i'm lewis vaughan—jones. 0ur the world. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. our top stories. down just one day after leading a coup that ousted the president. translation: leading a coup that ousted the president. translationzlj leading a coup that ousted the president. translation: i announce as leader of the transitional military council that i am stepping down from this position to select someone down from this position to select someone whose expertise and competence i can trust. i am confident that he will take the ship to the shores of safety. british mps called for wikileaks to the shores of safety. british mps called for wikilea ks founder to the shores of safety. british mps called for wikileaks founderjulian assange to be extradited to sweden to face possible rape charges. president trump says he intends to release illegal immigrants into democrat controlled urban areas because the party opposes his immigration

i'm lewis vaughan jones in london.in the programme: comedy actor volodymyr zelensky wins ukraine's presidential election run—off by a landslide, despite no political experience. and we hear from one of the world's largest environmental movements as it marks its annual earth day, this yearfocusing on pollution in india. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1am in london and 5:30 in the morning in sri lanka where the country is in shock following a wave of bomb attacks on sunday morning that has left at least 207 dead and a further a50 injured. three churches were targeted during easter services and three hotels in the capital, colombo, were also hit. eight people have so far been arrested and a curfew has been imposed. it is by far the worst violence to rock the island since the end of the civil war almost exactly ten years ago. the bbc‘s yogita limaye reports from colombo. this is where people had gathered to pray. but a bomb ripped through the peace of easter sunday. dozens were killed here at st anthony's shrine i

and i'm lewis vaughan jones in london.ght arrests after a wave of bomb attacks on churches and hotels left more than 200 people dead. a government minister has told bbc news police were briefed about the threat ten days ago but the prime minister wasn't informed. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times are leading with the sri lanka attacks. easter sunday services were shattered after eight explosions across churches and hotels left more than 200 people dead and a50 injured. police say two of the attacks were carried out by suicide bombers and authorities have imposed a 6pm to 6am local time curfew. in thejapan times, prime minister shinzo abe has suffered what's being called a "significant set back." his ruling liberal democratic party lost both lower—house by elections — usually a harbinger for upper house elections a few months away. the vote comes as japan's economy looks more uncertain partly due to trade frictions between china and the us. and, finally, in the south china mornin

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: fears of a major military confrontation in libya. un talks with the country's most powerful warlord fail as his forces advance on the capital. after easing threats to close the mexico border, president trump visits what he says is the first pa rt visits what he says is the first part of his wall. theresa may asks the eu for another delay to brexit, but will european leaders agree? the prime minister requests another brexit extension until the end and the defender waiting to quit a dream job. england's danny rose says racism makes him want to quit football. welcome to bbc news. the un security council has called for an immediate end to fighting in libya. forces of libya's most powerful warlord, khalifa haftar, are advancing towards the government in tripoli. clashes have been reported just 50 kilometres from the capital. ramzan karmali reports. he was meant to find a solution to an escalating problem, but the un secretary general‘s mission to tripoli appears to have failed for now. the united nations remain available to facilitate any

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories...led ‘house of horrors, are sentenced to life in prison. donald trump says it's game over but democrats in congress issue a subpoena to see the full mueller report on russian interference in the 2016 election. tributes to the journalist shot dead during rioting in northern ireland. the british prime minister calls the killing "truly senseless". across europe, a fifth day of climate change protests. in central london, more than a thousand police officers move in and surround activists.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: fears of a major military confrontation in libya. fail as his forces advance on the capital. after easing threats to close the mexico border, president trump visits what he says is the first pa rt visits what he says is the first part of his wall. theresa may asks the eu for another delay to brexit, but will european leaders agree? the prime minister requests another brexit extension until the end and the defender waiting to quit a dream job. england's danny rose says racism makes him want to quit

this is bbc world news, i'm lewis vaughan jones our top stories: fears of a major military confrontation most powerful warlord fail as his forces advance on the capital. after easing threats to close the mexico border, president trump visits what he says is the first part of his wall. theresa may asks the eu for another delay to brexit, but will european leaders agree? and the defender waiting to quit a dream job. england's danny rose says racism makes him want to quit football.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. clashes have been reported just 50 kilometres from the capital. a solution to an escalating problem, forces under the command of libya's most powerful warlord, khalifa haftar,

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: mass demonstrations continue in sudan. protesters call for the military to help them overthrow the president. theresa may continues to call for a brexit deal, saying the alternative would be no brexit at all. libyan government forces try to hold the advance of rebel troops as they continue their march on tripoli. and out with the old, in with the new — north korean television undergoes something of a facelift. hello and welcome to bbc news. mass demonstrations against president omar al bashir of sudan have continued into the night. protestors have for the first time converged on the national army headquarters in the capital khartoum, close to the president's official residence. they're calling on the military tojoin them in their campaign to oust president bashir who's ruled for nearly 30 years. our africa editor fergal keane has this report. the opposition wanted the biggest demonstration yet and it looks as if they have achieved it. tens of thousands made their way in peace to the heart of regime power. they chanted appe

this is bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: mass demonstrations continue in sudan.r a brexit deal, saying the alternative would be no brexit at all. libyan government forces try to hold the advance of rebel troops as they continue their march on tripoli. and out with the old, in with the new — north korean television undergoes something of a facelift. hello and welcome to bbc news.

