welcome to newsday, i'm katie silver.at have devastated parts of the south and east. it's the country's worst flooding disaster in decades. rescuers are still searching for the missing, after mudslides and torrents of water swept away bridges — cars were left piled up on each other. the valencia region received a year's worth of rain in eight hours on tuesday. and as you can see, more torrential downpours and flooding is expected as the week goes on. this is the picture going into thursday and friday. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. these flash floods were truly apocalyptic. one town got a year's worth of rain in just eight hours. just watch what happens to this bridge. shouting.

tells us about the state of the world's number two economy, let's bring in our business reporter katie silver. help us make sense of these numbers. what do they mean? figs numbers. what do they mean? as ou numbers. what do they mean? sis you said, numbers. what do they mean? is you said, 4.6% from july to september on year when we compare it to the same time a year earlier. this was slightly worse than the previous quarter but was slightly better than many economists predicted and it all came, this measure is a period before the recent raft of stimulus measures we have had from baiting. economists say it puts into "serious jeopardy" this around 5% growth target we have been hearing from beijing since much earlier this year when they set their growth target for the year. almost half a percentage point from that, it seems it will be hard for them potentially to reach especially since predictions for the next quarter are not looking very strong but there are hopes that this recent stimulus package may help the economy seek some kind of boost before the end of the year. we are seeing, 00:01:01,426

welcome to newsday, i'm katie silver.'s decision to ban the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, from operating in the country. the law was passed late on monday by the knesset, israel's parliament. lawmakers accused unrwa staff of involvement in the attacks

welcome to newsday, i'm katie silver.e at least 95 people have died in flash floods that have devastated parts of the south and east. rescuers are still searching for the missing, after mudslides and torrents of water swept away bridges. cars were left piled up on each other. the valencia region received a year's worth of rain in eight hours on tuesday. and as you can see, more torrential downpours and flooding is expected as the week goes on. this is the picture going into thursday and friday. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt reports. these flash floods were truly apocalyptic. 0ne town got a year's worth of rain

i'm katie silver.e begin in the middle east with israel's decision to ban the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, from operating in the country. the law was passed late on monday by the knesset, israel's parliament. lawmakers accused unrwa staff of involvement in the attacks of october the seventh and diverting the aid which enters gaza. the director of unrwa's representative office in washington was asked how the region will be affected if humanitarian aid groups were forced to stop working. we're not sure there is a plan b right now. if this legislation is implemented, it is going to be up to the united nations general assembly to decide how we're going to go forward here. the truth is, and you just hit upon it, we're the backbone of the humanitarian response. we are the warehouses, we are the truck network, we are the staff who say for example, during the polio vaccine campaign in gaza recently, we're the staff who inoculated most of the children. the issue is this, the legislation says can't

welcome to newsday, i'm katie silver. we start in spain where at least 95 people have died in flash floods that have devastated parts of the south and east. it's the country's worst flooding disaster in decades. rescuers are still searching for the missing, after mudslides and torrents of water swept away bridges — cars were left piled up on each other. the valencia region received a year's worth of rain in eight hours on tuesday. and as you can see, more torrential downpours and flooding is expected as the week goes on. this is the picture going into thursday and friday. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. these flash floods were truly apocalyptic. one town got a year's worth of rain in just eight hours. just watch what happens to this bridge. shouting. these images have been widely shared on social media. there was little warning. one local mayor said the first flood alert was just half an hour before the torrent arrived. rescuers have been scrambling to pluck people and their pets from the surging tide of filthy

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. the headlines: further airstrikes in beirut, after israeli forces issue new evacuation orders for parts of southern lebanon — and fighting continues in gaza too. it comes one year on from the october seventh attacks by hamas. we'll hear from those affected and explore how conflict has spread across the middle east. elsewhere, prime minister keir starmer�*s top adviser, sue gray, resigns from her position as downing street chief of staff. she says she risked becoming a distraction. the us disaster relief chief co—ordinating the response to hurricane helene blasts false claims about the operation as �*truly dangerous�* it's ten in the morning in singapore, and 5am in the middle east — where more israeli strikes have been reported in beirut after israel issued further evacuation orders in parts of southern lebanon. we're looking at pictures of a huge explosion in the last few hours. now i want to take you to live pictures from the lebanese capital, beirut. on saturday night the city expe

