i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: amid a continuing tit—for—tat on tariffs, china and the us prepare to hold trade talks in beijing this week. and the hollywood award season kicks off with the golden globes. we speak to one of the producers of crazy rich asians, who is hoping for a gong. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore and 7:00am in bangkok, where time is running out for rahaf al-qunun. the saudi woman says she is due to be put on a plane back to kuwait in a couple of hours‘ time and returned to herfamily, who she believes will kill her for renouncing islam. 18—year—old ra haf al-qunun was on a day trip to kuwait with relatives when she fled two days ago. arriving at bangkok airport, while in transit for a flight to australia, she says her passport was seized by saudi embassy officials when she got off the plane. she has been speaking to the bbc from her hotel room at bangkok airport. when i came, someone said to me that we will have the details. then he took my passport, and then he cam

i'm kasia madera in london.lso in the programme: warmer weather means a less salty sea in the arctic. we'll explain why that's got climate scientists worried. and the boat that means these students in the philippines no longer have to swim to school. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where the us secretary of state mike pompeo has described the government of venezuela's president nicolas maduro as "illegitimate" and "undemocratic to the core." he's urged latin american governments to recognize the head of venezuela's opposition as interim president instead. juan guaido declared himself acting leader on wednesday during widespread anti—government protests in caracas. but in a phone call to president maduro russia's president vladimir putin expressed his support — calling for peaceful dialogue in the country. our north america editor jon sopel has this report. last night in caracas, and, much like a lot of recent nights in the venezuelan capital, gunfire, violence, protests a

i'm kasia madera in london. the programme. a fourth visit to china by north korea's leader — amid speculation about another meeting with president trump. the unsolved murder of a british woman in beijing 80 years ago. why does the case still draw so much attention? good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in tokyo where the former chairman of the nissan motor company is due to appear in court shortly. it will be carlos ghosn‘s first public appearance since he was arrested in november on allegations of financial misconduct. he requested the hearing and his lawyers are expected to ask why he has been held for so long. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes joins us from tokyo. everyone is indeed very curious, rupert, what he would look like and what he will say in this court appearance. all right, we have some technical problems outside the tokyo court and we will be back with rupert ina court and we will be back with rupert in a moment. we will try and get some communications back up with

i'm kasia madera in london.lso in the programme: japan's prime minister tells theresa may that the whole world wants britain to avoid leaving the eu without a deal. and risking their lives to earn a living. we meet manila's homeless trolley pushers. good morning. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 7:00pm in the evening in texas, where president trump has been visiting the us southern border. the aim was to push the case for his controversial plan to build his long—promised wall. he blamed democrats, who are refusing to authorise the billions of dollars needed for the wall, for the ongoing government shutdown in washington. and senator lindsey graham has called on the president to use his emergency powers to bypass the democrats and fund the wall. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. crowd chants: build the wall, build the wall! the fight over the wall has exposed the angriest faultline in us politics — immigration. chanting: no border wall, no border wall. and a barrier intended to s

i'm kasia madera in london. the programme: a fourth visit to china by north korea's leader, amid speculation about another meeting with president trump. and the unsolved murder of a british woman in beijing 80 years ago. why does this case still draw so much attention? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 10am in tokyo, where the former chairman of the nissan motor company is due to appear in court shortly. it'll be carlos ghosn‘s first public appearance since he was arrested in november on allegations of financial misconduct. he requested the hearing and his lawyers are expected to ask why he has been held for so long. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes joins us from tokyo, outside the courthouse. thank you so much forjoining us. everyone would really be curious what carlos ghosn would look like after seven weeks behind bars and of course, what he has to say in his appearance? that is right, we

i'm kasia madera in london.o in the programme: as the government shutdown in the us continues into its third week, president trump says he has little expectation of a breakthrough in the latest talks. amid a continuing tit—for—tat on tariffs, china and the us prepare to hold trade talks in beijing this week. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 5pm in los angeles, where the 76th golden globes awards are getting underway. leading the nominations this year is vice, a satirical biopic of former us vice—president dick cheney, and a star is born, which stars lady gaga and bradley cooper. one other film set right here in singapore, crazy rich asians, has been nominated for two awards, for best comedy or musical, and best actress for its star, constance wu. with a majority—asian cast, it represents a major triumph for a community which has struggled to get meaningful parts in hollywood. eleanor, is nicky bringing a gi

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: amid a continuing tit—for—tat on tariffs, china and the us prepare to hold trade talks in beijing this week. and the hollywood award season kicks off with the golden globes. we speak to one of the producers of crazy rich asians, who is hoping for a gong. good morning.

