bbc news, beirut. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: tributes to the british actor, sirjohn hurt, who's died at the age of 77. this is bbc world news todayal challenge as donald trump signs an executive order banning migrants and refugees from several muslim countries. protesters have been gathered here all day. this is all to do with donald trump signing an executive order banning the and refugees from several muslim countries. we will bring you much more on this in the coming hours. we will leave that for 110w coming hours. we will leave that for now and move on. the british prime minister theresa may and turkish president erdogan, have signed a $125 million defence agreement during talks in ankara. the deal to develop turkey's fighter aircraft could lead to multi—billion dollar contracts as britain prepares to leave the european union. mrs may pledged support in the face of a coup attempt injuly, but emphasised turkey's duty to uphold human rights. laura kuenssberg reports from ankara. a morning at the palace. the presidential palace. meeting a president used to doing, perhaps, whatever it takes to get his way. popular, feared too, af

this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines... who opened fire on new year's celebrations in a packed nightclub, killing 39 people. funerals have begun for some of the victims. several of them were nightclub employees. at least 15 of the dead were foreign nationals. the new un secretary general, antonio guterresh, has taken overfrom ban ki—moon. he appealed to the world to "put peace first" in 2017. the former portuguese prime minister has a full in—tray, including the conflicts in syria and yemen. on his first day, mr guterresh said nobody wins in these wars, everyone loses, and peace depends on us. and this new year's day, i ask all of you tojoin me in making one shared new years resolution... let us resolve to put peace first. let us resolve to put peace first. let us make 2017 a year in which we all see governments strive to river, our differences. from solidarity and compassion in our daily lives to dialogue and respect across political divides, from ceasefires on the battlefield the compromises at the negotiating table to re

the world's tourist skyscraper opens later today, it is easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world newsve people have been killed in a shooting at fort lauderdale international airport in florida. and us intelligence officials have released a report saying russian president vladimir putin directly try to influence the us presidential election to undermine hillary clinton and support donald trump. now, for much of the past month, a huge swathe of northern china has been shrouded in a thick layer of toxic smog. pollution has reached such high levels that beijing's met office this week issued a warning against venturing out into the snow because of fears it's dangerously contaminated. john sudworth reports. somewhere, underneath this murky gloom, is a city of 10 million people. and for the unfortunate residents, this is normal. for the past 30 days, the average air quality in this city has measured as hazardous on the official scale. you can smell, even taste the coal dust in the air, the grim, tangible reality of this country's model of economic growth. and people have no choice but to li

this is bbc world news today.y has become the first world leader to visit the new us president donald trump at the white house. the two leaders pay tribute to the special relationship between oui’ to the special relationship between our countries and reaffirmed their commitment to the nato alliance. relations between britain and the us are comparatively easy perhaps compared with those of us and mexico. there could be progress there, too. we had a talk that lasted for about an hour this morning, and we are going to be working on a fair and new relationship. but the united states cannot continue to lose vast amounts of business, vast amounts of companies and millions and millions of people losing theirjobs. that won't happen with me. we're no longer going to be the country that doesn't know what it's doing. so we are going to renegotiate our trade deals and we're going to renegotiate other aspects of our relationship with mexico. in the end, i think it will be good for both countries. there have been a number of de

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm geeta guru—murthy.resident trump visits the cia on his first full day in office and promises to defeat islamic terrorism. it comes on the day that hundreds of thousands of people march in washington, and cities across the world, in protest at the trump presidency. this has to be eradicated, just off back the face of the earth. it is evil. this has to be eradicated, just off the face of the earth. it is evil. rescuers continue to dig at the site of the hotel rigopiano in central italy in the hope of finding more survivors of wednesday's avalanche. and people in the gambia are expecting to see its former president yahya jammeh leave the country after finally agreeing to relinquish power. ya hya yahya jammeh is reportedly now on a plane to guinea. hello and welcome. the newly elected us president donald trump has told a gathering of the central intelligence agency, the cia, that he stands with them ‘0ne thousand percent‘. speaking at the cia's headquarters in fairfax in virginia, he said there was no one h