i'm katie silver. china's 7—day holiday known as the golden week comes to a close on monday.t is one of the biggest holidays for the world's second largest economy. traditionally, it gives a boost to travel, retail and hospitality sectors. but this year, all those activities are expected to register a slowdown. for more on this, let's bring injoanna lu from cirium, a data analytics firm specialising in aviation. we have seen the slowing chinese economy, economic growth — growth has been slower in 2024, and the consumer confidence has been affected so that average spending per trip has been decreased compared to 2023. so we are also seeing a lot of bookings for high—speed trains, so — so many travellers opt for cheaper regional travel rather than flying. but actually we have seen the overall type of trips that people are booking a more diversified, so this isjust one part of the picture. we're seeing growing interest in high—end premium travel inside and outside of china, a big rise in nature and coated travel, such as sichuan, hunan, tibet and the maldives, so more people are

i'm katie silver. let's begin in china, where mainland stock markets are trading around 4% lower. the country is back on the radar after its golden week holiday, and authorities there have since announced plans to boost the economy, but provided few details. investment expert olivier d'assier told us that more stimulus is needed to boost growth. it is a drop in the bucket when you look at the size of the country. and the size of the problem. all engines of growth have stalled and are in reverse in some cases. there is a need for massive cpr here, not just fanning the flames. what can the government do? we talked again about the issues china is facing. short of these stimulus packages, we don't know a great deal about where the money is being spent. would you be looking for in order to try and turn these futures around 7 one of the big issues is the banking system is huge in china, it is loaded with bad debts. it's been forced to lend to bad projects for so long so the first thing to do is rescue the banks of this is something that the fed did after the financial crisis. —— system.

i'm katie silver. indian tycoon ratan tata has died. the 86—year—old's death was announced a few hours ago by the tata group, a conglomerate he led for more than two decades. mr tata was one of india's most recognised business leaders. prime minister narendra modi has hailed him as a "visionary business leader, a compassionate soul and an extraordinary human being". the bbc�*s samira hussain takes a look at the life of mr tata. chairman of the tata conglomerate for more than two decades, ratan tata turned the company that bears his name into a global empire. shy and often described as a loner, tata was raised by his grandmother in mumbai. educated in the united states, he came back to india at age 25, to work in the family business. under his leadership, he turned an indian company into an international success, buying quintessentially british brands tetley tea, jaguar land rover and anglo—dutch steelmaker corus — an acquisition that, at the time, was seen as saving the british steel industry. tata's most ambitious project, the tata nan

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver.people have been ordered to evacuate, ahead of hurricane milton's expected arrival. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu warns of destruction in lebanon like that seen in gaza — unless the lebanese people reject hezbollah. hello and welcome to the program. we begin in florida in the united states where thousands of people are evacuating ahead of a category 5 storm that's projected to make landfall on wednesday evening local time. the national hurricane center says the storm has doubled in size since tuesday. local authorities and weather experts say milton will bring a destructive storm surge in which some areas will not be survivable. hundreds of flights have been canceled ahead of its landfall, which is expected to bring strong winds of up to 165mph or 270kmh.

i will push you back to katie silver in singapore. thanks for that, steve.vote injapan, there's another pretty big election we're counting down to — the us presidential election is just eight days away. with the two candidates still battling it out on the campaign trail, in what looks like a tight race, investors are paying close attention to the us dollar. so far in october, it has been strengthening, with our currency analyst expecting that trend could continue if donald trump is re—elected. well, we have already seen signs of that being priced into the market. if you look at the past month, the dollar index is up nearly 4%, that is up significantly and taken the dollar up to zero point five at the time of this interview. in terms of the impact on the global economy, we have to take into account what make america great again version two might mean for global markets.— version two might mean for global markets. given the last presidency. — global markets. given the last presidency. yes. _ global markets. given the last presidency, yes, we _ global markets.

i'm katie silver. let's begin in china. the chairman is leading a conference in beijing at the moment and is confident china will meet its growth target this year of 5%. his comments come as the chinese stock market rallies after a week—long golden week holiday. all of this comes as the world bank releases a new economic report on the stage and the pacific. according to these findings, the region is expected to see a slowdown in growth next year, partly due to a lack of post—pandemic recovery from china, the well�*s second largest economy. a look at the report, joined by chief economist at your expecting a stage in pacific growth to slow due to the chinese slowdown. what steps can countries in this region take an urge to mitigate some impacts? take an urge to mitigate some imacts? ., �* , impacts? you're absolutely riuht. impacts? you're absolutely right- jen _ impacts? you're absolutely right. jen has _ impacts? you're absolutely right. jen has been - impacts? you're absolutely right. jen has been a - impacts? you're absol

