i'm babita sharma in london.o in the programme: north korea accuses donald trump of doubledealing. we have an update on donald trump's denuclearisation efforts. and white house flags return to half mast forjohn mccain. was it president trump's final rebuke? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it is sam it is 8am in singapore, at 1am in london and 6:30am in myanmar. myanmar has rejected a un investigation which accused its military leaders of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide against rohingya muslims. the report called for the country's military leaders to be referred to the international criminal court. un investigators interviewed hundreds of victims and found evidence of murder, rape, and torture against the rohingya predominantly in myanmar‘s rakhine state. later on tuesday the un secretary general antonio gutterres will brief the security council. nick beake sent this report from the border with bangladesh. a warning it contains some distressing

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: total drought. the entire australian state of new south wales suffers its driest start to the year for five decades. remembering amiens. a ceremony is held to commemorate the campaign which helped bring about the end of the first world war. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm in the evening in washington, where the state department has announced fresh sanctions on russia. it comes as the us says it has determined that it was russia which used the nerve agent novichok against former double agent sergei skripal and his daughter in the uk in march. the sanctions are to take effect on or around 22 august. britain has welcomed the sanctions, while russia has always strongly denied playing any role in the attack. chris buckler in washington has more. well, three months ago they were asked by congress to look and see whether russia had broken international law. now, normally there's a two—month time limit for that determination to come

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. and more details on the remarkable story of the british woman who fell off a cruise ship, and sang to stay alive. i fell off the back of the norwegian star, andi i fell off the back of the norwegian star, and i was in the waterfor ten hours. good morning. it is 8:00am here in singapore, 1:00am in the morning in london, and 9:00am on the korean peninsula, where after decades apart, dozens of people from south korea have been reunited with their relatives living across the border. a ballot was held to determine which families separated by the korean war would be allowed to meet, albeit forjust a few hours and under close supervision. from the south korean capital, seoul, laura bicker reports. a warning — this does contain flash photography. after more than 60 years apart, it can be hard to find the words. some just throw themselves in their br

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: afg hanistan‘s president declares a 3—month ceasefire — but only if the taliban agree to respect it too. terrifying scenes as more earthquakes strike lombok island, just a fortnight after major tremors there left hundreds dead. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore, one o'clock in london and 5 am in the indian state of kerala, where after more than a week of the worst monsoon flooding in a century, more heavy rainfall is still expected in many districts. more than 350 people have died so far — more bodies are being discovered — many lost their lives in landslides. the flooding has also left 300 thousand people homeless. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye reports now from kerala. the help they were waiting for has finally arrived. this baby was rescued from a southern district. the boy's mother had been airlifted just before him. they are among hundreds of thousands who have had to lea

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: from the frontline of a global trade war, us and chinese officials sit down to try and resolve their differences. and the second separation for korean families, briefly reunited after decades apart. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and eight in the evening in washington where president trump has hit back at claims that he ordered his former personal laywer micheal cohen to break us campaign laws during the 2016 election. michael cohen pleaded guilty yesterday to charges which include paying hush money to women who claim they had affairs with mr trump, saying it was trump who directed him to pay them. our north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. like an episode of 2a, a blockbuster drama played out in a most momentous five minutes that could shake this tumultuous presidency. at a courthouse in new york, donald trump's long—term lawyer and mr fixit, michael cohen, p

i'm babita sharma in london.o in the programme: the catholic church in pennsylvania is accused of covering up the sexual abuse of children by hundreds of priests over 70 years. and a fishy tale from china — the humble trout has now been elevated into the salmon family. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 1am in genoa, where italian rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors following the collapse of a road bridge. at least 26 people are known to have died when the bridge came down, with cars and trucks falling almost 100 metres. the country's transport minister called it an ‘immense tragedy‘. james reynolds has the latest. "oh god, oh god," a man shouts. he captures the moment a motorway disintegrates in bad weather. a vast section of the road falls to the ground. a rescue helicopter reveals the scale of the disaster. the four—lane highway collapsed a0 metres onto the valley floor. the

