commitments made in the paris climate accords on the agenda will be the rapid rate of deforestation in papua new guinea and or thomas reports now from talia. this machine should not be operating these logs should still be standing as trees most of this land should still be forest in twenty sixteen papua new guinea supreme court ruled that the special agricultural business lease or a.b.l. which allowed logging in this part of the east sipek region was invalid and illegal logging did stop for a few months but it's restarted since the same is true across the country. according to some there isn't the political will to enforce logging bans after s.a.b. elsewhere made illegal new types of licenses were issued for the same areas instead in rural areas many say logging companies have more sway than the government does over police and officials and basically paralyze the public service system so that those public service systems so. them rather than the interests of a nation or its people people here in a remote part of east new britain oil and say representatives of logging companies tricked them into signing

should still be standing as trees most of this land should still be forest in twenty sixteen papua new guinea's supreme court ruled that the special agricultural business lease or a.b.l. which allowed logging in this part of the east sipek region was invalid and illegal logging did stop for a few months but it's restarted since the same is true across the country. according to some there isn't the political will to enforce logging bans after s.a.b. else were made illegal new types of licenses were issued for the same areas instead in rural areas many say logging companies have more sway than the government does over police and officials basically paralyze the public service system so that those public service systems so a very rather than the interest of a nation or its people people here in a remote part of east new breton island say representatives of logging companies trick to them into signing away their rights to log their land giving very little in return even for there was no proper clearance for the local communities at all people weren't aware of what was going to happen to the forests

this video of a refugee camp in papua new guinea was filmed using a phone. the authorities say that soldiers fired shots in the year. but amnesty international researchers brought something very different to light. to prove actually that they were firing into the tensions which then led to the police on the australian government changing their narratives about what happened on. the digital verification course in southern england he trains the next generation of digital detectives six universities across three continents work with them the city international students monitor videos and photos from the internet to determine whether they are real or fake. olivia n.l.e. has been working with the project for a year and a half now her work is like solving a digital puzzle she has to find out when and where videos were made and whether the information given. i think it's really important. to look for any clues that you can see in the video. you can see. and it's tiny but it's by. olivia was able to track down the mask on a digital map she found that it was located

papua. new guinea everything's pretty determined it's come on i can't change anything about the majority tell all you. but vishnu and his wife have a wish that their children's karma is better than their own. i hope they'll find a better job. one person who managed to get out his her munt his parents worked on a tea plantation to like them he works in the fresh air but his tastes a freedom he works in cause he rang a national park for animal lovers it's one of the most fascinating places in the whole of asia. i've always been interested in animals and that's why you're trying to become a national park guide. a man says particularly familiar with the most popular park inhabitant the indian rhino. there are more of them here than anywhere else in the world the marshy grassland is ideal for them not long ago they were threatened with extinction coaches sold their homes to other countries. much is being done for their protection of their numbers have doubled in the past twenty years to two now thousand. that's why more and more tourists come from us where there where you meet. the indian rhino is

in darwin, andup also in papua new guinea.energy, which is led by linda cook, who spent years in the lng game. she likes the look of what she can see there. the other caret would be that they are highlighting expansion plans for santos. should they be successful? perry: you are right. it's interesting. we did speak with linda cook. he said both asia and africa -- both places are in their sights in terms of expansion. santos is looking to cut its ties in asia at the moment. i have got a number of smaller assets. and again, linda cook said natural gas and lng in particular is what they like the look of. we hope to hear more about that should they be successful. rishaad: pretty quickly, have they done enough to get this deal over the line? perry: look, reaction has been pretty favorable. is still aboard thing where we don't need to go away. due diligence. there is every chance we could get them over the line. of that coming into play, too. rishaad: thank you so much for that. that is our asia energy reporter, perry williams, join

around one thousand two hundred fifty of them from australia's overseas prison camps in now and papua new guinea's mannus island but so far they've only allowed two hundred forty refugee advocate advocacy groups say the deal is a failure. going to take you live now to riyadh where u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o is speaking as well along side saudi foreign minister adding to bear there he is listening. in your second country the kingdom of saudi arabia as you all know the u.s. and saudi arabia has long and deep strategic relations for so many years and on the so many domains like security military commercial and traded occasional domains and spheres. and the most contrary that has to them from saudi arabia to study in the us is the united states of america and we have so many ties and relations with the u.s. and we have given some privileges to the investors. the custodian of the two holy mosques to. the crown prince of. encouraging the ties between both countries the meetings of years that they were very fruitful. to support and those. between the two countries will also have gone through a

the forests around palma are disappearing fast as they have been right around papua new guinea we have lost everything we've been here two years ago we were just a new year and a new go to be tree or maybe looking at the birds flown out of the truce new guinea has more of asia pacific for remaining rainforest than any other country but special agricultural business leases threaten them they were supposed to be issued to agricultural companies to clear land they intended to farm on. this supposed to avoid emotion in reports like this but this scene is just profoundly depressing when i first took my breath away i mean just look at it this is a landscape. donald trump tells russia that missiles will be coming defying moscow's warning not to attack syria's government. thugs all rommany watching all jews their allies my headquarters here in doha also coming up a military plane crashes after takeoff in algeria killing more than two hundred fifty people. and war crimes judges overturn an acquittal for serbian ultranationalist virus. but he won't go back behind bars. and facebook box mark zuck

