i'm lewis vaughanjones, in london.n russian interference says there was no collusion with russia by the trump campaign in the 2016 us election. the heavily redacted report doesn't exonerate him and it also raises questions of obstruction ofjustice. but president trump says it's "game over". let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: let's start with singapore's straits times. the paper says that north korea successfully tested a new missile, and asked for the removal us secretary of state mike pompeo from nuclear talks. the paper goes onto say that the north blasted seoul for holding joint drills with the us despite signing an inter—korea agreement to reduce military tension. onto the international edition of the new york times which reports that comedian volodymyr zelensky scored a spectacular victory in the first round of ukraine's presidential election. the paper says that his win of 30% of the vote can be attributed to ukraine being the country with the least trust in its government. and japan tim

i'm lewis vaughanjones 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 movments as it marks its annual earth day, this yearfocusing on pollution in india. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 4:30 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 in

my name is lewis vaughanjones.ass 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. —— president'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. 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 bread prices, are the b

my name's lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: striving for cleaner air in the city streets.polluting vehicles to use its roads. president trump announces he is replacing the woman in charge of his broader policy, the secretary for homeland security kirsten nieljsen says she has resigned with immediate effect. the un backed libyan government says more than 20 people have been killed in four days of fighting around the capital, tripoli. he is the king of bollywood. sha rukh khan tells the bbc what he thinks about gender inequality in india.

my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: one of sport's greatest ever comebacks.he was there in ‘97 as well so i couldn't be more happy and more excited. i'm kind of at a loss for words, really. a powerful tornado rips through the south—east of the united states, destroying buildings and leaving many injured. finland's set to have its first centre left prime minister in 20 years, but there are also gains for the far right. and the bbc learns more about the drone attack that caused chaos for thousands of passengers at one of britain's busiest airports.

my name is lewis vaughanjones.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. and revolution in the ring — iran's first ever female boxer

my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: sudan has a new leader.not be convinced by the appointment of another army officer. wikilea ks founderjulian assigns faces calls by british mps to be extradited to sweden on rape allegations. —— assange. president trump says he's considering releasing migrant detainees into democrat—controlled urban centres as the party opposes his immigration policies. the ebola outbreak is the second largest in history at the un says it's not yet a global health

my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: sudan has a new leader. it third in three days but demonstrators may not be convinced by the appointment of another army officer. wikilea ks founderjulian assigns faces calls by british mps to be extradited to sweden on rape allegations. —— assange. president trump says he's considering releasing migrant detainees into democrat—controlled urban centres as the party opposes his immigration policies. the ebola outbreak is the second largest in history at the un says it's not yet a global health emergency. two days after sudan's president was forced from power — the military leader who led the coup has now appointed general abdel—rahman burhan — as its new leader. state tv broadcast the moment he took the oath to become head of the military council to oversee — what the council called — a pre—election transition. protestors welcomed the change but say they still want the military to give up power and allow a civilian transitional government to take charge. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports. unc

i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. and i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. stay with us. ell, i don't know about you lewis but i could definitely use a coffee right now, so don't go away, we'll be looking at the way dubai is cashing in on the caffeine craze, on asia business report coming up next. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of the eiffel tower which is usually lit up, but this is the moment it went dark at midnight, to pay tribute to the victims of the sri lanka bomb attacks. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. there are weather changes on the way this week, but we're going to see out the last day of this holiday weekend with plenty more sunshine and warmth. and what a weekend it's been! good friday, 2a degrees. saturday, 25.5. and then, for easter sunday, in the sunshine it was the warmest easter sunday on record in scotland, northern ireland and in wales. the record in england, 25.3, still stands. it came close to that, just topping out at 24.6 at wesley in surrey. but, as i indicated earlier, another fine day on the wa

my name is lewis vaughanjones.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. india marks a hundred years since troops in the british indian army carried out a massacre at amritsar. and, revolution in the ring — iran's first ever female boxer

my name is lewis vaughanjones. a decade after his last major victory — tiger woods wins the masters. my mom was here. she was there in ‘97 as well so i couldn't be more happy and more excited. i'm kind of at a loss for words, really. a powerful tornado rips through the south east of the united states — destroying buildings and leaving many injured. finland's set to have its first centre left prime minister in twenty years — but there are also gains for the far right. and — the bbc learns more about the drone attack that caused