this is bbc world news today.concerted attempt to undermine his presidency. a court in iran's rejected an appeal against a five year prison sentence given to a woman with dual british and iranian citizenship. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is accused of security offences. she was detained while trying to leave the country with her two—year old daughter after visiting relatives in april. with me in the studio is her husband. thank you for being with us. what is she accused of exactly? the formal accusation is national security related charges so we don't exactly know but in the court hearing, it turns out what she was accused of work to accusations. 0ne turns out what she was accused of work to accusations. one of which we re work to accusations. one of which were she was the head of recruitment for... and the wife of a known british by which was me. and the basis for that accusation was the fa ct basis for that accusation was the fact there was a huge media campaign which has been done and a lot of people have been cal

this is bbc world news today.in hit out at the intelligence community, blaming them for releasing allegations linking him with russia. a woman has died in the us from an infection which ripped —— resisted all available antibiotics. disease control experts have told —— called it and "nightmare back bacteria." —— nightmare bacteria. more than 65 people have died as a result of icy storms across parts of europe. snow and strong winds have hit much of the uk; severe flood warnings are now in place on the eastern coast of england with thousands of homes at risk. in scotland, heavy snowfall has caused 19 schools and ten nurseries to shut. in france, power cuts have affected more than 237,000 homes as a storm swept across normandy and regions north of paris. and in germany, wind and snow forced the airline lufthansa to cancel 125 flights at frankfurt airport. well, the sudden cold snap is severely affecting refugees and migrants. the united nations refugee agency is urging governments to do more. the unhcr said several m

coming up on tonight's news watch, should the bbc be devoting so much time to unverified allegations about donald trump? join us at 9:30pm on bbc news. this is bbc world news todayy, the us congress is briefed on the report into russia's jack king of the us election. —— hacking. donald trump hits out again at the intelligence community, blaming them for releasing allegations linking him with russia. a baby girl stolen 18 years ago from a hospital in florida has been found, alive. dying from the cold: the un warns that refugees and migrants struggling to survive in europe's wintry weather. —— are struggling.

.# this is bbc world news today. i'm alpa patel. the headlines: tu rkey‘s i'm alpa patel. blames terror groups "trying to destabilise his cou ntry" groups "trying to destabilise his country" after a deadly new year's eve attack in istanbul. i'm alpa patel. the headlines: turkey's president blames terror groups "trying to destabilise his country" after a deadly new year's eve attack in istanbul. we saw people running out, stepping on each other. not that there were many, because most of them were either dead or wounded. funerals have begun for the victims, several of those killed were staff, and at least 15 were foreign nationals. in indonesia, if fire brea ks nationals. in indonesia, if fire breaks out on a tourist very killing 23 people, many are still missing. the british royal family attends a

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. president trump's restrict immigration. the british prime minister tells her ministers to raise concerns with their american counterparts about the us travel ban. the socialist party in france has chosen a politician from the left to be its candidate in this year's presidential election. and a sweet moment for roger federer. he wins an epic five—set match to claim his 18th grand slam at the australian open.

all the latest weather can be found on the website. owner davis this is bbc world news today, broadcasting. the headlines: the rift between donald trump and the security services grows ever larger. the outgoing director of the cia warns donald trump don't underestimate russia. more than 70 countries urge a two—state solution for israel and the palestinians, but will it make a difference? as dozens of migrants arrive in italy, fears grow for a hundred people whose boat has sunk off libya. also coming up in sport: everton thrash manchester city 4—0, pep guardiola's worst league defeat in his coaching career.

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. political and legal opposition is growing in the united states to president trump's restrict immigration. the british prime minister tells her ministers to raise concerns with their american counterparts about the us travel ban. the socialist party in france has chosen a politician from the left to be its candidate in this year's presidential election. and a sweet moment for roger federer. he wins an epic five—set match to claim his 18th grand slam at the australian open. 16 us state attorneys general — some of the country's chief legal advisors — have condemned an executive order from president trump restricting immigration from seven mainly muslim countries. they say the move is unconstitutional, un—american and unlawful. the attorneys general said in a joint statement they were confident the order would be struck down by the courts. one federal judge has temporarily halted meanwhile, there's been more anger and consternation around the world. the german chancellor angela merkel who

