i babita sharma in london.ny, theresa may has said she will ask for another brexit delay and has also offered to consult the opposition. there have been celebrations in the algerian capital after president bouteflika resigned, bowing two weeks of pressure. let us look at some of the front pages from around the world. the japan times has a feature on reiwa — which is the name of japan's new imperial era, announced on monday. the paper notes that the characters chosen for the name were for the first time taken from japanese literature, not chinese literature. the south china morning post looks at china's offer to help in the case of a us chinese—american scholar wang xiyue serving a 10—year prison sentence in iran. the paper reports mr wang was detained in iran in 2016 and had travelled to the country to carry out research. and the financial times leads on the greek prime minister's visit to the republic of north macedonia. it marks the first official trip by a greek leader to the country — after decades of strai

i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: seven hours of talks with a divided cabinet. theresa may says she will ask for another brexit delay and offers to consult the opposition. this debate, this division cannot drag on much longer. it is putting members of parliament and everyone else under immense pressure. we need to ensure that parliament has an opportunity to vote on proposals that prevent us crashing out of the eu in the end of next week. wide the corruption trial of the former prime minister of malaysia najib razak gets under way within hours. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: celebrations in algeria as president abdelaziz bouteflika resigns after 20 years in power, bowing to weeks of pressure and protest. in the eight—year—old american boy who's winning smile has become an internet in china. —— and the eight—year—old boy who is winning smile has become an internet sensation in china. it's 8am in singapore and 1:00 in the morning here in london where the british prime minister theresa

i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: another chaotic day in westminster — the eyes were 273, the noes were 276, so the noes have it. yet again, mps vote on alternatives to theresa may's brexit plan. four proposals are put forward — all are rejected. once again, the house has failed to find a clear majority for any of the options. can i remind the house that the prime minister's unacceptable deal has been overwhelmingly rejected three times? i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: china promises a crackdown on the synthetic opioid fentanyl following pressure from the us, where the drug is fuelling a huge rise in addiction. and, relief for a vietnamese woman accused of killing the half—brother of kim jong—un. she could now be free by may. welcome to the programme. it's 7:00am in singapore and midnight in london, where parliament has yet again failed to agree on alternative proposals to the british government's brexit strategy. a couple of hours ago mps voted on four motions for leaving the europe

i'm babita sharma. our top story.utors have entered the house of carlos ghosn. it's understood that the former nissan chief has been re—arrested amid fresh allegations. he could now face more criminal charges. british mps have voted to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the brexit process, and a bid avoid leaving the eq what that idea. earlier, theresa may met the opposition labour leaderjeremy corbyn to try and break the deadlock. —— leaving the eee you. and this video is trending on bbc.com... two hollywood actors have appeared along with thirteen other wealthy parents before a us court to face charges of paying bribes to secure admission into elite universities for their children. more on all of the source to come. stay with us on bbc news. half past midnight now. now on bbc news...

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme... investigators are set to release their first report into ethiopian plane crash that killed 157 people. we are fairand plane crash that killed 157 people. we are fair and harmonious as a country, the sultan of brunei defends the death penalty for adultery and gay sex. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 9am in tokyo where it's being reported that prosecutors have entered the house of the former nissan chief, carlos ghosn and he has been re—arrested amid fresh allegations. he could now face more criminal charges. we will have more on this rearrest later on newsday. we are expecting to hear our correspondent on the breaking news and as $0011 50011 as we soon as we get more developments on that we will bring it to you. our other top story — and more breaking news, in the last hour or so, britain's house of commons has passed a bill that obliges the prime minister to seek a further extension to the brexit process in ord

i'm babita sharma. our top story. in the past couple of hours it's being reported that prosecutors have entered the house of carlos ghosn. it's understood that the former nissan chief has been re—arrested amid fresh allegations. he could now face more criminal charges. british mps have voted to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the brexit process, and a bid avoid leaving the eq what that idea. earlier, theresa may met the opposition labour leaderjeremy corbyn to try and break the deadlock. —— leaving the eee you. and this video is trending on bbc.com... two hollywood actors have appeared along with thirteen other wealthy parents before a us court to face charges of paying bribes to secure admission into elite universities for their children. more on all of the source to come. stay with us on bbc news. half past midnight now. now on bbc news... stephen sackur talks to writer angie thomas on hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. when it comes to issues of race and racism, the gap between a

i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: seven hours of talks with a divided cabinet. division cannot drag on much longer. it is putting members of parliament and everyone else under immense pressure. we need to ensure that parliament has an opportunity to vote on proposals that prevent us crashing out of the eu in the end of next week. celebrations in algeria as president abdelaziz bouteflika resigns after 20 years in power, going to weeks of pressure and protest.

i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: seven hours of talks with a divided cabinet.. this debate, this division cannot drag on much longer. it is putting members of parliament and everyone else under immense pressure. we need to ensure that parliament has an opportunity to vote on proposals that prevent us crashing out of the eu in the end of next week. wide the corruption trial of the former prime

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