thank you very much for keeping up-to-date, l much for keeping up—to—date, katie silver in our singaporeoom. now we continue our coverage of the paris motor show. there is a growing rivalry between european and chinese car—makers, but one group seems to have decided that if you can't beat them, join them. two companies have established a joint venture led by cilantis. we spoke to the boss of leap motor ship. we we spoke to the boss of leap motor ship-— we spoke to the boss of leap motor shi. ~ ., ., motor ship. we have positioned our self as _ motor ship. we have positioned our self as a — motor ship. we have positioned our self as a clean, _ our self as a clean, electrified mobility solution offering to the customer in addition to our traditional iconic brand that the group has. ., ,., iconic brand that the group has. ., , ., ., iconic brand that the group has. ., ., ., ., iconic brand that the group has. ., ., ., ._, ., has. not so long ago a european brand going _ has. not so long ago a european brand going into _ has. not so long ago a european brand going into china _ has. not so lo

i'm katie silver. local time, could be the state's worst storm in a hundred years. benjamin netanyahu claims israel has killed the possible replacement for the head of hezbollah in lebanon, but israeli forces say they cannot confirm that. nowhere in beirut is safe from israeli strikes, says the city's mayor, as idf troops also move ground operations to south—west lebanon. and the man known as the "godfather of ai" wins this year's nobel prize in physics. welcome to newsday, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. hurricane milton has re—strengthened to a category

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. our two main headlines today.rnor is warning people to stay inside. at this point, it's too dangerous to evacuate safety so you have to shelter in place and just hunker down. and in the middle east, israels defence minister vows a "lethal, precise and surprising" response to iran's missile attack earlier this month. hello and welcome to the programme. it's11am in singapore and 11pm in florida, where hurricane milton has made landfall. it could be one of the most destructive storms in the state's history. we can see pictures of tampa. hundreds of thousands of people are already without power. and just to show how dangerous this storm is, storm surges have already begun to bring high water to coastal

i'm katie silver. lets look at live pictures coming in of hurrican milton, which has made landfall in the last few hours in florida. we can show you pictures of margaritaville beach result in fort myers. hundreds of thousands of people have lost power. most recently up to 1 million people. mass evacuations in the state over the last few days. this is a huge business impact for the state as well as the personal toll being felled for florida. stay with bbc news, we will continue to follow this and check out the website. all of this breaking and happening at the moment. the latest we hear is that hurrican milton —— hurricane milton is about 165 kilometres south—west of cape canaveral. making its way across florida. the new leader has delivered his national address since he became leader injanuary. he called on the people of taiwan to be courageous and brave amid escalating tensions with china. he pledged to defend the island's sovereignty. it makes most of the well�*s advanced chips. let's speak to a poli

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver.er israeli forces issue new evacuation orders for parts of southern lebanon. as israel continues its offensives in lebanon and in gaza, it hits one year since the october 7 attacks by hamas. we'll hear the stories of those affected , and explore how conflict has spread across the middle east. it's 11 in the morning in singapore, and 6am in much of the middle east — where it's exactly one year — since the 7th october attacks. more israeli strikes have been reported in beirut — after israel issued further evacuation orders in parts of southern lebanon. this footage — of a huge explosion — is from just the last couple of hours.

i'm katie silver. let's begin in china, where the country's state planner says the downward presure on the world's second largest economy is increasing. the chairman led a press conference in beijing this morning, says he will speed up the implementation of policies to lift the property sector and boost economic growth. he added that he was "confident" that china will meet its growth target of around 5% this year. his comments come as chinese stock markets reopened after a week—long golden week holiday. they initially surged over 10%, but have now pared back some of the early gains we saw. investment expertjulia lee gave us a closer look at the potential ups and downs for chinese shares. a good day for china investors today. not a huge surprise given a number of factors impacting on the china markets today, the largest of course being stimulus and hopes of more stimulus. just before the golden week holiday we heard of a number of measures designed to boost china's economy, including a cut in rates as w

and i'm katie silver in singapore.turday's israeli air strikes. and the final push for votes in the us presidential election ramps up — donald trump speaks to thousands in new york, while kamala harris heads back to pennsylvania. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai in tokyo. it is the day after the sunday election and we are beginning to see some fallout from the results we have seen. news broke

