it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. chinese foreign minister wang yi has met with white house national security adviserjake sullivan for two days of talks in malta. the discussions come as the world's two largest economies look to stabilise troubled relations. little of substance is being said publicly by either side, but we do have this from a senior us official stressing the effort to lessen tensions with beijing. the official told reporters that said mr sullivan "underscored that the united states and china are in a competition. but that the united states does not seek conflict or confrontation. on taiwan, united states opposes "unilateral changes to the status quo from either side. " jake sullivan also emphasised that washington does not back taiwan seeking formal independence from china. big independence from china. headlines coming out of meeting. big headlines coming out of that meeting. live now to rana mitter, who is chair in us — asia relations at harvard kennedy school. thank you for your time on the bbc. how

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday.ou the headlines. quite a day forjoe biden, republicans open impeachment hearings in congress, but the president is on the attack. there's something dangerous happening in america now. there is an extremist movement and it does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. the maga movement. at least three people are killed, including a 14—year—old girl, after a gunman opens fire in rotterdam. welcome, welcome to another year. and tributes are paid to the acclaimed british actor sir michael gambon, who's died at the age of 82. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday.

thank you very much for your time on newsday.cision to pull out, what do you think was the reasoning behind france taking this call? well, for almost three weeks now, we are aware that the french troops have been having secret talks with the other troops about negotiating a partial withdrawal, and i think it has become quite clear during these talks that the presence of the french troops would be untenable. i think france came to a conclusion in practical terms they wouldn't be able to do any counterterrorism at a place where they are not welcome. so president macron made a decision that the troops have to leave, as well as the ambassador. in any case, the ambassador has been holed up in the ambassador has been holed up in the embassy, not allowed to go out. the water and electricity supplies had been cut off. so it was going to be extremely difficult for them to live in niger, let alone co—operate in niger. live in niger, let alone co-operate in nicer. ~ ., live in niger, let alone co-operate in nicer. . ., ., live in niger, let

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi.ficant progress in the counter—offensive against russia's invasion. territorial disputes in the south china sea are high. a powerful typhoon is battering southern taiwan. it's the biggest storm to strike the island for four years. after a deadly summer of wildfires around the world, scientists say climate change is making them more intense and widespread. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. thank you for being with us. we begin in ukraine where the country's generals are reporting significant progress in the counter—offensive against russia's invasion. they say their troops have breached the first line of russian defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. general oleksandr tarnavskiy, told the observer newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. but the general has said that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed his forces to advance and they expect to face f

it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin into a run.are finally on their way home to the united states after they were freed as part of a complex financial arrangement. the four men and one woman, who also hold iranian passports, were flown out of tehran to doha, in qatar. their release was contingent on the transfer of $6 billion

it's newsday.

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.5 million. it includes upgrades to air defences but not the long—range missiles that president zelensky had been requesting. the announcement came at the end of the meeting between the two presidents at the white house. volodymyr zelensky briefed the government about his plans. for more on this, let's go to halina humphrey who

it's newsday. welcome the programme.the former leader of the proud boys militia, the far right group that took part in the january 6th attack on the us capitol has been sentenced to 22 years. henry "enrique" tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges. he wasn't present in washington during the riot — having been arrested and ordered to leave the city before the unrest broke out. i spoke with our correspondent in washington, wyre davies, about the latest from inside the courtroom. 22 years is by far the biggest sentence handed down to a member of the proud boys. but enrique tarrio, although he was the last of the proud boys to be sentenced for his role in the violent events of january six, 2021, he was the leader of that group, and thejudge had made

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm arunoday mukharji. against ukraine. meanwhile, president zelensky also directs strong words at moscow. asa as a baixada launches what it calls anti— terror operations, a step that could foreshadow new conflict in the caucasus. ethnic valence rages on. we have a special report ahead. and australia braces itself or a destructive wildfires season as an early spring heatwave sweeps the country. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to the programme. the big story first, tracking day one of the 78th united nations general assembly. world leaders meeting at the united nations have warned that global attempts to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change are going in reverse. they said goals for sustainable development, agreed by un member states in 2015, were "in peril" and many were unlikely to be met. live now to our correspondent sumi somaskanda in new york. who has been tracking this all day. thank you for

it's newsday.