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm alpa patel. the headlines: growing concern for migrants and the homeless, as europe prepares for more snow and cold weather. aid agencies warn that thousands of migrants in the balkans risk freezing to death in tents and temporary shelters. civil rights demonstrations in washington, as donald trump lashes out at a veteran campaigner. also coming up: the private rocket firm spacex resumes operations, taking ten communication satellites up into orbit. and in football, chelsea beat premier champions leicester to go seven points ahead of their nearest rival in england's top league. serbia's migrant spokesman has defended his country's handling of the extreme cold weather that's claimed dozens of lives across central europe and the balkans. ivan miskovic has told bbc news that many have refused shelters, fearing deportations. 15,000 people are living in tents as far south as greece, including the islands of lesbos and samos. aid agencies warn they are at risk of freezing to death. it's in the balkans,

weather can be found on the website. owner davis this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines: the rift between donald trump and the security services grows ever larger. the outgoing director of the cia warns donald trump don't underestimate russia. more than 70 countries urge a two—state solution for israel and the palestinians, but will it make a difference? as dozens of migrants arrive in italy, fears grow for a hundred people whose boat has sunk off libya. also coming up in sport: everton thrash manchester city 4—0, pep guardiola's worst league defeat in his coaching career. this coming week, donald trump will become the 45th president of the united states and yetjust days from the inauguration, the rift between the president—elect and the intelligence services seems to be widening. the outgoing director of the cia has warned that mr trump doesn't fully understand russia's actions, intentions or capabilities. john brennan added the president—elect should be very careful about lifting sanctions against moscow. in wa

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. the headlines...ld think having a good relationship with moscow was a bad thing. us investigators are trying to determine the motive for friday's gun attack at a florida airport in which five people died. at least 43 people have been killed by a huge truck bomb which went off in a market in the northern syrian town of azaz. also coming up... a deal to end the mutiny in the ivory coast — the president says he'll accept the soldiers' demands. and how a wayne rooney goal seven minutes into an fa cup match against reading marks a moment of history at manchester united.

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm geeta guru—murthy.and promises to defeat islamic terrorism. it comes on the day that hundreds of thousands of people march in washington, and cities across the world, in protest at the trump presidency. this has to be eradicated, just off back the face of the earth. it is evil. this has to be eradicated, just off the face of the earth. it is evil. rescuers continue to dig at the site of the hotel rigopiano in central italy in the hope of finding more survivors of wednesday's avalanche. and people in the gambia are expecting to see its former president yahya jammeh leave the country after finally agreeing

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm alpa patel.certed attempt to undermine his presidency —— and vows to fight "tooth and nail" every day. all change in the gambia: west african troops enter the capital, preparing the way for the man who won the election, adama barrow. a shock for france's former prime minister manuel valls, as he trails behind a left wing rival in the battle for the socialist party's presidential nomination. and in sport — we will look at the wide—open field in the australian open. the top seeds in both draws have been eliminated.

coming up on news watch, did the bbc go overboard and how is covered donald trump and his inauguration? joiners endowed epm. this is bbc world news todayo hold face—to—face talks with president trump. pc leaders appear to be in step on major issues, including nato and the deep bond between our countries. a free and independent britain is a blessing to the world and relationship has never been stronger. we are united in our recognition of nato as the bill work of defence and today we have reaffirmed our unsha keable commitment to this alliance. detox also focused on trade and relations with russia. we will have all the details.

this is bbc world news today. injerusalem after a truck is driven into them. prime minister netanyahu says the attacker was a supporter of the so—called islamic state. icy temperatures in europe have led to the deaths of more than twenty people across the continent. the french defence minister says 2a,000 against french defence targets were thwarted last year. jean—yves le drian warned that france's infrastructure was at risk and that attempts could be made to subvert the french elections later this year. mr le drian has been overseeing a radical overhaul of french cyber capabilities, which will see the head of the army taking control of a new operation, cybercom. iamjoined by i am joined by a security expert in paris. he told be more about the attacks. asa attacks. as a minister of defence, you are a the target of many different actors. no single group is mentioned in the report today, but we can envision an attack coming from activists who wa nt to attack coming from activists who want to impact, from cybercrimi

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm alpa patel.eless, as europe prepares for more snow and cold weather. aid agencies warn that thousands of migrants in the balkans risk freezing to death in tents and temporary shelters. civil rights demonstrations in washington, as donald trump lashes out at a veteran campaigner. also coming up: the private rocket firm spacex resumes operations, taking ten communication satellites up into orbit. and in football, chelsea beat premier champions leicester to go seven points ahead of their nearest rival in england's top league.

