i'm babita sharma in london. the programme: israel's prime minister calls on the world to follow america, as the us prepares to moves its embassy to jerusalem. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london and 5am in surabaya, indonesia, where police believe a couple and theirfour children — aged between nine and 18 — were involved in coordinated suicide bombings at three churches. at least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in the attacks in the city in east java province. the family had recently spent time in syria. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports. blazing motorbikes marks the site of one of the three attacks. all suicide bombers, say the indonesian police, and all from the same family, including a mother and two daughters aged nine and i2. a known islamic state media outlet has claimed that the attack was the work of its loyalists. the police believed the family had recently returned from fig

i'm babita sharma in london. un. has her hit series cancelled, after sending racist tweets. the makers of a rival game, claiming their idea was stolen. to a court in south korea. both games have attracted millions of players. that story is popular on bbc. for the summit to take place in singapore. singapore. opening up a notoriously isolated and secretive state. ordinary people in north korea, and this is our exclusive report. this is our exclusive report. government wields total control through information. through information. country and they have no access to the internet. the internet. to put questions to two ordinary north koreans. north koreans. communication, so we have changed their names and voices. their names and voices. is a market trader who lives with her husband and two daughters. her husband and two daughters. and the country's notorious labour camps. them spies. they make up stories for their own performance. to go to china and then report them. here there are a lot of government captures. peopl

i'm babita sharma in london.in the programme — the islamic state claims responsibility for a spate of suicide attacks in the indonesian city of surabaya — raising fears about its influence in southeast asia. and the major artworks that sold for more than $150 million. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and 3 in the morning in gaza where palestinian officials say that israeli forces have shot dead more than 50 protesters on the same day the united states opened its new embassy injerusalem. more than 2,000 palestinians are reported to have been injured. from jerusalem here's our middle east editorjeremy bowen. palestinians call these protests the ‘great march of return‘. for many of the young people who rushed the border wire with israel, it was a one—way journey. israel used tear gas and bullets. the prime minister said the security forces were defending israel's borders, its sovereignty, and its citizens. the dead and wounded, h

i'm babita sharma with bbc news.ended to smooth the way for a summit between kim jong—un and donald trump in less than two weeks' time. ukraine has admitted staging the fake murder of russian journalist arkady babchenko in kiev. moscow has condemned the move as propaganda. and this story is trending on bbc.com... a report submitted to the international whaling commission says japanese hunters caught and killed more than 300 minke whales during their annual hunt in the southern ocean. most were pregnant females or had not reached maturity. stay with bbc news. there is more to come. and the top story here in the uk:

i'm babita sharma in london.o in the programme: more than a dozen countries are recalling their ambassadors to venezuela after nicolas maduro‘s controversial election win. it may have been televised live, but many people still want to see the official photographs of the prince and his bride — we have them for you. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 2pm in hawaii, where people are being warned to stay indoors with the windows closed to limit exposure to toxic gases, as flows of molten rock gather pace, now travelling twice as fast as earlier, with two streams are entering the ocean — causing an acidic gas haze. the kilauea volcano on the big island started erupting on may 3rd but shows no signs of slowing. fountains of lava reaching 180 metres into the air, three times as high as before, are expected. one person has been seriously injured after being hit by lava and authorities are warning people to stay away from evacuated areas. around 2000 people have already left their homes. chris buckler is on the big

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme. has her hit series cancelled, after sending racist tweets. of agriculture, damien o'connor. of state mike pompeo later this week. with kim jong un was off. are gathering pace. the issues surrounding the off—again, on—again summit. from a substantive and logistical level. level. doing the legwork because they say difficult to put in the detail. difficult to put in the detail. yes, on friday, we had discussions, should be cancelled flights? should be cancelled flights? keep them protectively? them protectively? go ahead with accreditation for the summit? accreditation for the summit? hope, so i think we won, now it's put it back on in case. put it back on in case. it's been extraordinarily chaotic. at the center for international and security studies at maryland. in new york between kim yong—chol and mike pomeo. symbolically important element to it. it. of momentum for diplomacy at the moment. moment. in particular, chol seems a divisive figure. figure. jong—un by s

i'm babita sharma in london.o in the programme. a deepening political crisis in italy causes tremors on european financial markets, with fresh elections on the way soon. and the spiderman of paris — the immigrant from mali who's become a french hero after saving the life of a four—year—old. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 9:00am in the korean demilitarised zone where efforts are continuing to put the planned summit between the us and north korea back on track. a us delegation is due to have more talks with the north koreans, but it's still unclear whether the summit will take place here in singapore next month. president trump and the japanese prime minister shinzo abe have confirmed by phone that they will meet before any summit takes place. to assess these developments, i spoke to the bbc‘s laura bicker in seoul. when it comes to those talks, they started on sunday. it was another surprise. these are top diplomats from the us and north korea, trying to reach some kind of deal they c