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.he big story first, tracking day one of the 78th united nations general assembly. world leaders meeting at the united nations have warned that global attempts to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change are going in reverse. they said goals for sustainable development, agreed by un member states in 2015, were "in peril" and many were unlikely to be met. un chief antonio guterres made blunt remarks on tuesday's address urging countries to stop funding coal and pause new oil and gas projects. the secretary general said quote, "history is coming for the planet—wreckers" — but he didn't blame specific governments by name. as the effects of climate change worsens each year, humanitarian aid is being spread thin as displacement reaches new highs. at the end of 2022, over 108 million people where displaced. it is estimated that this year even more people are likely to be displaced primarily due to natural disasters and political conflict. live now to our correspondent sumi somaskanda in

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.lled more than two thousand people

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.gin in morocco where rescue workers are racing against time to reach villages in the atlas mountains which have been hardest hit by the massive earthquake. the red cross has warned of a disaster within a disaster if water and food aid do not reach survivors on time. the death toll has now passed 2000 and continues to rise stop friday six point eight point magnitude earthquake struck south of marrakesh. nick beake has the latest. thousands are spending a third night out in the open, many buildings have been damaged here, lots of people are too scared to sleep back indoors. but really, it is in the atlas mountains, those remote communities that have suffered so much, where the greatest number of people have lost their lives. early this morning, we set out in that direction and the further we got, the more damage we saw. until eventually we reached one particular village where it was immediately obvious they had lost everything. she sobs. the grief was unbearable. and found in every corne

you have been watching newsday. before we go — a recap of our top story.hours. he was handed over to us officials in china, although the circumstances of his return have not been fully revealed. private king entered north korea by running across the demilitarised zone from south korea injuly. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. well, it's rather stormy on wednesday out towards the north and the west. storm agnes clearing, of course, overnight. and then thursday, it's looking a lot calmer. it'll still be rather blustery, particularly through the morning. still some coastal gales in northern scotland, but some sunshine around for most, clouding over from the west into the afternoon. so, there goes storm agnes, that deep area of low pressure, gradually filling the winds, lightning and the rain pulling away, too. it is a mild start to thursday morning. temperatures no lower for most of us than 13—15 celsius, so more or less what some spots would expect to see by day at this time of year. now, we're between weather systems, so it's a dry and a

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday.ming hours. he was handed over to us officials in china,

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.ing to american officials and several media outlets. they said that they had information that arms negotiations are actively advancing.

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday.elcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines. quite a day forjoe biden, republicans open impeachment hearings in congress, but the president is on the attack. there's something dangerous happening in america now. there is an extremist movement and it does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. the maga movement. at least three people are killed, including a 14—year—old girl, after a gunman opens fire in rotterdam. welcome, welcome to another year. and tributes are paid to the acclaimed british actor sir michael gambon, who's died at the age of 82. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to the programme. starting with news in the us where its been a busy day for politics, with president biden at the centre of events — both willingly and unwillingly. the day began with the republicans in congress launching impeachment hearings. they accuse him of profiting from his son's business ventures

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday.me to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the south african city ofjohannesburg where twelve children are among more than 70 people now known to have died after a fire in a tower block. it's thought a locked gate prevented people from escaping the flames. our correspondent shinghai nyoka is injohannesburg and has been witnessing the aftermath. screams. the sound of screaming piercing the night in the heart of africa's richest city. "fire! fire!" they shout from a burning building home to hundreds of people. officials say many residents were trapped inside by a gate, blocked by the bodies of those who had already died. i was watching out of the window, all of the building was on fire so i decided myself to jump first. ijumped down, my wife throw for me the baby, i catch him. i tell her to tie a bed sheet. she tied a bed sheet and came down it. i catch him. relief and shock etched on the faces of those who managed to escape, but the rows of body

you have been watching newsday. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there.p to 33 degrees. now, most places ended thursday on a dry, warm and muggy note, but some pretty ferocious thunderstorms, northern ireland through scotland have been raging. they will continue to clear the way northwards of the early part of friday and then we'll start to see some low cloud, mist and fog rolling in off the north sea, affecting eastern scotland and north—east england. a very warm and muggy nights come for all areas, particularly across the south. so we start off with this grey, misty, foggy weather across eastern scotland through the firth of forth and across north—east england. it will gradually burn back to the north sea coast as we move through the morning. so sunshine will make an appearance here fairly quickly, but for most it's another dry, sunny and hot and humid day. a bit of high cloud building across england and wales later on. then we could start to see some thundery showers pushing into the south—west of england as we push into the evening. mid to high 20 cel