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. the headlines... donald trump has defended his position on russia, saying only fools would think having a good relationship with moscow was a bad thing. us investigators are trying to determine the motive for friday's gun attack at a florida airport in which five people died. at least 43 people have been killed by a huge truck bomb which went off in a market in the northern syrian town of azaz. also coming up... a deal to end the mutiny in the ivory coast — the president says he'll accept the soldiers‘ demands. and how a wayne rooney goal seven minutes into an fa cup match against reading marks a moment of history at manchester united. donald trump has given more reaction to the intelligence report released on friday, which accused russian president vladimir putin of ordering the hacking of us political parties during the election. on twitter, mr trump said: "having a good relationship with russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. only "stupid" people, or fools, would think that it is bad! we have eno

this is bbc world news today broadcasting here and around the world.thers were wounded, the government is thought to have acted alone and police have ca ptu red to have acted alone and police have captured him. the subject is being interviewed by a team of fbi agents and homicide detectives. donald trump is briefs on alleged russian hacking by intelligence officials. he vows to set up a team to stop future hacks. michelle 0bama gives the final emotional speech as first lady, saying the role had been the greatest honour of her alive. thank you for everything you do for our kids and our country. being your first lady has been the greatest honour of my life, and i hope i have made you proud. ‘s

this is bbc world news today, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm alpa patel.ants and refugees from several muslim countries. this is wrong and we're going to fight it, right here on the streets. were going to fight it the courts. travellers are prevented from boarding and some are detained after landing in america. iran calls it an "insult to the islamic world" and says it will do the same thing to americans. british prime minister theresa may signs a $125 million defence deal on a visit to ankara. tennis star serena williams breaks the record for the number of grand

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz. due be held in israel today for four soldiers killed by a palestinian attacker who drove a lorry into a crowd injerusalem. three days of national mourning are under way in three days of national mourning are underway in iran. iran's supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, has led tributes to the influential former president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, who has died at the age of 82. the entertainment industry has been celebrating the best of film and television at the golden globe awards in los angeles. they're traditionally seen as an indicator of what will do well at the oscars. the film la la land — a nostalgic tribute to hollywood musicals — has won a string of prizes, including best movie — musical or comedy, best score, best original song and best director for damien chazelle. and the golden globe for best movie — drama has gone to moonlight. 0na night like on a night like tonight, our correspondent peter bowes will be wearing a tuxedo. that's where he is. does la la land refer to la?

bbc news, rome. the headlines on bbc news: a day of protests has been held across america and around the world, against president trump's new administration. president trump visited the cia todayit him next week will be theresa may. the former president of the gambia, yahyah jammeh has flown out of the country, ending weeks of political crisis. a full round—up of sport from our sports centre. that evening. wayne rooney has become manchester united's leading goalscorer of all time. his 250th goal for the club came this afternoon, rescuing a one all draw for united. wayne rooney now m oves all draw for united. wayne rooney now moves ahead of the mark set by sir bobby charlton. manchester united have now gone 17 games undefeated. it was not necessarily the result that tottenham wanted as they tried to close the gap on chelsea but they will consider this evening's draw a point gained after they came back from two goals down. manchester city dominated the first pa rt manchester city dominated the first part of the match but. mum found a way back into the contest. home fans we re way back into the contest. home fans were unhappy with the referee who had earlier turned down penalty a

bbc world news. the headlines: the funerals are due be held in israel today for four soldiers killed by a palestinian attacker who drove a lorry into a crowd injerusalem. the israeli government has said he was inspired by the so—called islamic state group. three days of national mourning are underway in iran after the death of the former president, akbar hashemi rafsanjani, at the age of 82. he was a key supporter of the current president, the moderate hassan rouhani. more than 20 people have died because of bitterly cold weather in much of central and eastern europe over the weekend. temperatures have been as low as —30 celsius, with snow covering the continent as far south as turkey. the entertainment industry has been celebrating the best of film and television at the golden globe awards in los angeles. la la land, a nostalgic tribute to hollywood musicals, has won a string of prizes. it won best film and best director in its category. now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. motor city motors on. fiat chrysler says it will invest $1 billion in the united states as t