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. the headlines...ers her closing argument in front of thousands in washington. and in a duelling rally, donald trump campaigns in the battleground state of pennsylvania. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says an israeli airstrike in the north of the territory has left at least 93 palestinians dead or missing, including 20 children. and china launches a rocket carrying three astronauts to its space station. the bbc has exclusive access. we start in the us where in just one week, millions of americans will cast their votes in the presidential election between former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris. millions have already cast their ballot, with early voting shattering records in several states. the stakes are high, with the outcome set to shape america's future and its role in the world. in washington dc, vice president kamala harris has just wrapped up her closing argument of the election — in front of a crowd of more than 75,000, according to her campaign. her message — the us has

and i'm katie silver in singapore. our other headlines.i air strikes. the final push for votes in the us presidential election ramps up — donald trump speaks to thousands in new york, while kamala harris heads back to pennsylvania. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai in tokyo. we do have the results and they show it is an inconclusive result and the ruling coalition have fallen short of the

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. the headlines.. in gaza, nearly 42,000 people have been killed since israel began its operation. we look at the humanitarian crisis on the ground. hurricane milton strengthens to a category 5 storm as it heads for florida. and taylor swift becomes the world's richest female musician. hello and welcome to the programme. it's 11 in the morning in singapore, and 6am in beirut, where there have been more air strikes on hezbollah targets. the israeli military says it carried out multiple bombings and several ground incursions throughout the day. the lebanese health ministry said the strikes led to dozens of deaths, including 10 firefighters.

i'm katie silver. more than a dozen us states, including new york and california, are suing tiktok for allegedly misleading the public about the safety of the popular video app and harming young people's mental health. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has the details. the lawsuits from more than a dozen states argue tiktok was deliberately designed to keep young people hooked on the service. the massively popular video app is used by half of america a new york attorney general claims beauty filters which make users appear thinner and younger have been particularly harmful to young girls on the app, causing body image issues and encouraging eating disorders. she says the social media platform put profits ahead of its users while being.— profits ahead of its users while beinu. ~ ., ., , ., . while being. we want to protect children, it's _ while being. we want to protect children, it's that _ while being. we want to protect children, it's that simple - while being. we want

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver.en killed and others are missing. north korea test—fires a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile thought to be be one of the most powerful in its armoury. washington condemns the move. and in the us presidential election, both kamala harris and donald trump are circling back to the swing states that are likely to decide the race for the white house. welcome to the programme. we begin in spain — where at least 95 people have died in flash floods that have devastated parts of the south and east. rescuers are still searching for the missing after mudslides and torrents of water swept away bridges — cars were left piled up on each other. the valencia region received a year's worth of rain in eight hours on tuesday. and as you can see, more torrential downpours and flooding is expected as the week goes on. this is the picture going into thursday and friday. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt reports. these flash floods were truly apocalyptic. 0ne town got a year's worth of rain in jus

i'm katie silver. the stock markets have just reopened. they are up in the order of 18% and at the changing composite up. that comes after the golden week holiday. it boosted home sales after the government unveiled some measures are to help the struggling industry. for a closer look at the potential ups and downs for stocks in china, let's talk to investment expert, julia lee. 12% up and 18% up, the two major markets in china. what you make of the figures? as major markets in china. what you make of the figures? a good da for you make of the figures? a good day for china _ you make of the figures? a good day for china investors _ you make of the figures? a good day for china investors today. i day for china investors today. not a surprise given the number of factors impacting the china market today. the largest being stimulus and hopes of more stimulus. just before the golden week holiday we heard of a number of measures designed to boost the china's economy, including a cut in rates as well as extra liquidity to boost bank lending and ab

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. lebanon — and fighting continues in gaza too. it comes one year on from the october seventh attacks by hamas. we'll hear from those affected and explore how conflict has spread across the middle east. elsewhere, prime minister keir starmer�*s top adviser, sue gray, resigns from her position as downing street chief of staff. she says she risked becoming a distraction. the us disaster relief chief co—ordinating the response to hurricane helene blasts false claims about the operation as �*truly dangerous'