thank you for your perspective and sharing that on newsday.t they have announced later this month. that is all for newsday. thank you very much for watching. hello there. the weather story so far this week has been dominated by sunshine and heat. and i suspect as we go through the week ahead, it's all going to be about numbers. 30 degrees was recorded on monday across parts of england and wales. highest temperatures of the summer �*23 was back injune with 32.2 celsius, but there is a possibility as we go through the week with heat and humidity building, that we could see 32 degrees, maybe even higher. which would be ironic because september is the start of meteorological autumn. for tuesday, though on the whole will start off with a little bit of low cloud, mist and fog across eastern england and maybe shrouding the far north of scotland, but that will quickly burn away. a lot of sunshine coming through, generally light winds. and once again, it is going to feel warm, if not hot in many places with temperatures peaking once again at around 29

that's it on this edition of newsday. do stay with bbc news. hello.he cards over the next few days. the remnants of ex—hurricane lee are moving in from the atlantic, bringing reasonably mild conditions, but also some strong winds and, for some of us, some heavy downpours, as well. we could see some localised flooding with some of this heavy rain that's on the way. so low pressure moving into the northwest — this frontal system here moves slowly from west to east over the next 2a hours or so, bringing those squally, strong winds and heavy rain. so, over the next few hours, we've got some rain across parts of scotland. it's becoming more persistent for northern england, wales, and down towards the southwest of england, too. wherever you are, it's not a cold night — temperatures staying up in the mid—teens for many of us, just single figures across the far north of scotland. but through the day on wednesday, this band of rain pushes slowly southwards and eastwards. the strongest winds in and around that front could gust to more than 60mph around exposed

we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from tallinn. i'm stephen sackur. estonia has vivid memories of invasion and rule from moscow, and that collective hurt underpins this country's staunch support for ukraine in its war with russia. but standing up to vladimir putin doesn't come risk—free for this small baltic nation. my guest today is estonia's prime minister, kaja kallas. are people here beginning to question her decision—making when it comes to russia and ukraine? prime minister kaja kallas, welcome to hardtalk. of all the voices of support for ukraine in europe, yours has perhaps been the staunchest, the strongest, the loudest over the last 18 months. is that because, for you, this isn'tjust about european security, about geopolitics, it also seems very personal? well, it is personal, i guess, for, for every estonian. i mean, we are here in the state elder�*s room and the pictures you see on those walls are of our state elders, so who built our country in 1920s. and if you look at their dates of

it is newsday. thank you for being with us.e begin in ukraine, where the country's generals are reporting significant progress in the counter—offensive against russia's invasion. they say their troops have breached the first line of russian defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. general oleksandr tarnavskyi told the observer newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. but the general has said that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed his forces to advance and they expect to face far weaker russian defences ahead. ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has recently expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, which is a logistical centre for russian forces. last week, ukraine's military said it had captured the village of robotyne in the zaporizhzhia region amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. sources in the ukrainian army have confirmed the breakthrough to the

we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur, today on the shores of lake como in northern italy at the annual ambrosetti forum, where power brokers from across the world gather to talk geopolitics. in this era of great power rivalries, there is much focus on political uncertainty in the united states, with a presidential election looming next year. my guest is republican senator lindsey graham — an ally of donald trump. is the seemingly never—ending trump soap opera about to plunge the us into turmoil? senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. senator, you are one of the strongest republican supporters of ukraine and of us military assistance to ukraine. right. would you acknowledge that, right now, the war isn't going the way you wanted it to, or indeed the way you expected it to just a few months ago? not at all. i think it's going exceedingly well. i just got back from ukraine last wednesday. there's major breakthroughs in the south. the land mine situation was incredible

thank you so much for your time here on newsday. that is all for now on the show.ling. some of the wettest spots have seen 160mm of rain, the likes of the lake district and north wales. now, some of that moisture was wrapped around this deep area of low pressure which are the remnants of hurricane lee, so that's why we've had so much rain. but that low pressure is still influencing our weather — we've still got showers thrown up across its eastern flank here, as you can see, to southeastern parts, and then we're picking up a northerly wind as it's continuing itsjourney into the north sea, and that'll be a different feel to friday. near gale force winds in the north but a stronger wind ushering those showers further south and east. hopefully, those across the east of england clear away fairly soon and then we've got the showers coming down from the north. no area exempt to catching a shower and temperatures similar to thursday, i think, but, with more breeze, it will feel cooler and there'll still be some lively showers with rumbles of thunder. but, actually, throug

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme.s in malta. the discussions come as the world's two largest economies look to stabilise troubled relations. little of substance is being said publicly by either side, but we do have this from a senior us official stressing the effort to lessen tensions with beijing.