hello and welcome along to sport today, on bbc world news. at the australian open, with venus williams in action, as she and roger federer hope to prove that age is just a number, with the veterans both in action, in one of two quarter—finals in the men's and women's draw

hello and welcome along to sport today, on bbc world news.lay is under way on quarter—finals day at the australian open, with venus williams in action, as she and roger federer hope to prove that age is just a number, with the veterans both in action, in one of two quarter—finals in the men's and women's draw being played on tuesday. venus is up first, in her match with russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova, hoping to reach a 20th grand slam semi—final at the age of 36. venus took the early advantage, taking the first set. 4—1; in the second. the 35—year—old roger federer is in action against mischa zverev, who beat the world number one, andy murray, later. bernie ecclestone‘s face is one familiar to us all. but, after a four—decade reign as the ruler of formula 1, the sport is now in the hands of new owners, the american company liberty media, and chairman chase carey. their $8 billion takeover of the sport is complete, ending ecclestone‘s long association at the top of f1. carey had already been installed as the sport's chairman, but now takes

bbc content. it was the scoop of the century, the news of the nazi invasion of poland that triggered world war two. today clare hollingworth, the british war correspondent who broke the story, died. she was 105. as a rookie reporter in poland she'd spotted german forces gathering on the border in 1939. james robbins looks back at her extraordinary life and career. news reel: this is a national programme from london. germany has invaded poland and has bombed many towns. but three days earlier, clare hollingworth‘s greatest scoop had already appeared in the daily telegraph. alone, inside germany, she'd seen the nazis massing for invasion. aged 27 and a journalist for less than a week, a woman in a man's world had beaten the lot of them.

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. i'm james menendez.n that he's sceptical about intelligence warnings on russian cyber attacks just hours before he meets intelligence chiefs for a briefing. a car bomb in the turkish city of izmir has killed two people. police say they shot dead two militants thought to be behind the attack. a third is still on the run. lets get more on that story now. first of all, izmir, we don't often hear about izmir first of all, izmir, we don't often hearabout izmir in first of all, izmir, we don't often hear about izmir in connection with these attacks. what might be the reason for that? they have seen plenty of attacks coming from numerous perpetrators and killing hundreds of people in turkey over the last 15— 18 months and izmir has never been targeted before during this process, and now we are seeing attacks in the city, coastal city. it was kept fairly safe during the violent period of turkey and people say this even is considered a safer place in the country, this is heightening concerns about security and pe

bbc news. studio: the biggest technology show in the world gets underway today in las vegas.l over the world. there's a range of products designed for the home which claim to use artificial intelligence. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. voiceover: in a v0|ceover: in a penthouse suite at a ritzy las vegas hotel, smart home exhibits are on show, there is a smart speakerfor exhibits are on show, there is a smart speaker forjordan, where each toy is a playlist. —— for children. a voice activated warlock. —— a voice activated door lock. and here's another giant step to a world in which we talk to our devices. ask links to dance. in a world first, this chinese robot is controlled by alexei by amazon, artificial intelligence lets it move and interact with humans. it will be able to determine you are having a bad day and will try to cheer you up. -- alexa. and that is all about... that is al! it is an interaction with software which is unscripted. out on the road, cars are getting smarter, this bmw prototype is the company's most radical step so far towards mak

new world. that's it from business live today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business report bye—bye. well, it has been a very dry winter so far. now we are seeing changes this week. milder air pushing up sfrouth thanks to areas of low pressure. so it looks like it will turn more unsettled through the week with spells of rain, something we haven't seen in a while for many. it will turn milder as well, including northern irasias and it will become windy. —— areas and it will become windy. —— areas and it will become windy. today, there is quite a contrast in weather conditions from north to south. northern areas cold, frosty, but bright with sunshine. to the south, it is milder, but here, cloudier with outbreaks of rain. but it has ban cold start again across much of scotland, central and northern areas, it has been cold and frosty with freezing fog around. some of the fog maybe slow to clear, but for many it will be a bright day for scotland with sunshine. the same too for northern england, but bright through the afternoon and for northern ireland, for the rest of the england