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. the headlines. the governor is warning people to stay inside. the storm is here, it's time for everyone to hunker down, we have massive amounts of resources prepared for the storm. �* ., ., storm. i'm in florida, where --eole storm. i'm in florida, where peeple are _ storm. i'm in florida, where people are still _ storm. i'm in florida, where people are still bracing - storm. i'm in florida, where people are still bracing for l people are still bracing for the impact of hurricane milton as it makes landfall near sarasota. we are tracking the very latest. and the other main story we're following. israel's defence minister vows a "lethal, precise and surprising" response to iran's missile attack earlier this month. welcome to newsday, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's 9am in singapore and 9pm in florida, and in the last 30 minutes, hurricane milton has made

let's cross live to our business correspndent — katie silver — who is in our singapore newsroom.ly better than expected. we saw in the three months the chinese economy grew 4.6% and economists polled by reuters estimated slightly less than that but it is still smaller than the previous quarter and what it suggests is that growth in the worlds second largest economy seems to be decelerating and we are talking in recent weeks about the raft of stimulus measures promised by beijing when it comes to fiscal spending, when it comes to lowering interest rates and as well as when it comes to issuing almost $1 trillion of bonds. all this is about trying to stimulate growth in the worlds second largest economy and get people to get out and spend because consumer sentiment has been a week after the pandemic with many expecting a post—pandemic boost. but with the ongoing real straight crisis and worries about debt and concerns about whether exports will be doing well in the face of geopolitical tensions, it it all spells a dire picture for the worlds's second largest economy which has had su

i�*m katie silver.ects but please, bear with us. i will bring you some stories about the us take earnings season being in full swing. microsoft has reported third quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations. this was boosted by demand for its cloud computing business driven by ai. ritika gupta has more from new york. microsoft beat wall street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on wednesday. its cloud computing business is your and office software boosted result assigned the companies have the investments in al are starting to pay off. sales increased 60% to over $65 million as your revenue grew 33% while profit rose to $3 a share. seen as a leader among big tech peers in the ai race thanks to its early investment in chatgpt maker openai, microsoft has wrapped up ai services across its product offering, helping attract more customers. it�*s a some good news for the stock which is one

tells us about the state of the world's number two economy, let's bring in our business reporter katie silvery mean? as ou numbers. what do they mean? is you said, 4.6% from july to september on year when we compare it to the same time a year earlier. this was slightly worse than the previous quarter but was slightly better than many economists predicted and it all came, this measure is a period before the recent raft of stimulus measures we have had from baiting. economists say it puts into "serious jeopardy" this around 5% growth target we have been hearing from beijing since much earlier this year when they set their growth target for the year. almost half a percentage point from that, it seems it will be hard for them potentially to reach especially since predictions for the next quarter are not looking very strong but there are hopes that this recent stimulus package may help the economy seek some kind of boost before the end of the year. we are seeing, though, some kind of positive bright

i'm katie silver. the stock markets have just reopened. after the government unveiled some measures are to help the struggling industry. for a closer look at the potential ups and downs for stocks in china, let's talk to investment expert, julia lee. 12% up and 18% up, the two major markets in china. what you make of the figures? 5; major markets in china. what you make of the figures? a good da for you make of the figures? a good day for china _ you make of the figures? a good day for china investors _

for a summary, and to find out if they will work, here's our business reporter katie silver. do you solve a problem like china's economy? how do you solve a problem like china's economy? after how do you solve a problem like china's economy? after of how do you solve a problem like china's economy? after of rapid expansion, china's growth has slowed and its recovery after the pandemic hasn't been what many would have hoped. businesses and local government are riddled with high debt, raising questions about stability. and there is the ongoing real estate crisis. all this means they have never been more reliant on exports or making money by selling the goods abroad. but in something of a perfect storm, it comes as china's tray dispatched deepens with the us and european union. as the g7 countries push back with anti—dumping duties, even countervailing duties, that is going to put downward pressure on the growth numbers in china. this among other concerns led the government early this year to leveraged bets on set growth target of around 5% of the country's gdp. that is certainl

and i'm katie silver in singapore. our other headlines: iran says it's not looking for war but will respond appropriately to saturday's israeli air strikes. and the final push for votes in the us presidential election ramps up — donald trump speaks to thousands in new york, while kamala harris heads back to pennsylvania. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai in tokyo. it is the day after the sunday election and we are beginning to see some fallout from the results we have seen. news broke that the campaign manager having resigned. speaking of the result, they have thrown japan into a period of uncertainty after the ruling coalition failed to lock a majority in parliament in the house of representatives, the first time they had failed to do so since 2009. results show the ruling party coalition on 215, and the opposition cdp with 148 — with 233 needed for an overall majority. it's one of only a handful of times that the dominant liberal democratic party hasn't been able to form a clear government since the second world war.