i'm lewis vaughan jones.the first city in the world to charge polluting vehicles for using its roads. president trump announces he's replacing the woman in charge of his border policy. the secretary for homeland security, kirsten nieljsen, says she's resigned with immediate effect. more on that story now. eric ham is a political analyst in washington. he told me why he thought president trump took this step. well, you have to understand, president trump's biggest campaign issue was actually building a border wall and keeping migrants from the southern border out of the united states and, unfortunately, he was unable to get the money for the wall and we still see a growing number of refugees, migrants fleeing from central america, coming into the united states and, unfortunately, he simply was not happy with kirstjen nielsen's ability to actually secure that border. just six months into the position, she was berated by the president at one of the cabinet secretary level meetings, and so she has just been a key

hello this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. now be softening. representatives of both sides have held meetings. and though demonstrators want a civilian government, they say competent military figures might be acceptable. it follows the ousting of long—time leader omar al—bashir. simonjones has the latest. still on the streets, having forced out two leaders in just two days. protesters have helped bring about the downfall of the country's long—term president, and then the man who led the coup

i'm lewis vaughan jones with bbc news.collusion with the trump campaign. however it does not exonerate the us president. the heavily redacted report detailed 10 episodes where the president was scrutinised for obstruction ofjustice. it also said donald trump tried to get robert mueller fired. however donald trump said the findings of the report totally exonerated him. he tweeted that it was now "game over" for his opponents. and this story is trending on bbc.com facebook has banned a dozen british far—right groups, including the british national party and the english defence league, from having any presence on its social media networks. it said they violated rules about promoting hate and violence.

i'm lewis vaughan jones with bbc news. our top story: there's been worldwide condemnation of the bomb attacks on churches and hotels in sri lanka, which left more than 200 people dead. the prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe, said the attacks would be fully investigated. but a government minister told the bbc that police were briefed about the threat ten days ago but the prime minister wasn't informed. comedian volodymyr zelensky has won a landslide victory in ukraine's presidential election. full results are not yet in, but exit polls show he's won about 70 per cent of the vote. and this story is trending on bbc.com. queen elizabeth has celebrated her 93rd birthday. the world's longest reigning living monarch attended the traditional easter service at windsor castle, accompanied by members of her family, including prince william and prince harry. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. he is one of the giants of african and world literature, and he is also a passionate advocate and campaigner for human rights

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: hopes that tensions in sudan appear to be easing — with the new military leadership meeting protesters. translation: this is a renewed call for all those bearing arms to sit down for discussions to arrive at a peaceful outcome and peacefully coexist under the basis of new measures. four eu countries agree to take in dozens of migrants rescued after being stranded at sea for nearly two weeks. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are signs that tensions between sudan's new leadership and protesters may now be softening. representatives of both sides have held meetings. and though demonstrators want a civilian government, they say competent military figures might be acceptable. it follows the ousting of long—time leader omar al—bashir. simonjones has the latest. still on the streets, having forced out two leaders in just two days. protesters have helped bring about the downfall of the country's long—term president, and then the man who led the coup to topple him — seen a

hello this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. there are signs that tensions between sudan's new leadership and protesters may now be softening. representatives of both sides have held meetings. and though demonstrators want a civilian government, they say competent military figures might be acceptable. it follows the ousting of long—time leader omar al—bashir. simonjones has the latest. still on the streets, having forced out two leaders in just two days. protesters have helped bring about the downfall of the country's long—term president, and then the man who led the coup to topple him — seen as too close to the old regime. they want an immediate transfer to civilian rule and have momentum. but in an attempt to pacify them, general abdel fattah burhan abdelrahman, sudan's third leader in as many days, has announced the end of the nightly curfew, the release of political prisoners, and a war on corruption. but he warned further changes won't come quickly. translation: a military council will be formed to represent the sovereignty