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. i'm chris rogers.identifying the suspect in the deadly istanbul nightclub attack, as so—called islamic state says it was behind the shootings. donald trump rejects north korean claims it's in the final stages of developing a nuclear missile capable of reaching the us. the british government is launching an appeal to trace descendants of soldiers who fought in the battle of paschendaele, in belgium, a century ago this year. it was one of the bloodiest battles of world war one, with 325,000 allied troops and 260,000 german soldiers killed in three months, and it came to epitomise the mud and slaughter of the trenches. robert hall reports. byword was slight and i was hobbling back and then a shell burst upon the boards so i fell into the bottomless mud and lost the light. there was not a sign of light of any sort. not a bird ora rat ora not a sign of light of any sort. not a bird or a rat or a blade of grass. the words of those who tried to sum up the words of those who tried to sum up the hill of battle

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz.enior adviser to incoming president trump when his father—in—law enters the white house. in the iranian capital tehran, a funeral ceremony begins for one of the country's most powerful clerics, akbar hashemi rafsanjani. president obama has made countless decisions during his presidency — and some he's come to think twice about. so which ones make that list? the bbc‘s david botti takes us through a few of his presidential regrets. eight years in office and lots of decisions. does president obama have any regrets? well, we couldn't ask him directly that he has spoken about regret in the past. here are a few of them. libya, last year, a fox news host asked him a simple question. worst mistake? probably failing to plan for the day after what i think was the right thing to do intervening in libya. obama told the magazine he misjudged two things. first, how much tribal divisions would play a role in post gaddafi libya and secondly, how little he could rely on france and the uk to help rebuil

bbc world news america." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a week from now donald trump will be president of the united states. today his feud with the intelligence agencies he is about to lead is escalating. what do trump supporters want him to serve up when he is in office? we go to michigan, which helped put him over the top, to find out. and her life is the stuff of legend. and now years after the death of a tribute iss, underway far from american shores. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. with seven days to go until donald trump takes office, his feud with the country's intelligence agencies shows no signs of cooling down. today he claimed on twitter that they probably released the dossier of what he called totally made up claims linking him to russia. he also promised a report of allegations of hacking by moscow within 90 days. nick bryant reports. nick: they are storylines that could easily come from a cold war spy thriller. plot twists involving sex allegations and potential blackmail that even the tv series "house of cards" might balk at. but this is reality, not a

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. i'm kasia madera.e released a report saying russian president putin directly tried to influence the us presidential election to undermine hillary clinton and support donald trump. five people have been killed in a shooting at fort lauderdale international airport in florida. let's get more on our top story, the us intelligence report which says they have high confidence that vladimir putin ordered an ‘influence campaign" aimed at the us presidential election. earlier, i spoke to former cia director, james woolseyjunior, who on thursday, resigned from president—elect trump's transition team. i began by asking him if he thought there could be any doubt that russia was involved in hacking. it depends exactly how you phrase it. russia was involved which is quite supportable of the proposition, in no small measure i think because they were able to come up think because they were able to come up with the identities of the intermediary is between the russian government and the people who did the hacking. that

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. i'm gavin grey.ump, has posted a series of tweets condemning those who oppose good relations with russia as ‘stupid'. the suspect in the fort lauderdale florida airport shooting has been formally charged after five people were killed on friday. a week of heavy rains and floods has left at least 12 people dead and thousands of villages submerged in southern thailand. according to the country's interior ministry, 700,000 people have been affected. forecasters are warning that the unseasonal downpours will continue for at least another two days. as david campanale now reports, the deluge has also disrupted beach holidays in several destinations popular with tourists — the islands of ko samui and ko phangan. heavy rains are hammering thailand's flood—ravaged south, taking the death toll higher and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged. in some parts, the water has risen to the rooftops. the rain is turning roads into rivers, making them impassable. it's also inundated farmland and damaged mor