kasia madera, bbc news.ings are much younger than the planet itself. the information has come from the cassini probe — which ended its mission in 2017. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. it is one of the most spectacular sights in our solar system. saturn, a planetary giant. in its orbit, vast rings made up mostly of ice and rock. the planet itself is believed to be more than 11.5 billion years old, but its rings are likely to be much younger. in its final moments before crashing into saturn's atmosphere, the space probe cassini passed through the rings. by studying their gravitational pull, scientists were able to work out their approximate age. believed to be only 100 million years, which, in cosmic terms, is no time at all. translation: the most likely hypothesis is that there was a catastrophic impact by a comet on one of saturn's moons. they both disintegrated and both elements shaped the disc that today forms the rings. to give that some context, the dinosaurs still roamed the earth before saturn's rings w

i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: the duke of edinburgh, the queen's husband, is involved in a car crash. he's said to be shaken but not injured. one of north korea's top diplomats arrives in washington, fuelling speculation of a second summit betweem kim jong—un and donald trump. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: asia is the new hotbed for persecution of christians, according to a new report. and the international arrest warrant that means this basket ball star is staying in the big apple and notjoining his knicks teammates in london. no, welcome to the programme. —— hello. it's 1am here in london, where a few hours ago it was confirmed that the duke of edinburgh, the husband of queen elizabeth, had been involved in a road traffic accident. buckingham palace said the 97—year—old was not hurt. prince philip was driving at the time, and the car landed on its side after the collision near sandringham, the queen's estate in the east of england. caroline rigby reports. smashed glass and a

hello, i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: the duke of edinburgh has been involved in a car crash, but he was unhurt. it happened near to queen elizabeth's sandringham estate. buckingham palace said that prince philip was driving a range rover and that the vehicle landed on its side. a witness said that the 97 year—old duke was very shaken. a senior north korean negotiator has arrived in the us, and donald trump. he is reportedly carrying a letter from the north korean leader to mrtrump. and this story is trending on bbc.com. divers in hawaii have swum with a huge great white shark. at nearly six metres long, and weighing an estimated 2.5 tonnes, the shark is believed to be a 50—year—old female called deep blue. that's all from us. stay with us here on bbc world news. it's now time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from paris. i'm stephen sackur. the political and economic mood here in france has shifted dramatically in a few short months. last summer, president macron was pushing ahead with his reform agenda, c

i'm kasia madera in london. tit—for—tat on tariffs, china and the us prepare to hold trade talks in beijing this week. and the hollywood award season kicks off with the golden globes.

i'm kasia madera with bbc news. who's 0,1"thme supermarkets and fast food chains in the uk — includingcdonalds and kfc — have signed a letter which warns that leaving the eu without a deal will threaten food security, disrupt imports and push up prices. and this story is trending on bbc.com: india's main opposition congress party has promised to guarantee a minimum income for the poor, if it wins forthcoming elections, by cutting food subsidies. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and another main story in the uk: facebook‘s vice president, sir nick clegg, pledges greater online safety fer yeung people—77 ~ ~ now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. huawei crackdown. the united states files are host of charges against the chinese communications giant and its finance chief among - show. the chinese communications giant and its finance chief among - sh is. south africa crops south good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa good morning, asia. hello, world. it is a and good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa andi good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa and iam glad yo

kasia madera reports. among the crowds, the coffin of the murdered mayor of gdansk.el adamowicz‘s death has deeply shocked poland. many watched helplessly as he was stabbed by a man who suddenly rushed on stage during a popular charity event, which helps to fund children's hospitals. the 53—year—old died a day later. his death raises questions about poland's increasingly divided political debate. after the stabbing, the attacker told the crowd that he blamed the mayor's former political party for the time that he had spent in prison. pawel adamowicz, who had been the

i'm kasia madera. our top stories...have mist their first pay cheque of the year. the president has just said that he won't delcare a national emergency. it's the easy way out, but congress should do this. this is too simple. it's too basic. and, congress should do this. heavy snow continues to cause widespread disruption in many parts of central europe with many mountain villages evacuated. when the united nations made a request to us and that we grant ms alqunun asylum, we accept. the prime minister of canada confirms his country has offered asylum to the saudi woman who'd fled to thailand in fear for her life. an emotional andy murray says his last tournament could be