it's news day. —— newsday.litia, the far right group that took part in the january 6th attack on the us capitol has been sentenced to 22 years. henry "enrique" tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges. he wasn't present in washington during the riot — having been arrested and ordered to leave the city before the unrest. i spoke with our correspondent in washington — wyre davies about the latest from inside the courtroom. 22 years is by far the biggest sentence handed down to a member of the proud boys.

it's newsday.r they were freed as part of a complex financial arrangement. the four men and one woman, who also hold iranian passports, were flown out of tehran to doha, in qatar. their release was contingent on the transfer of $6 billion in iranian funds, money that iran earned from selling oil to south korea. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports.

it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. sullivan for two days of talks in malta. the discussions come as the world's two largest economies look to stabilise troubled relations. little of substance is being said publicly by either side, but we do have this from a senior us official stressing the effort

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. the headlines.ussia's war in ukraine. meanwhile, vladimir putin has poured cold water on turkish plans to revive a deal that allows ukraine to safely export grain via the black sea. translation: this often happens with our western partners, - they've deceived us once more by again doing nothing. that's all. now we say we're not against this deal. we're just ready to return to it immediately, as soon the promises given to us are fulfilled. an awkward day for rishi sunak as the prime minister denies overseeing budget cuts that led to crumbling concrete in hundreds of schools across england not being repaired. senior doctors and dentists in new zealand will go on their first ever strike — frustrated they won't receive pay rises to match inflation, currently running at six percent. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we start with the war in ukraine, as north korean leader, kimjong un, will travel to russia for talks with president putin according

it's newsday. welcome to the programme. global attempts to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change are going in reverse. they said goals for sustainable development, agreed by un member states in 2015, were "in peril" and many were unlikely to be met. un chief antonio guterres made blunt remarks on tuesday's address urging countries to stop funding coal and pause new oil and gas projects.

it is newsday. thank you for being with us.ls are reporting significant progress in the counter—offensive against russia's invasion. they say their troops have breached the first line of russian defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. general oleksandr tarnavsky told the observer newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. but the general has said that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed his forces to advance, and they expect to face far weaker

it is newsday. thank you for being with us.nificant progress in the counter—offensive against russia's invasion. they say their troops have breached the first line of russian defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. general 0leksandr tarnavskyi told the observer newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. but the general has said that painstaking mine clearance has now allowed his forces to advance and they expect to face far weaker russian defences ahead.

thank you so much for joining us on newsday today.scuss but in your view what would be the top priority for the block? figs what would be the top priority for the block?— for the block? as far as the theme of— for the block? as far as the theme of the _ for the block? as far as the theme of the rcn - for the block? as far as the theme of the rcn concernsj for the block? as far as the - theme of the rcn concerns here, —— asean is dashed by the way we have countries here who are going faster than china for the first time in generations as infrastructure, conductivity are going to be top of the agenda injakarta as far as asean is concerned but clearly there are also deepening worries about a number of crisis in asean�*s backyard, the crisis in asean�*s backyard, the crisis civil war myanmar or the crisis civil war myanmar or the crisis in the south china sea. there has been a push for more focused discussion and some sort of decisive solution of this matter.— this matter. quite a lot of seepolitical_ this matter. quite a lot of geopolitic

it's newsday.ive american citizens who were jailed for years in one of iran's most notorious prisons, are finally on their way home to the united states after they were freed as part of a complex financial arrangement. the four men and one woman, who also hold iranian passports, were flown out of tehran to doha, in qatar. their release was contingent on the transfer of $6 billion in iranian funds, money that iran earned from selling oil to south korea. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. the first steps to freedom. finally, leaving iran. two hours later, touching down in doha, imagine the emotion inside this plane, and opening the door on a new life, five former prisoners. relief and joy palpable as they embraced american and qatari officials. the success of months of indirect talks here between arch enemies, iran and america. these are three of the freed prisoners. two others did not want their identity is revealed. 67—year—old, arrested five years ago, in a crackdown on env

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.s, he has arguably been the world's most powerful and controversial media tycoon. now, at the age of 92, he says he's retiring as chairman of fox and news corporation — which owns the sun and the times newspapers. his son, lachlan, will take over. in a letter to staff, rupert murdoch said he would still take an active interest in the companies and in what he called �*the daily contest of ideas.�* here's our culture editor katie razzall. the most powerful media mogul in the world, rupert murdoch is rumoured to be able to change governments,

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.e interference in the uk's democracy. the whole house is rightly appalled about reports of espionage in this building. the sanctity of this place must be protected. as rescuers use their bare hands to dig in the rubble — questions about why morocco�*s government hasn't accepted more international aid. north korea's leader kimjong—un has reportedly begun hisjourney to russia for a meeting with vladimir putin. and uk dog laws under scrutiny after this american bully xl attack on an 11—year—old girl.