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news.st a few months before the uk begins negotiations to leave the european union, the outgoing british ambassador to the eu has urged his staff to challenge muddled thinking about brexit. republicans in the us congress have ditched plans to reduce the powers of an independent ethics watchdog, after voters and donald trump questioned their priorities. the watchdog monitors the behaviour of members of congress. the civil war in yemen continues. the civil war in yemen continues. the latest casualties include 11 members of the same —— 11 people, including five members of the same family. the conflict pits houthi rebels backed by iran against a coalition led by saudi arabia, which launched an air campaign nearly two years ago. nawal al—maghafi has been to the country, and reports on the danger for civilians caught in the middle. this is where the battle to retake the capital begins. the mountains ahead are all that stands between the army and the capture of sana'a. their commander is taking us

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news.d trump says he'll work with russia to solve what he describes as "some of the many pressing problems and issues of the world". the suspect in the florida airport shooting has been formally charged after five people were shot dead on friday. in sri lanka, demonstrators have clashed with police over plans to evict thousands of villagers and set up a chinese industrial zone in the south of the country. they're angry at being forced to leave their land, despite promises of compensation. china says it will invest $5 billion in the project around hamba ntota port, creating around 100,000 newjobs. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. there was a court ban on protests but it did not stop them. hundreds of opponents to this massive guilt, led by buddhist monks, show their angen led by buddhist monks, show their anger. —— deal. some accuse china of acting like a new colonial power. many are sceptical about how local people will benefit from china's investment and say and 99 year lease

world's tallest skyscraper opens today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. you're watching bbc world news.his final days in office. berlin police detain a tunisian man in connection with the attack on a christmas market which left 12 people dead. a court in south carolina has begun a hearing to decide whether the self—confessed white supremacist, dylann roof, should receive the death penalty. he shot dead nine black churchgoers in charleston in 2015, and now, for the first time, the 22—year—old has spoken to the same jurors who last month found him guilty of 33 federal charges, including hate crimes. sarah corker reports. prosecutors say mass murderer dylann roof has shown no remorse for a racially motivated attack that shocked the us. at charleston court house, a jury will now decide if he should be executed or sentenced to life in prison. the 22—year—old shot dead nine black worshippers during a bible study session in june 2015. roof is representing himself in court and said he plans to call no witnesses. here you have one side fighting and the other side sleeping and so there is no way

today, but this issue threatens to spread across britain. richard westcott, bbc news, croydon. it was the scoop of the century, the news of the nazi invasion of poland that triggered worlds 105. as a rookie reporter in poland, she'd spotted german forces gathering on the border in 1939. james robbins looks back at her extraordinary life and career. n ews news reel: this is a national programme from london. germany has invaded poland and has bombed many towns. but three days earlier, clare hollingworth‘s greatest scoop had already appeared in the daily telegraph. alone, inside germany, she'd seen the nazis massing for invasion. aged 27 and a journalist for less than a week, a woman in a man's world had beaten the lot of them. 1939, i went out to poland to become number two to hugh carleton greene of bbc fame, and i got to warsaw and he said, "one of us has got to go to the frontier." and i was on the german—polish frontier when the german hordes, tanks, moved in. and clare hollingworth‘s scoops kept coming. in 1963, she uncovered kim philby‘s escape to russia as an m16 traitor. for weeks, the guardian refused to publish, fearing a libel action. but above all, she was a w

world have not whetted your appetite for trouble, this well. —— this well. now on bbc news, the travel show. it has gone from being one of the poorest countries in the world to relative prosperity todayreputation as a beacon of responsible tourism. the republic of botswana has been on quite a journey in its 50 years of independence. and i am on a personal mission to explore how people here have shared this land with such a diversity of wildlife for millennia. and if tourism can help maintain that delicate balance. the big day, the 50th anniversary, draws ever nearer, and rehearsals are well underway. half a century of independence is a big dealfor the people of botswana, who have seen their country overcome some major hurdles. we had few schools. the only schools that were there were run by missionaries. it has been a journey where one could say we were starting from nothing. and there have been some serious crises. at one point, the country had the world's highest rate of hiv infection. but sensible treatment and prevention programmes mean that the worst is over. when one talks of the 50th celebrations of this country, and when one looks back, you just say, you know, there is a lot