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 116th congress. and nancy pelosi hasjust become the most powerful woman in us politics. in china, people are celebrating, because their space agency has landed a probe on the unexplored far side of the moon, sending back images that have never been seen before. a bad day for apple. more than £40 billion is wiped off its value. it blames a slowdown in sales in china. and after 270 containers fall off a ship, people in the netherlands are finding chemicals, shoes, and plastic ponies washed up on their beaches. hello, welcome to the programme. in washington, members of the new us congress are being sworn into office. have a look at this scene, which was taking place at congress a little bit earlier, with new members taking their oaths. the us congress is made up of two parts, the senate and the house of representatives. the republicans used to control both, but the democrats gain

i'm kasia madera in london.being involved in a car crash near the queen's sandringham estate. and one of north korea's top diplomats arrives in washington, fuelling speculation of a second summit betweem kim jong—un and donald trump. iam sure i am sure the uk papers will be leading on the duke of edinburgh's crash, but lets look at some of the international papers. the international edition of the new york times has more on the al—shabaab militant attack on a luxury hotel in nairobi. it shows men praying at the grave of one of the victims who was among the 21 people killed. passing on memories and lessons. the japan times remembers the 24th anniversary of the great hanshin earthquake. candles were lit in kobe on thursday to mark the event, in which more than 6,000 people were killed. and the south china morning post has a story about illegal villas in the chinese city ofjinan. it has a picture of a luxury villa in the shandong province, which is being demolished after the local government started a campaign agai

i'm kasia madera in london.her meeting with president trump.

i'm kasia madera in london.void leaving the eu without a deal. and risking their lives to earn a living. we meet manila's homeless trolley pushers.

i'm kasia madera. our top stories... hundreds of thousands of federal employees have mist their first pay cheque of the year. the president has just said that he won't delcare a national emergency. it's the easy way out, but congress should do this. this is too simple. it's too basic. and, congress should do this. heavy snow continues to cause widespread disruption in many parts of central europe with many mountain villages evacuated. when the united nations made a request to us and that we grant ms alqunun asylum, we accept. the prime minister of canada confirms his country has offered asylum to the saudi woman who'd fled to thailand in fear for her life. an emotional andy murray says his last tournament could be as early as next week, with a hip injury forcing the end of his career. hello and welcome to world news today. president trump has dismissed speculation he's about to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall on the us border with mexico. he said that would be the easy solution and he would prefer c

i'm kasia madera in london.e world wants britain to avoid leaving the eu without a deal. and risking their lives to earn a living — we meet manila's homeless trolley pushers.

this is bbc news, i'm kasia madera. our top stories: we've had very good steps in good faith from the north koreans in releasing the hostages and other moves, and so we releasing the hostages and other moves, and so we are releasing the hostages and other moves, and so we are going to continue those conversations, and the president looks forward to his next meeting. meanwhile, the president is fighting new claims about russia, rejecting reports he ordered his former lawyer to lie to congress about a business deal in moscow. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the white house has announced a second summit between president trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un, will take place at the end of february. it follows talks in washington between the president and one of mr kim's most trusted envoys, kim yong—chol. the new summit follows last year's historic meeting in singapore. the new location is yet to be announced, but one option could be vietnam. lastjune, president trump and kimjong—un agreed a vague statement a

this is bbc news, i'm kasia madera.he hostages and other moves, and so we are going to continue those conversations, and the president looks forward to his next meeting. meanwhile, the president is fighting new claims about russia, rejecting reports he ordered his former lawyer to lie to congress about a business deal in moscow.

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme.onger have to swim to school.

i'm kasia madera in london.mate scientists worried. and the boat that means these students in the philippines no longer have to swim to school.

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. trump. the unsolved murder of a british woman in beijing 80 years ago. why does the case still draw so much attention?

i'm kasia madera in london.d week, president trump says he has little expectation of a breakthrough in the latest talks. amid a continuing tit—for—tat on tariffs, china and the us prepare to hold trade talks in beijing this week.

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is 0utside source. b to parliament today. the only problem is — it still looks a lot like plan a. there was no flexibility, no negotiations, nothing has changed. senator kamala harris says she will run for the democratic nomination for us president in 2020. we'll speak to jane 0'brien about that. after decades of fighting between separatists rebels and the government — people from one of the poorest areas of the philippines queue to vote in a referendum for greater autonomy from manila. and whatsapp limits sharing on its messaging service to combat the spread of fake news. it's now 67 days until the uk leaves the european union on the 29th march. theresa may promised mps in london more consultations but no radical change of direction for her brexit plan. the prime minister also announced she would be returning to brussels to ask — once again — for changes to the irish backstop. the eu has so far blocked any attempt to renegotiate the backstop. here's damian grammaticas in brussels. eu foreign ministers

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is 0utside source.are celebrating, because their space agency has landed a probe on the unexplored far side of the moon, sending back images that have never been seen before. a bad day for apple. more than £40 billion is wiped off its value. it blames a slowdown in sales in china. and after 270 containers fall off a ship, people in the netherlands are finding chemicals, shoes, and plastic ponies washed