i'm katie silver. let's begin in china.chinese stock market rallies after a week—long golden week holiday. all of this comes as the world bank releases a new economic report on the stage and the pacific. according to these

i'm katie silver.creasing. the chairman led a press conference in beijing this morning, says he will speed up the implementation of policies to lift the property sector and boost economic growth. he added that he was "confident" that china will meet its growth target of around 5% this year. his comments come as chinese stock markets reopened after a week—long golden week holiday. they initially surged over 10%, but have now pared back some of the early gains we saw. investment expertjulia lee gave us a closer look at the potential ups and downs for chinese shares.

i'm katie silver. indian tycoon ratan tata has died.omerate he led for more than two decades. mr tata was one of india's most recognised business leaders. prime minister narendra modi has hailed him as a "visionary business leader, a compassionate soul and an extraordinary human being". the bbc�*s samira hussain takes a look at the life of mr tata. chairman of the tata conglomerate for more than two decades, ratan tata turned the company that bears his name into a global empire. shy and often described as a loner, tata was raised by his grandmother in mumbai. educated in the united states, he came back to india at age 25, to work in the family business. under his leadership, he turned an indian company

i'm katie silver. let's begin in china, where mainland stock markets are trading around 4% lower.announced plans to boost the economy, but provided few details. investment expert 0livier d'assier told us that more stimulus is needed to boost growth. it is a drop in the bucket when you look at the size of the country. and the size of the problem. all engines of growth have stalled and are in reverse in some cases. there is a need for massive cpr here, not just fanning the flames. what can the government do? we talked again about the issues china is facing.

i'm katie silver.boost the economy, but provided few details. investment expert 0livier d'assier told us the stimulus isn't enough to boost growth. and more stimulus is needed to boost growth. it is a drop in the bucket when you look at the size of the country. and the size of the problem. all engines of growth have stalled and are in reverse in some cases. there is a need for massive cpr here, notjust fanning the flames. what can the government do?

i'm katie silver.w hours in florida. we can show you pictures of margaritaville beach result in fort myers. hundreds of thousands of people have lost power. most recently up to 1 million people. mass evacuations in the state over the last few days. this is a huge business impact for the state as well as the personal toll being felled for florida. stay with bbc news, we will continue to follow this and check out the website. all of this breaking and happening at the moment. the latest we hear is that hurrican milton —— hurricane milton is about 165 kilometres south—west of cape canaveral. making its way

i'm katie silver. let's begin with our top story — indian tycoon ratan tata has died. decades. mr tata was one of india's most internationally recognised business leaders. hailed as a visionary business leader by indian prime minister mirra andreeva modi. —— narendra modi. the bbc�*s samira hussain takes a look at the life of ratan tata. chairman of the tata conglomerate. for more than two decades, ratan tata turned the company

for a summary, and to find out if they will work, here's our business reporter katie silver.ina's economy? after how do you solve a problem like china's economy? after of how do you solve a problem like china's economy? after of rapid expansion, china's growth has slowed and its recovery after the pandemic hasn't been what many would have hoped. businesses and local government are riddled with high debt, raising questions about stability. and there is the ongoing real estate crisis. all this means they have never been more reliant on exports or making money by selling the goods abroad.

i'm katie silver. china's 7—day holiday known as the golden week comes to a close on monday.ail and hospitality sectors. but this year, all those activities are expected to register a slowdown. for more on this, let's bring injoanna lu from cirium, a data analytics firm specialising in aviation. we have seen the flowing chinese economy, economic growth has been slower in 2024, and consumer confidence has

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. the headlines: more airstrikes in beirut, after israeli forces issue new evacuation orders for parts of southern lebanon. as israel continues its offensives in lebanon and in gaza, it hits one year since the october 7 attacks by hamas. we'll hear the stories of those affected , and explore how conflict has spread across the middle east. its” in the morning in singapore, and 6am in much of the middle east — where it's exactly one year — since the 7th october attacks. more israeli strikes have been reported in beirut — after israel issued further evacuation orders in parts of southern lebanon. this footage — of a huge explosion — is from just the last couple of hours. the explosion follows further israeli strikes in the city and hezbollah has also fired dozens of rockets into northern israel. (sirens) this was the scene in northern israel in the last couple of hours. sirens have been sounding around the city of haifa in anticipation of further rocket attacks from southern lebanon. the c