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: fears of a major military confrontation in libya. un talks with the country's most powerful warlord fail as his forces advance on the capital. after threatening to close the border with mexico, president trump pays a visit. he claims america has no more room for migrants. theresa may asks the eu for another delay to brexit, but will european leaders agree? the prime minister requests another brexit extension until the end ofjune and says the uk will make preparations for european parliament elections, just in case. welcome to bbc news. let's start in libya. the un security council has called for an immediate end to fighting in the country. the forces of libya's most powerful warlord, khalifa haftar, are advancing from the stronghold of benghazi closer to the stronghold of benghazi closer to the unity government in tripoli. clashes has been reported just 50 kilometres from the capital. ramzan karmali reports. he was meant to find a solution to an escalating problem, but the un secretary general‘s mission to tripoli appears to have fai

i'm lewis vaughan jones. clashes have been reported just 50 kilometres from the capital. ramzan karmali reports. he was meant to find a solution to an escalating problem, forces under the command of libya's most powerful warlord, khalifa haftar, are advancing from the stronghold in benghazi close to tripoli, home of the unity government. crashes have been reported just 50 kilometres from the capital. —— clashes. he was meant to find a solution to an escalating problem, but the un secretary general‘s mission to tripoli appears to have failed for now. the united nations remain available to facilitate any political solution able to unify the libyan institutions. libyans deserve peace, security, prosperity and the respect of their human rights. he was there for talks with general khalifa haftar from the self—styled libyan national army, but they broke down. general haftar‘s troops are under orders to get to tripoli in order to overthrow the internationally recognised government. translation: this is considered a great achievement and progress towards tripoli. it means that we

i'm lewis vaughan—jones. our top stories.ubilation in sudan as the head of the military council steps down just one day after leading a coup that ousted the president. translation: leading a coup that ousted the president. translationzlj leading a coup that ousted the president. translation: i announce as leader of the transitional military council that i am stepping down from this position to select someone down from this position to select someone whose expertise and competence i can trust. i am confident that he will take the ship to the shores of safety. british mps called for wikileaks to the shores of safety. british mps called for wikilea ks founder to the shores of safety. british mps called for wikileaks founderjulian assange to be extradited to sweden to face possible rape charges. president trump says he intends to release illegal immigrants into democrat controlled urban areas because the party opposes his immigration policies. it is the second biggest ebola outbreak in history, but the world health organization s

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories... an american couple who tortured 13 children in a so called ‘house of horrors, are sentenced to life in prison. donald trump says it's game over but democrats in congress issue a subpoena to see the full mueller report on russian interference in the 2016 election. tributes to the journalist shot dead during rioting in northern ireland. the british prime minister calls the killing "truly senseless". across europe, a fifth day of climate change protests. in central london, more than a thousand police officers move in and surround activists. hello and welcome to world news today. a couple in california have been sentenced to life in prison for starving their 13 children. david and louise turpin pleaded guilty to m counts of cruelty, torture and false imprisonment, in february. they were arrested last year after their 17—year—old daughter managed to escape the family home and raise the alarm. before the sentencing some of the turpin‘s children read out statements in court, which reduced th

i‘m lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: mass demonstrations continue in sudan.verthrow the president. theresa may continues to call for a brexit deal, saying the alternative would be no brexit at all. libyan government forces try to hold the advance of rebel troops as they continue their march on tripoli. and out with the old, in with the new — north korean television undergoes something of a facelift.

i‘m lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: fears of a major military confrontation in libya.er with mexico, president trump pays a visit. he claims america has no more room for migrants. theresa may asks the eu for another delay to brexit, but will european leaders agree? the prime minister requests another brexit extension until the end ofjune and says the uk will make preparations for european parliament elections, just in case.

i'm lewis vaughan jones.the first time converged on the national army headquarters in the capital khartoum, close to the presdient‘s official residence. they're calling on the military tojoin them in their campaign to oust president bashir who's ruled for nearly thirty years. 0ur africa editor, fergal keane, has this report. the opposition wanted the biggest demonstration yet and it looks as if they have achieved it.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. mass demonstrations against president omar al bashir of sudan have continued into the night. protestors have for the first time converged on the national army headquarters in the capital khartoum, close to the presdient‘s official residence. they're calling on the military tojoin them in their campaign to oust president bashir who's ruled for nearly thirty years. our africa editor, fergal keane, has this report. the opposition wanted the biggest demonstration yet and it looks as if they have achieved it. tens of thousands made their way in peace to the heart of regime power. they chanted appeals for the soldiers to join them. as before, women to the forefront. in a movement led by the country's professional classes, turning against president bashir in vast numbers. omar al—bashir has been president of sudan since taking power in a military coup in 1989. he is a fugitive from international justice, accused of committing genocide in darfur. but these protests, sparked by the tripling of

this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: mass demonstrations continue in sudan.w the president. theresa may continues to call for a brexit deal, saying the alternative would be no brexit at all. libyan government forces try to hold the advance of rebel troops as they continue their march on tripoli. and out with the old, in with the new — north korean television undergoes something of a facelift.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. with the new military leadership meeting protesters. translation: this is a renewed call for all those bearing arms to sit down for discussions to arrive at a peaceful outcome and peacefully coexist under the basis of new measures. four eu countries agree to take in dozens of migrants rescued after being stranded at sea for nearly two weeks.