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.g with the big developing story — a growing number of ethnic armenian refugees have been leaving nagorno—karabakh after azerbaijan's seizure of this disputed region last week. roads leading towards the armenian border are jammed with traffic, and armenians say they fear persecution and ethnic cleansing. armenia says about 6,650 people have crossed the border so far. our reporter natasha zotova is on the ground, and sent in this update. we are in this village right on the border between armenia and nagorno—karabakh. we can see the refugees coming through the border to armenia. here in this tent, they are being registered. people are fleeing with their belongings because they are afraid theyjust don't believe they can be safe in nagorno—karabakh under azerbaijan role. some people told me they don't expect to get home ever, azerbaijan is promising not to target civilians and to respect the rights of ethnic armenians living in the region. the problem is, lack of trust. armenia de bod armen

this is bbc news, it's newsday. welcome to the programme.he pledge came as the us secretary of state anthony blinken vsisited kyivjust hours after at least 17 people, including a child, were killed in a missile attack in eastern ukraine that hit a busy market street in the middle of the day. ukraine's president zelensky, who blamed russia, said those killed were "people who did nothing wrong" — and warned the death toll could increase. paul adams reports. explosion. close to ukraine's eastern front lines, death falls from the sky without warning. explosion. 2pm in the afternoon, a row of shops in the town

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. us soldier travis king, who was being held in north korea, is due home in the coming hours. he was handed over to us officials in china, although the circumstances of his return have not been fully revealed. private king entered north korea by running across the demilitarised zone from south korea injuly. he had been due to be flown to the us to face military disciplinary proceedings, when he escaped his escort. north korea earlier said it would expel the soldier for illegally entering its territory. us national security adviser jake sullivan has thanked both china and sweden for their assistance in gaining private king's release. jean mckenzie reports. jean mackenzie reports. this is travis king moments before he ran into north korea during a tour of the demilitarised zone. the us soldier had been in trouble with the south korean authorities and was being sent home to be disciplined by the army. the north koreans have kept his whereabouts a total secret. but behind the scenes, an ext

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.ing with the big developing story — a growing number of ethnic armenian refugees have been leaving nagorno—karabakh after azerbaijan's seizure of this disputed region last week. roads leading towards the armenian border are jammed with traffic, and armenians say they fear persecution and ethnic cleansing. armenia says about 6,650 people have crossed the border so far. the territory is at the heart of one of the world's longest—running conflicts. nagorno—karabakh is recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but has been controlled by ethnic armenians for three decades. in the past few hours, local media are reporting that more than 200 people have been injured after a blast at a petrol station in the region. they're citing karabakh's ombudsman, but we haven't been able to verify that yet. our europe correspondent nick beake has been working with our bbc verify team and has the latest. we're talking about one of the world's longest running conflicts. it's not often in the headlin

it's newsday. welcome the programme. we begin with the breaking news from the us, where the former leader of the proud boys militia, the far right group that took part in the january 6th attack on the us capitol has been sentenced to 22 years. henry "enrique" tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges. he wasn't present in washington during the riot — having been arrested and ordered to leave the city before the unrest broke out. i spoke with our correspondent in washington, wyre davies, about the latest from inside the courtroom. 22 years is by far the biggest sentence handed down to a member of the proud boys. but enrique tarrio, although he was the last of the proud boys to be sentenced for his role in the violent events of january six, 2021, he was the leader of that group, and thejudge had made it clear that even though he wasn't in washington on the day, that fateful day, he did orchestrate, organise and take credit for what happened. many viewers will remember, of course, the violent scenes whe

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.ew petrol and diesel cars in the uk is delayed until 2035 as prime minister rishi sunak shifts his approach on green policies. ukrainian president vlodomyr zelensky tells the un security council that russia should be stripped of its veto power. and king charles begins a three—day state visit to france including a state dinner in versailles. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. starting with the big story in the uk. prime minister rishi sunak has announced a major shift on efforts to tackle the climate crisis — saying he wants a pragmatic approach which eases the burden on british people. among measures he's announced: a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars will be introduced in 2035 instead of 2030. the scrapping of gas boilers, to be replaced by heat pumps will also be delayed until 2035. but he says he remains commited to reaching net zero by 2050 — meaning the uk would no longer add to the total amount