i'm babita sharma in london.in the programme: the polls have closed in venezuela's presidential election where the opposition accuses the government of intimidating voters. cheering and applause the royal family thank the public for their support after thousands lined the streets of windsor to see the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 2pm in hawaii, where the erupting mount kilauea volcano is posing a new threat to local residents. lava is seeping into the ocean releasing toxic gases including hydrochloric acid steam known as laze. more people are being urged to leave their homes on hawaii's big island. one man has been seriously injured. as our correspondent chris buckler reports from the island, dozens of buildings have already been destroyed. the lines of fire that scar this island are growing longer and thicker. and fountains of lava are bleeding through the cracks. the k lauea volcano is slowly eating the ground it once created. we are 3000 feet

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.cientists believe that an overly clea n scientists believe that an overly clean environment good increase the risk of leukaemia in babies. many people wanted to see the pictures of the prince and his bride. they are out. live from singapore and london. services bbc world news. it's newsday. thank you for joining world news. it's newsday. thank you forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1pm in hawaii, where the erupting mount kilawea volcano is posing a new threat to local residents. people are being warned to stay indoors. flows of malt and work have gathered pace. it is travelling twice as fast as before, streams are entering the ocean and the volcano shows no signs of slowing. love it reaching into the air, three times as high as expected. one person is seriously injured and authorities wa nt seriously injured and authorities want people to stay away from evacuated areas. around 2000 people have already left their homes. chris buckler reports from the island. af

i'm babita sharma in london.e recalling their ambassadors to venezuela after nicolas maduro's controversial election win. it may have been televised live, but many people still want to see the official photographs of the prince and his bride — we have them for you.

i'm babita sharma in london.have closed in venezuela's presidential election where the opposition accuses the government of intimidating voters. cheering and applause the royal family thank the public for their support

i'm babita sharma in london.the most intelligent and social creatures — but what makes a dolphin happy? surprise in singapore when this man went for a walkabout — but was that really kim jong—un at the esplanade? dore gold,

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i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our main stories — north korea's former spy chief is in new york, holding talks with the us secretary of state. the talks are intended to smooth the way for a summit between kim jong—un and donald trump in less than two weeks‘ time. ukraine has admitted staging the fake murder of russian journalist arkady babchenko in kiev. moscow has condemned the move as propaganda. and this story is trending on bbc.com... a report submitted to the international whaling commission says japanese hunters caught and killed more than 300 minke whales during their annual hunt in the southern ocean. most were pregnant females or had not reached maturity. stay with bbc news. there is more to come. and the top story here in the uk: one of the main ticket resale websites could be facing legal action. viagogo missed a deadline to be more up—front about the extra prices it charges. trading standards have now been handed the case. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. the us says it

i'm babita sharma in london.causes tremors on european financial markets, with fresh elections on the way soon. an early election later this year may become an unofficial referendum on italy's membership of the eu and this country's relationship with the union it helped to found.

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to help try and answer that question, babita sharma is in windsorfor us.ose you know the concert either? know, to be blunt, we don't. but there is a lot of speculation on what will happen. we got the unprecedented statement from meghan markle on thursday afternoon confirming that her father will not be attending the event here. that statement, came after we had an incredible day of that full dress rehearsal, giving us a snapshot of what we turks expect will stop hundreds and hundreds of people lined the streets here, and it was really quite wonderful to see, because there was a sense of excitement and anticipation as we watched the army and the regiments close to prince harry take part in this dress for her soul, making sure that everything is timed very well indeed. but as you say, a lot of conversation now centring around meghan markle and herfamily is itself, because that was overshadowed when her statement came out. who is going to walk her down the aisle? there are a few possibilities. doria ragland, her mother, a lot of people are talking about wheth

babita sharma, i want to go back to you on the long work. was alongside lucy hawkins from bbc world news and we were in floods of tea rs world news and we were in floods of tears probably within five seconds of seeing meghan, out of the car, walking into st george's chapel. we we re walking into st george's chapel. we were not the only ones. thousands of people were watching the service on the long work and you could hear the gasps and the tissues coming out as well. there is definitely a festival like atmosphere. —— the long walk. the long walk stretches three miles from the grounds of windsor castle, where you are, to the other side of the royal borough. because the sun is shining, we like to enjoy every minute of it. an international crowd has gathered. i do not know if you can pick this up but there are bagpipes in the distance being played. wikis has been entertaining the crowds. we will be speaking to him in around ten minutes or so, so join us for that, because he is getting lots of attention, bagpipes, a good—looking young boy, the c

i'm babita sharma in london.kle get married, we find out who'll be watching in asia.