i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: a passenger plane crashes in the capital of mexico's durango state, carrying at least ninety people on board. all on—board are all on—boa rd are reported all on—board are reported to have survived. as facebook fights to fix its reputation the company reveals foreign attempts to influence the us mid—term elections. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme: donald trump's former campaign manager goes on trial but the president says the case has nothing to do with him. and knocking out taboos. we meet a group of young women and girls who are breaking down barriers over women in sports in pakistan. translation: i think i have become very powerful. if i am standing with three or four men i can face them. boxing has given me that power and support. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's one am here in london, 8am in singapore and seven o'clock in the evening in mexico's durango state, where a plane has crashed,

i'm babita sharma, in london.lso in the programme: california fights its biggest everfire — the mega blaze has already burned through over 290,000 acres. ten years on, we consider the sporting and social legacy of the 2008 beijing olympics. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 1:00 in the morning in london, 8am in singapore and also in lombok, indonesia where we now know that more than 105 people died, following sunday's powerful earthquake. but two days on, survivors are still being found. the 6.9—magnitude quake was the second to hit the area injust over a week. mehulika sitepu reports from lombok. it's 48 hours after the earthquake hit lombok. a man is pulled out a collapsed mosque, and a search for survivors continues. nearby, a 23—year—old woman is rescued after being trapped beneath a flattened convenience store. translation: they thought they smelt dead bodies, but when we opened up an access point, it turns out the smell came from rotten e

i'm babita sharma in london.o in the programme: as record temperatures hit many parts of the globe, scientists say the world is at risk from extremely dangerous levels of climate change. and australia's drought caught on camera. we hearfrom the photographer who captured the dramatic impact of the severe weather. good morning. it's 1am in london and 8 in the morning in singapore and lombok where rescue workers on the indonesian island have been searching the rubble for survivors. it follows the powerful earthquake, now known to have killed nearly 100 people. thousands of homes have been flattened or damaged by the second quake to hit the island in a week and people are having to camp out in the fields. 0ur correspondent mehulika sitepu is in lombok and sent us this report. it struck without warning, sending thousands into the streets to seek shelter. the 6.9 magnitude quake is the second to have hit the island of lombok in just over a week, causing yet more chaos, destruction and death. and it has displaced thousa

i'm babita sharma in london. the programme — as record temperatures hit many parts of the globe, scientists say the world is at risk from extremely dangerous levels of climate change. and australia's drought caught on camera. we'll talk to the woman who's captured the dramatic impact of the severe weather. good morning. it's midnight in london and 7 in the morning in singapore and lombok, indonesia where thousands of people have been left stranded, after a second earthquake hit the holiday island and the surrounding area. 98 people are known to have died and hundreds have been injured. thousands of others have been left without shelter, and are having to camp out in the fields. our correspondent mehulika sitepu is in lombok and sent us this report. it struck without warning, sending thousands into the streets to seek shelter. the 6.9 magnitude quake is the second to have hit the island of lombok in just over a week, causing yet more chaos, destruction and death. and it has displaced thousands who were driven out

i'm babita sharma in london. —— ben bland in london.ar proposals to reform pensions in russia. the partial backdown follows protests earlier this year. australian aboriginal leaders have expressed outrage after the former prime minister tony abbott is given a special envoyjob in indigenous affairs. community leaders have questioned his track—record on the issue in the past. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of the straits times looks at the deadlock in talks with north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. the paper says that us defence secretary james mattiss is willing to end the suspension of us military exercises in order to put pressure on north korea. the japan times reports on a fifth fatality at a hospital in the gifu prefecture. japan is currently experiencing a heatweave and the hospital's air—conditioning units have reportedly broken down, leaving its elderly patients vulnerable. the new york times has a more positive story about the care of the elderly looking at an innovative dutch

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: from the frontline of a global trade war, us and chinese officials sit down to try and resolve their differences. and the second separation for korean families, briefly reunited after decades apart. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news.

i'm babita sharma.nt trump. a jury finds his former campaign manager, paul manafort, guilty of eight charges relating to tax and bank fraud. president trump calls it a "witch—hunt". and in new york, the president's former lawyer, michael cohen, pleads guilty to tax evasion and election campaign finance violations. we'll have all the latest developments here. stay with us. and this story is trending online on bbc.com. danny boyle has announced he'll no longer be directing the nextjames bond movie. he's blaming "creative differences" for his decision. the next bond film is due for release next year. stay with us. more to come here on bbc world news. remind