my name is lewis vaughanjones.litary council steps down just one day after 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 whose expertise and competence i can trust. i am confident that he will take the ship to the shores of safety. more legal trouble forjulian assange. prosecutors in sweden consider reopening a rape inquiry against the wikileaks founder. against the wikileaks founder. president trump says he intends to release illegal immigrants into democrat—controlled urban centres

my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: striving for cleaner air in the city streets. london becomes the first in the world to charge drivers of polluting vehicles to use its roads. president trump announces he is replacing the woman in charge of his border policy. the secretary for homeland security, kirsten nieljsen, says she has resigned with immediate effect. the un—backed libyan government says more than 20 people have been killed in four days of fighting around the capital, tripoli. he is the king of bollywood. sharukh khan tells the bbc what he thinks about gender inequality in india. the world's first ultra—low emissions zone has come into force here in london. it is seen as one of the most radical anti—pollution policies in the world. polluting vehicles from motorbikes to lorries will pay a charge to drive into the centre of the city, and with air pollution in our cities such big problem, will other countries follow? tom edwards reports. this is the clean air choir, organised by mums who support the new ultra—low emissions zone. pollution is a worry. we all ne

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my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: jubilation in sudan, as the head of the military council steps down just one day after 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 whose expertise and competence i can trust. i am confident that he will take the ship to the shores of safety. more legal trouble forjulian assange. prosecutors in sweden consider reopening a rape inquiry against the wikileaks founder. against the wikileaks founder. president trump says he intends to release illegal immigrants into democrat—controlled urban centres because the party opposes his immigration policies. it's the second biggest ebola outbreak in history but the world health organisation says the drc‘s epidemic is not yet a global emergency. hello, and welcome to bbc news. a day after sudan's president was forced from power in a military coup, there's yet more uncertainty about the country's future le

my name is lewis vaughanjones. 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. and revolution in the ring — iran's first ever female boxer wins her debut bout. back on course — tiger woods makes a major challenge at the masters as italy's francesco molinari leads the field. 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 le

i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme.

my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: striving for cleaner air in the city streets.ld to charge drivers of polluting vehicles to use its roads. president trump announces he is replacing the woman in charge of his border policy. the secretary for homeland security, kirsten nieljsen, says she has resigned with immediate effect. the un—backed libyan government says more than 20 people have been killed in four days of fighting around the capital, tripoli. he is the king of bollywood. sharukh khan tells the bbc what he thinks about gender

i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme. firefighters who battled the flames at notre dame are thanked by the president at the elysee. and japan's emperor akihito is on a three day pilgrimage to the grand shrine in centraljapan before his abdication later this month. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington dc, where a redcated version of the mueller report has finally been published. the investigation was probing alleged collusion between the trump election campaign and moscow. after the report was made public, clearing the trump team of collusion, the president was quick to tweet "game over". but the matter is far from over for democrats after it emerged the president tried to have robert mueller removed from the investigation. our north america editor, jon sopel has the latest. a watershed moment for this president and maybe the presidency itself. the trouble is that the white house meeting wounded war

my name is lewis vaughanjones.ppear 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. and revolution in the ring — iran's first ever female boxer wins her debut bout. back on course — tiger woods makes a major challenge at the masters as italy's francesco molinari leads the field.

my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: striving for cleaner air in the city streets.olluting vehicles to use 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. the un—backed libyan government says more than 20 people have been killed in four days of fighting around the capital, tripoli. he's the king of bollywood. sha rukh khan tells the bbc what he thinks about gender inequality in india.

my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: one of sport's greatest ever comebacks — more than a decade after his last major victory — tiger woods wins the masters. my mom was here. she was there in ‘97 as well so i couldn't be more happy and more excited. i'm kind of at a loss for words, really. a powerful tornado rips through the south east of the united states — destroying buildings and leaving many injured. finland's set to have its first centre left prime minister in twenty years — but there are also gains for the far right. and — the bbc learns more about the drone attack that caused chaos for thousands of passengers at one of britain's busiest airports. tiger woods‘ victory at the us masters has been described as one of the most dramatic and emotional comebacks in sporting history. once a dominant figure in the sport — woods had gone eleven years without a major victory as personal problems and injuries took their toll. but there were wild cheers when, after holing the final putt, he was joined by his ch

my name is lewis vaughanjones.e 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. —— president'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