and this group is led by emmerson mnangagwa, who is now president. this group is general constantino chiwenga, who is the vice president now. but he is vice president because of a military coup. he has not been voted into that office. if you grant power by force, you then must find excuses to justify that grant, and this is what they are doing. you are questioning mnangagwa, the new president. world reaction has by and large welcomed him. rex tillerson, the us secretary of state — zimbabwe has an opportunity to put itself on a new path. borisjohnson — the uk will offer support to the new government if mnangagwa delivers reform. and angela merkel — germany will support you as a partner in your endeavours to start a new chapter in the history of zimbabwe. that is the reality you are facing now. you can criticise what has happened as much as you like, but that is what the world is saying. it has accepted this. yes — it is not the world which chooses the leaders of zimbabwe. zimbabwe has a constitution, and mnangagwa and chiwenga know only too well that

boris johnson, mnangagwa. ..rkel, germany will support you as a partner in your endeavours to start a new chapter in the history of zimbabwe. that is the reality you are facing now. you can criticise what has happened as much as you like, but that is what the world as saying. it has accepted this. yes, it is not the world which chooses the leaders of zimbabwe. zimbabwe has a constitution, and mnangagwa and his partner know only too well that they have come into power via the bullet, and not the ballot. the constitution of zimbabwe requires people to come into power via the ballot. there will be elections in 2018, this year. the people of zimbabwe will decide. if the world wants to be at odds with the world wants to be at odds with the popular will of the people of zimbabwe, that is up to them. we can only be concerned about the republic of zimbabwe, the views of the people of zimbabwe, the views of the people of zimbabwe, the international conspiracy that supports a dictatorship, that has come to power via the bu

still to come on the programme: emmerson mnangagwa says he's committed to free and fair elections into the bbc in his first television interview since taking power. also on the programme, a three year long goodbye — elton john announces retirement plans to spend time with his children. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, the heart of cairo was in the heart of the demonstrators. they we re the heart of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution. the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is family in control of the entirely republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened its biggest restaurant. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up in the square will not find a cheap with the average bitmap costing half a day 's wages for the average russian. this i

emmerson mnangagwa says he's committed to free and fair elections in zimbabwe. bbc in his first television interview since taking power. also ahead on the programme... a three—year long goodbye. elton john announces this retirement plans and intends to spend time with this family. the people of saigon have just heard that, at last, there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i'm going home. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. glad you are staying with us. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singa

. —— emmerson mnangagwa.pecial interview, which i am sure viewers will see on the bbc as well. viewers will see on the bbc as well. brazil, he will give a special address this morning. address this morning. days' time, the us president will be arriving. so it is a really busy day again. i will see you later. we will be back in the business briefing. be back in the business briefing. see you soon. thank you. to tell their personal stories of sexual abuse. several of them were members of the us olympic gymnastics team. the molester was the team's doctor. after another took the stand. counts he has admitted to. rajini vaidyanathan has been following the proceedings. since you do not usually see in court. —— with their abuser. nassar‘s patients included decorated olympian slack simone biles. olympian slack simone biles. under the guise of treatment, he molested them. molested them. you used your power to get close. to get close. you are notjust a doctor, you were a trusted friend. doctor, you were a trusted frien

the ft reports that the president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, will allow missions into the countryer this year in a bid to renew ties with the uk and the commonwealth. the flu outbreak could reach epidemic levels within a fortnight as 8.3 million people suffer from symptoms, that's the lead in the mirror. the sun shows a picture of prince william's new haircut. paying £180 for his very short back and sides. and the express claims that playing a person's favourite music to help ward off the effects of dementia. there is coverage of the macron and the may summit in the papers but many other stories to grab the head lines with flu and royal haircuts sharing the headlines. but let's start with the story of the day. the meeting. let's start with the front page of the i, the new entente cordiale. benedict, you hot—footed it from sandhurst. was it entente cordiale or lukewarm? it was very good entente in the announcements. it was a delayed press conference. a long press conference, an interesting press conference. i would say that one of the two strong moments in it, that caused a little

the new president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has told the bbc he will ensure transparent electionshe first big test of his legitimacy since he took power after the military ousted robert mugabe. he was speaking to mishal husain at the world economic forum in davos, his first tv interview since the inauguration. let's talk about zimbabwe's relations with other countries. now, president trump is on his way to davos, i wonder what you thought when you heard about his reported comments about some african countries being s***holes?. yes, i have my foreign minister somewhere here, he informed me about that but he has also told me that he has since denied. nonetheless, we are a block, also the continental block. that is the eu. i have informed the minister of foreign affairs that the eu made a statement representing us all. also sadiq made a statement representing us all. would it affect how you interact with president trump in the future? pardon? would it affect how you interact with president trump in the future? look, this is why i say, those against us in the past, zimbabwe is now ope

new president the in zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa.rally, that is delivering, but will it run out of steam? from thean expect meeting. anna: the latest shutdown countdown. will be u.s. spending bill be passed before tonight deadline? we will have the latest. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ it is new york on a thursday night, friday morning. it is 6:48 a.m. in london. the market is worried about shutdown jitters. is inflation what matters to the market? u.s. let's focus on the justice system. hsbc has agreed to pay $100 million in penalties to resolve a u.s. justice department investigation into currency rate rating. one former banker has already been convicted, as another charge in the probe. as part of the deal, the company agreed to help with the investigation. what does this agreement involve? from hsbc's cooperation with the justice department over this reading issue. sue.ver this rigging is they have agreed to cooperate over the next three years or else face prosecution. the justice department has agreed to impose a smaller fin e. out this

prime minister narendra modi, french president emmanuel macron, new zimbabwean president emerson mnangagwadlines talking about the need to tackle inequality. i‘m talking about hiring, promoting and retaining more women. and there are two key events to come — theresa may is due to meet donald trump for the first time since the us president cancelled his visit here to the uk. then on friday, mr trump will deliver a much—anticipated speech about why he believes it is time to invest in the usa. asi as i mentioned in the introduction there is also a strong focus on artificial intelligence, or a1, at this year‘s forum. it‘s something theresa may is expected to speak about. she‘ll talk about seeking "safe and ethical" artificial intelligence. a small device on your coffee table which gives you the weather or plays your favourite piece of music when you ask for it seems pretty harmless. is a! something we should be worried about? in a moment, i‘ll be speaking to maxine mackintosh who is an expert in al in health care. but first, from davos, our business editor, simonjack. i want you to tell our au