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: donald trump calls for the investigation into russian interference to end, but his lawyer says it's just an opinion. and singing their hearts out. a new trend sweeping australia, the local pub, beer and a song. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in zimbabwe, where violence has erupted in the capital, harare. the ruling zanu—pf party won the parliamentary vote following monday's general election but the opposition mdc party are claiming the vote has been rigged. the police are on the streets using water cannon and live ammunition rounds, and three people are reported to have been killed. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from harare. from early, there was something different in the air. reports emerged on state media that a presidential winner would be declared by the afternoon, and at opposition headquarters, supporters were gathering in anticip

i'm babita sharma in london.in the programme: sanctions, rising prices, and a devalued currency — we'll hearfrom people inside iran on just how tough it is for them to get by. and white house flags return to half mast forjohn mccain. was it president trump's final rebuke? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where the united states and mexico have reached a new trade agreement after months of difficult negotiations. it's a major step in the discussions towards a new north america free trade agreement, or nafta. in the past few hours, it's been announced that canada will resume trade talks with the us on tuesday. this was president trump's reaction to the agreement. it has been a long time, and this is something that is very special for oui’ manufacturers something that is very special for our manufacturers and for our farmers from both countries, for all of the people to work forjobs. it is also a gre

i'm babita sharma.s for a million ethnic uighur muslims. but beijing says reports of the centres are completely false. officals say uighurs enjoy full rights and so called re—education camps do not exist. the afghan government claims almost 200 militants have been killed in the city of ghazni, four days after the taliban began an attack on the city. more than 100 soldiers and police are believed to have died. and this video is trending on bbc.com: these amazing pictures of dani arnold, who's set a new record climbing the notoriously tough north face of the grandesjorasses in the alps. he reached the top in two hours and four minutes, without ropes or support. it's called free climbing. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: a junior doctor who was struck off over the death of a six—year—old boy

i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: a road bridge has collapsed in the italian city of genoa. at least 26 people have died. italy's transport minister said it was "an immense tragedy". cars and lorries crashed 100 metres to the ground. a major rescue operation is under way. a man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament in london. the vehicle hit cyclists — then crashed into a barrier. and this story is trending on bbc.com. the international cricket star, ben stokes, has been cleared of charges of affray after a fight outside a nightclub. he's now back in the england squad for the next test match against india. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. four decades ago, daniel ortega was a latin american revolutionary at war with a corrupt autocracy. now he stands accused of defending his own corrupt autocracy in the face of a popular revolt. several hundred anti—sandinista protestors a

i'm babita sharma in london.eclares a 3—month ceasefire —

i'm babita sharma.s up in the street. there's been tight security in the us capital, washington, antinationalist demonstrators outnumber a handful of white supremacist who held a brief rally. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the phillipine star reports on torrential rains across the country that have killed at least three people. the paper says hundreds of tents have been set up to house the thousands evacuated and more bad weather is set to continue in the coming week. the south china morning post features a story on how china is cashing in on the money printing business. the report says factories printing foreign currencies are running near full capacity in an effort to meet unusually high target set by the government. and finally to the japan times, which features the official engagement of princess ayako to commoner kei moriya, which you told you about a little earlier. the paper says the couple took part in a traditional ceremony in tokyo, where gifts including sake and

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: turkey's president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back" as the country's currency crisis deepens. the race to rescue 500 greyhounds — under threat after the closure of asia's only legal dog racing track. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and one in the morning in geneva, where a senior chinese government official has strongly denied allegations that a million muslim uighurs are being held in detention centres in shinjiang province. beijing says reports of the centres are completely false. it said uighurs enjoyed full rights and so called ‘re—education‘ camps did not exist. translation: the argument that 1 million uighurs are detained in re—education centres is completely untrue. on the freedom of religious belief, shinjiang guarantees citizens freedom of religious belief in accordance with the law and protects normal religious liberties. that stro

