountains, they say the family of him was prepare and had been praying because they are christians and were preparing and asking to god that he was declared innocent but of cou

hakeem al—araibi was given refugee status in australia — but was detained when he travelled to thailand in abstentia of vandalising a police station and wanted him back — but have now dropped their request to have him extradited. the case led to an outcry from the footballing world. hungary's prime minister has announced a range of financial reforms to try to boost the country's birth rate, including new tax and loan benefits for families. viktor orban has promised to end personal income tax for women with at least four children. he's also pledged to create thousands of nursery places and subsidise families buying seven—seat vehicles. the congressman behind ‘freedom fries' — walterjones — has died. the republican was a keen supporter of the 2003 invasion of iraq and changed the name of french fries in government cafeteria's to ‘freedom fries'. mrjones represented his district for 3h years, first in north carolina, then in congress. fox news host pete hegseth has confessed on air that he hasn't washed his hands for ten years because ‘germs are not a real thing‘ mr hegseth said the infect

refugee footballer hakeem al—araibi has returned home to australia after two months of detention in thailandc of bahrain authorities, and fled to australia in 2014, where he was granted political asylum. following international outcry and diplomatic pressure, the arab kingdom ended its extradition attempt yesterday. england have restored a bit of pride with an excellent performance on day three of the third test against west indies. they have already lost the series, but a century from captainjoe root has helped give them a big lead in st lucia. his unbeaten 111 is the highest score for an english batsman on this tour, and england lead by 448 runs going into the fourth day. i hope you have all had your brea kfast, i hope you have all had your breakfast, these next pictures make mea breakfast, these next pictures make me a bit squeamish. and, if you are cycling into work this morning, you might want to be thankful you don't have a run—in like this one. take a look at this downhill mountain bike race in chile, staged on an urban track. it is a narrow 2 km circuit, which was completed by the wi

hakeem al—araibi was jailed during his honeymoon in thailand — and threatened with extradition to hist from wolverhampton, who removed parts of an ear, tongue and nipple, from his customers has admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent. 50 year old brendan mccarthy, dubbed dr evil, ran a body modification emporium in wolverhampton. but even though his customers consented to the procedures, criminal charges were brought. he ll be sentenced next month. ben godfry‘s report contains images of extreme body modification. he calls himself dr evil, brendan mccarthy is a9 and from bush break a man who has grown a worldwide following for extreme body modification. his work is celebrated online. but he was knocked licensed to do procedures like tongue splitting and removal of nipples. to do procedures like tongue splitting and removal of nippleslj splitting and removal of nipples.” do not feel i‘ve done anything wrong. so this is crushing, it has crushed me completely, i‘m a who are used to be. mccarthy's customers as —— asked him to perform these procedures but the fact they consented u

hakeem al—araibi scores the goal for pascoe vale...ber, he flew with his wife on holiday to thailand. the thais arrested him at bahrain's request. some of the world's most famous football and sports figures have now joined the campaign to get him released. for a football mad country like thailand, this is embarrassing. the legal grounds for holding and extraditing hakeem al—araibi are so flawed, and the outrage being heard in international footballing circles growing only louder, that you have to wonder why thailand is persisting with this case. it's true that relations between the monarchies of this country and bahrain are traditionally very close, but surely that is now outweighed by all the damage this is doing his court case could take several more months, but at least while he's here, even behind bars, hakeem al—araibi is not back in the place he fears most, his own country, bahrain. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. the parents of libby squire, who went missing during the early hours of friday, have made an appeal for her safe re

the footballer hakeem al—araibi is going home.s a response to an interpol "red notice" issued because bahrain wanted him back. several years ago, he was convicted in absentia of vandalising a police station — something he denies. interpol notices involve one country asking many others for help — but they are not meant to be issued for refugees when they have fled the country requesting the notice. bahrain has now dropped its extradition request, which is why hakeem al—araibi has been released. jonathan head has more from bangkok. it has moved very quickly. i don‘t think, without surprise, there was no doubt the pressure on thailand was increasing very fast, with an escalating social media campaign, led by some of the world‘s best known former footballers and many big names like gary lineker, for example, joining in, and people beginning to push for the possibility of a boycott of thai sporting events, even a boycott of thailand itself. this is a country that‘s football mad. the damage to its reputation over this case was becoming