the world of sport will surely never see his like again. dan roan, bbc news. 24 hours ago here on sport todayreturning to the tour after many months out with injury. well, one man is delighted about having the former world number one back in the field. jason day says he'd be delighted if tiger could return to his best and challenge for the farmers insurance open on sunday. i think he is excited. obviously, you know, who wouldn't be excited to play after 17 months of? you know, it isa play after 17 months of? you know, it is a long—time —— off? i know that he is very motivated to come out and, you know, and play well. obviously he plays well here, i think he has won eight tournaments here, as a professional ones, and as a world junior, so, you know, we have been talking back and forth, a little bit on chirping here and there, you know, but both of us are motivated, we have both taken time off, he has taken longer time off, i have taken three months off but we are both motivated to try and win. it would be great to play with him on sunday, not early, late. laughter it would be nice. it certainl

bbc world news america." come, we will go to a pennsylvania city with a tradition of welcoming refugees to see what the impact will be there. ♪ todayeen the first day in office for the new president of the gambia after received a welcome on his return from senegal. adama barrow defeated the long serving president yahya jammeh in a shock result last month. many gambians are looking forward to a new era. we have a report. reporter: a homecoming like no other. first time as president on home soil. it isall the partying time to roll up the sleeves. on his first day in office, president barrow has his work cut out for him. the country's young population that brought about the change. several political parties came together to make it happen. coalitionp the together will determine which way the country is headed in the coming years. parliamentary elections are due and a couple of months. for many, that will be the first test to show the ruling coalition is holding. but also that reforms are being made. were credit for his own interests. now one of the challenges that barrow has is to build institutions and to reform the army, to make it

world of the undocumented immigrant. laura trevelyan, bbc news. katty: a new round of peace talks started todayo try to end the war in syria, this time in the capital of kazakhstan. for the first time, they are being brokered by russia, turkey, and iran instead of the united nations. that is not the only difference. tana.doucet is in as it sounds like the talks were pretty contentious, but at least the two sides were sitting together. it's not surprising that after nearly six years of an absolutely be little conflict -- brutal conflict that the warring sides are trading angry accusations and refusing to meet something talks, but new is at least starting to unfold. the fact that for the very first time in six years rebel fighters, syrian generals sat at the same table in public and didn't walk out is a small but very significant step in syria's war. they both agreed that the first priority has to be to cement a shaky cease-fire that was also brokered by russia and by turkey. all of this is happening because what has been happening on the battlefield far away in syria. russia over the past year h

bbc world news. good morning. there's certainly some chilly and wintry weather on the way but today, it will get that bit milder asll be a cooler start than recent mornings. even a touch of frost and ice around in southern and eastern parts of england with clearer skies at the end of the night. start the day with sunshine, a much brighter day than we have seen for the past few. in the west, already patchy rain and drizzle and a bit of a breeze across devon and cornwell and west wales. a bit of rain pushing into northern england, mainly to the west of the pennines, going through the night. the further north we go, a blustery start and strong winds through the night in northern scotland. already here, the cloud is spilling in. western scotland and northern ireland, occasional rain. cloudy conditions with occasional rain and drizzle in the west, pushing its way eastward. winds strengthening throughout across the northern half of the county, gales in particular to the north—east. temperatures steadily on the rise. by the end of the day, into double figures in the west but a bit cooler further east. it sets us into a m

bbc news, moscow. katty: hmm, the trump burger. looks like an awful lot to take on. there are a lot of changes coming right around the world. quick look at news that has come in today. senegalese troops are believed to have entered the gambia, where longtime leader yahya jammeh is refusing to give up power. the new president, adama barrow, has been sworn in at the gambian embassy. his inauguration did spark scenes of celebration in the gambian capital. the un security council has unanimously backed the west african regional group which had threatened military intervention to force mr. jammeh out. a lot of confusion in the gambia. u.s. defense secretary ashton carter says that air strikes against islamic state fighters in libya have killed more than 80 jihadists. the raids on wednesday by long-range american bombers targeted 2 i.s. camps in a desert area. mr. carter said that some of those who died were believed to be actively plotting attacks in europe. the mayor of tehran has said that more than 20 iranian firefighters are now known to have been killed when a high-rise building collapsed on them as they were fighting a big fire. the collapse of the 17-story buildi