alexa bliss and friends with babita sharma — lucky she wore thatjacket.each me and most of the team on twitter. i am reach me and most of the team on twitter. iam bbc reach me and most of the team on twitter. i am bbc mike embley. thank you for watching. good morning. there's a lot of fine weather to be had across the british isles today. most of us will start the day sunny and although a little bit of cloud will develop as the hours go by, we will remain fine. a few showers possible, though, in the west. one thing to note, though, when you are heading out the door is that it will be quite a cool start, thanks to the clear skies overnight. some of the scottish glens, the north—east of england, where you see the pale green there behind me, could be just three or four degrees at the day gets under way. but the sunshine will get to work quickly and that will help temperatures to recover. a bit of cloud bubbling up through the day, turning the sunshine hazy, giving the odd light shower in the west. but, eventually, temperatures peaking in the high teens to th

i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story — indonesian officials ay nearly 100 people have been killed by a powerful earthquake on lombok island. —— say. at least 200 people have been wounded and thousands have been left stranded, after a second earthquake hit the holiday island and the surrounding area. president trump re—imposes sanctions against iran, following the us' withdrawal from the nuclear deal. but he said he remained open to striking a new nuclear deal with iran. the iranian president has condemned the move. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it's of walt disney's new winnie—the pooh film, christopher robin, has been denied a release in china. the chinese authorities have been blocking images of winnie the pooh on social media after the fictional bear became a symbol of political dissent. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. anger is a powerful force in politics and there is a lot of it about. donald trump, brexit and a host of populist mov

good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. our headlines today: john mccain, considered to be one of the most influential american politicians of his time, has died at the age of 81. tributes have been paid from across the political divide. former president barack obama said he was an american hero. the pope says there will be consequences for those who covered up abuse, as he meets victims during his historic visit to ireland. i got the strong impression that no one will be exempted from just penalties. in sport, liverpool make it three wins from three in the premier league, thanks to their magician mo salah. the weather is not looking particularly cheerful today. a lot of grey skies out there. but tomorrow there is some sunshine on the way. good morning. it's sunday the 26th of august. our top story — john mccain, the vietnam war hero turned us senator and presidential candidate, has died. he was 81 and had only announced he'd stopped treatment for an aggressive brain tumour on friday. tributes were paid as soon as the news

i'm babita sharma with bbc news. the shangai region in china is being hit by a tropical storm — the third of the season. the heavy rain caused this sinkhole to open up in the city of xi'an. local residents scrambled to pull out a car as the floodwaters swept through the streets. a small number of far—right supporters have held a brief rally near the white house in washington. organisers had said up to 400 people would attend, but farfewer did so. they were outnumbered by cou nter— protestors. and this story is trending on bbc.com: a royal engagement in japan. princess ayako is to marry key moriya, who works for a major shipping firm. the princess is the youngest daughter of the late prince takamodo. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the government has anounced £100 million is to be put towards ending rough sleeping on england's streets by 2027. homeless charity, shelter, say the money will help but it won't provide a total solution. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business

i'm babita sharma. our top story: there's growing international pressure on china over claims it's running political indoctrination camps for a million ethnic uighur muslims. but beijing says reports of the centres are completely false. officals say uighurs enjoy full rights and so called re—education camps do not exist. the afghan government claims almost 200 militants have been killed in the city of ghazni, four days after the taliban began an attack on the city. more than 100 soldiers and police are believed to have died. and this video is trending on bbc.com: these amazing pictures of dani arnold, who's set a new record climbing the notoriously tough north face of the grandesjorasses in the alps. he reached the top in two hours and four minutes, without ropes or support. it's called free climbing. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: a junior doctor who was struck off over the death of a six—year—old boy has won her appeal to practise medicine again. hadiza bawa—garba w

i'm babita sharma in london.e us capital, washington, where a handful of white supremacists have held a brief rally. they were expecting up to 400 people to turn up. on its way to the sun. nasa's space probe begins its ambitious 7—year journey to reveal more about the solar

i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story. indonesian officials say nearly 100 people have been killed by sunday's powerful earthquake on lombok island. more than 230 were seriously injured. thousands of people have been left stranded, after a second earthquake hit the holiday island and the surrounding area. thousands more have been left without shelter, president trump reimposes sanctions against iran, following the united states‘ withdrawal from the nuclear deal. but he said he remained open to striking a new nuclear deal with iran. the iranian president has condemned the move. and this video is trending on bbc.com with walt disney's new live action winnie the pooh film, christopher robin, being denied a release in china. the chinese authorities have been blocking images of winnie the pooh on social media after the fictional bear became a symbol of political dissent. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the labour party has dropped an investigation into dame margaret hodge. she was facing disci

i'm babita sharma in london.nd, just a fortnight after major tremors there left hundreds dead.