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.oding dolphins: we find out what makes the marine world's most charismatic mammals click. surprise in singapore — was that really kim jong—un at the esplanade? hey, donald, i'm already here in singapore, look, it's fantastic. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in north korea, where a group of us diplomats are meeting officials to prepare for a summit between donald trump and kim jong—un. less than a week ago, the us president said the summit, planned forjune 12 here in singapore, was cancelled. with the latest, here's our washington correspondent chris buckler. it was only a few days ago that donald trump cancel the singapore summit, said it was not going to happen ina summit, said it was not going to happen in a very public letter to kim jong—un. but there is a very different set of communications coming out of the white house and his administration now. the state department has released a statement in which they say there is a team in place and north korea having conversat

i'm babita sharma in london. the programme: taiwan's original settlers struggle to keep their language and culture alive. prince george and princess charlotte will lead the pageboys and bridesmaids at the royal wedding, but it is still not clear whether meghan‘s father will be there. it is 6:00am in singapore and kuala lumpur, where police have been seen raiding the home of the man who until a week ago was the prime minister. on the same day, the man who najib razakjailed only three years ago was freed from prison, pardoned by the king' and lined up to be the prime minister himself in two years‘ time. jonathan head is in the malaysian capital, where he met with the former prisoner anwar ibrahim. after an extra ordinary week, the defining moment. anwar ibrahim, who symbolised opposition from his jail cell, now a free man. the movement he began 20 years ago had eaten the odds and broken a 60 year long monopoly on power in malaysia. it all happened thanks to his reconciliation with this man, 92—year—old mahathir moh

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme...have a special report. the country un—friending facebook — why papua new guinea is planning a month—long ban of the social network.

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.esh elections on the way soon. and the spiderman of paris — the immigrant from mali who's become a french hero after saving the life of a four—year—old.

i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. the us says diplomatic work is under way to ease president trump's concerns about the nuclear deal with iran. pakistan's interior minister has survived an assassination attempt. ahsan iqbal was shot in the arm at a political rally. a gunman has been arrested. egyptian archaeologists say they've found no evidence of a secret chamber in the walls of the tomb of the ancient egyptian boy king, tutankhamen. initial readings of radar imagery three years ago suggested there was a hidden cavity which caused much excitement. that story is popular on bbc.com let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily has korea on its front page, saying china's foreign minister has been encouraging all parties to keep up momentum towards the ‘dual track‘ of denuclearisation and peace negotiations. yangjiechi is reported to have spoken with the new us secretary of state, mike pompeo on sunday, urging cooperation on issues of regional diplomacy and trade. the new york times leads

i'm babita sharma in london.o in the programme: a deepening political crisis in italy causes tremors on european financial markets, with fresh elections on the way soon. an early election later this year may become an unofficial referendum on italy's membership of the eu and this country's relationship with the union it helped to found. and the spiderman of paris — the immigrant from mali who's become a french hero after saving the life of a four year—old. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in the korean demilitarised zone, where efforts are continuing to put the planned summit between the us and north korea back on track. a us delegation is due to have more talks with the north koreans to find a way for the meeting between kim jong—un and donald trump to go ahead. while the outcome is still unclear, it could still take place here in singapore as early as june 12th. former us assistant secretary of state pj crowley explained to the bbc how that might happen i think a meeting will happ

i'm babita sharma in london. volcano erupts during the night, sending ash soaring into the sky. president trump seeks to reassure the north korean leader that the us is not seeking a libyan model to end his nuclear programme. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post leads with the trade tensions between the us and china. it shows a picture of the chinese delegation in washington, and reports that they are frustrated over criticism from the white house trade advisor peter navarro after the first round of talks. the japan times is covering an $18 billion loan from the uk government to japanese company hitachi. it reports that the uk has offered financial support for a project to build nuclear reactors in wales, amid concerns over swelling costs. and the china daily also leads on us—china trade. but another story reveals that outer space could be the final frontier for business. china's first carrier rocket designed and built by a private company was launched on thurs

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.atic mammals click. surprise in singapore — was that really kim jong—un at the esplanade? hey, donald, i'm already here in singapore, look, it's fantastic.

i'm babita sharma in london. opposition accuses the government of intimidating voters. cheering and applause the royal family thank the public for their support

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme... ban of the social network. and what is behind the disappearance of dozens of shia men in pakistan?

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.vironment good increase the risk of leukaemia in babies. many people wanted to see the pictures of the prince and his bride. they are out.

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i'm babita sharma. our top story. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. has called on other countries to follow the united states and move their embassies tojerusalem. he was speaking ahead of monday's opening of the new american embassy in the city. the palestinian ambassador to the united nations has called for an emergency meeting. and this story is trending at bbc.com. the chinese climber who was crippled by frostbite more than a0 years ago has scaled the peek at the start of this year's ski season. she is the first double amputee to scale the peak, and the first ever from the nepalese side. stay with us here on bbc news, we have hardtalk for you andi bbc news, we have hardtalk for you and i will be back with the headlines in half an hour.