i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story — more than 80,000 people on the indonesian island of lombok are seeking help after losing their homes in a powerful earthquake on sunday. medical staff are treating some of the injured in tents. several days after the quake, the second to hit the area in a week, aftershocks are still being felt. the number of dead now stands at 105. donald trump has tweeted that anyone doing business with iran won't be doing business with the us. the european union has pledged to protect firms trading legitimately with tehran. and this video is trending on bbc.com. sprinter usain bolt is making a career change. it's been announced that he's joining australian soccer team the central coast mariners for an "indefinite training period", although he won't be guaranteed a professional contract at the club. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk — theresa may calls for borisjohnson to apologise for his comments about muslim women wearing burkas. now on bbc news, to

i'm babita sharma. our top story: dramatic developments in two separate court trials in the us, involving figures who have been close to president trump. a jury finds his former campaign manager, paul manafort, guilty of eight charges relating to tax and bank fraud. president trump calls it a "witch—hunt". and in new york, the president's former lawyer, michael cohen, pleads guilty to tax evasion and election campaign finance violations. we'll have all the latest developments here. stay with us. and this story is trending online on bbc.com. danny boyle has announced he'll no longer be directing the nextjames bond movie. he's blaming "creative differences" for his decision. the next bond film is due for release next year. stay with us. more to come here on bbc world news. remind of course on that breaking news, paul manafort and michael cohen being found guilty. —— a reminder. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. us stock index s&p 500 touches a record high and is on track to surp

hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and babita sharma.blican presidential candidate, john mccain, has died at the age of 81. it was only announced on friday that the vietnam war hero turned politician was ending his treatment for a brain tumour. he ran against barack obama in the 2008 presidential election, and was a fierce critic of president trump. on his first official visit to ireland, pope francis has met eight survivors of clerical and institutional abuse by the roman catholic church. this afternoon in dublin, he'll say a mass for an expected congregation of half—a—million. our ireland correspondent emma vardy is in dublin this morning. we can't see many people behind you but we could hear them when we spoke to you earlier. preparation is well under way at phoenix park. yes, coaches full of people are starting to arrive. it is the down the drain pretty heavily. people are arriving with ponchos and umbrellas. they will have quite awake because mass is not until around the pm. it is a huge operation, to get half a million people or mo

some of the biggest names in the industry are in london this week and my colleague babita sharma wentve got us a new champion! women, you know, have become a big forefront in wwe and to see the fans accept our women's evolution the way they have and push the way that they have, it is amazing. i remember my first time i was with nxt and no—one really knew my name, it is cool to see how things have changed and i don't think it would have been possible if it wasn't for how wwe has been highlighting how our women lately. commentator: bailey may have her here. you have got millions and millions of followers around the world, women's wrestling is very much on the map now. what is it about women in the ring that you think has got people so excited? i think it is the fact that, you know, we changed the way that people look at our female superstars. you know, ten years ago we had this stigma and now wwe has made sure that that has changed. back in the day, our matches were 30 seconds long, we have certain stipulation matches that you are not going to see any more today, and i think the fact th

i'm babita sharma in london.abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. and more details on the remarkable story of the british woman who fell off a cruise ship, and sang to stay alive. i fell off the

i'm babita sharma in london. officials sit down to try and resolve their differences. and the second separation for korean families, briefly reunited after decades apart.

i'm babita sharma in london.and white house flags return to half mast forjohn mccain.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. 0ur headlines today: john mccainis time, has died at the age of 81. tributes have been paid from across the political divide. former president barack 0bama said he was an american hero. the pope says there will be consequences for those who covered up abuse, as he meets victims during his historic visit to ireland. i got the strong impression that no one will be exempted from just penalties. in sport, liverpool make it three wins from three

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: total drought.or five decades. remembering amiens. a ceremony is held to commemorate the campaign which helped bring about the end of the first world war.

i'm babita sharma in london.

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: total drought.miens. a ceremony is held to commemorate the campaign which helped bring about the end of the first world war.

i'm babita sharma, in london.gh over 290,000 acres. ten years on, we consider the sporting and social legacy of the 2008 beijing olympics.