around one thousand two hundred fifty refugees from australia's overseas prison camps in now and papua new guinea's mannus island but so far they've only allowed two hundred forty people refugee advocacy groups say the deal is a failure are divisions over breaks it are deepening between leaders in london and the scottish parliament in edinburgh the u.k. government wants to take back powers from the european union which scotland says should belong to a future independent state lawrence lee reports. known as the granite city it's a tough place a bit intimidating looking up at the unions don't like being told what to think. the ports attracts workers from all over the world's oil and renewables and the north sea fishing industry it's an important place for both scotland and the u.k. and so the opinions of these people matter identity politics which seems to shape so much nowadays is very pronounced in aberdeen the people have voted by some distance to remain british in the scottish independence referendum but then in the brics it vote they said they would rather be europeans than simply british citize

for instance, papua new guinea has banned plastic bags, belize will ban plastic bags, forks and other by 2019. new zealand has announced a ban on micro beads, which will come into effect injune. the bahamas is planning to ban plastic bags this year. the uk has pledged to ban plastic straws, stirrers and plastic—stemmed cotton buds. that was theresa may talking about the environment and she also talked about trade, the need not to have protectionism in the world. this particularly important for britain in the post—brexit era. 0ur declaration on the commonwealth connectivity agenda for trade and investment will help to expand investment and boost intra—commonwealth trade to a value of $2 trillion by 2030. we will play a leading role in shaping the future of global trade policy, using our unique perspective to help ensure that free and fair trade truly works for everyone. this includes stepping up efforts to share the technical expertise to enable small and developing states to benefit from the growth of free and fair trade. it means addressing systemic barriers to women's full and equal

papua new guinea we have lost everything. we have been here two years ago we would just a new year and a new devoted big tree or maybe looking at the birds not all the troops new guinea as more of asia pacific for remaining rainforest than any other country but special agricultural business leases threaten them they were supposed to be issued to agricultural companies to clear land they intended to follow. is supposed to avoid emotion in reports like this but this scene is just profoundly depressing when i first took my breath away and i just look at it this is a landscape this brings out.

thousand two hundred fifty refugees from australia's overseas present camps and out of and papua new guinea's man asylum but so far they've allowed only two hundred forty people. government has announced almost four hundred million dollars to help save the great barrier reef where large parts of the reefs have been dying off due to climate change and coastal pollution but toyah gate and he has the story. it's one of the seven wonders of the natural world the australian government wants to ensure its around for future generations to enjoy we recognise that the reef faces a number of challenges we've had significant bleaching events in twenty sixteen and twenty seven as we race around the world in the great barrier reef is no different deal with researches say a third of the reef was cooked to death as water temperatures rose one degree above average in twenty sixteen in twenty seventeen due to a combination of climate change and the weather cycle co reaves a home to around twenty five percent of ocean wife but coral bleaching has destroyed nurseries for many kinds of young fish meaning only th

take in more than twelve hundred fiji's from australia's overseas prison camps in the rue and papua new guinea'sannus island so far they've allowed only two hundred forty people refugee advocacy groups say the deal is a failure. well the pashtun community in pakistan's swat valley continue to demonstrate against what they're calling decades of oppression by security forces the protests began in february after police killed an aspiring model over alleged ties to the taliban though no evidence was ever found soon say thousands have been unjustifiably killed over the years all they just simply disappeared binge of its reports. at the bush believes are demanding rights enshrined in pakistan's constitution following rallies in the shower in lahore protesters gathered in swat when a military operation against the pakistani taliban was carried out a few years ago the protest movement began in february against the extrajudicial killing of a bush two man in karachi now it's been transformed into a wider call for rights by the bush two and a half is movement or p t m it wants missing people to be found an

in papua new guinea, they have a stake in that project as well.the ceo of shell, used to work for for many years. she is familiar with the sector. we spoke to her and she said she is watching santos for three years. this is not something that she just suddenly left on -- leapt on. they seem confident of success. yvonne: thank you. joining us from sydney. mark zuckerberg says it could take years to solve facebook's problems. he has been pushing back against accusations that the social network cares about paying customers. >> reality is that if you want to build a service that helps connect everybody in the world, there are a lot of people who cannot afford to pay. of media come having an advertising supported model is the only rational model that can support building the service to reach people. with us now to dig into dan.is we have been watching a lot of the drama in facebook. u.s. actually outpaces the in terms of data input. what are the ambitions for ai -- what does the scrutiny what impact does the scrutiny have on the world? to it --term, it

this tree house high above the forest is not in fact where the korowai people in papua new guinea livethe structure was actually commissioned for filming. we will bring you the story. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11 this morning. as we are each weekday. we welcome you getting in touch. 2a hours ahead of the sugar tax coming in, it is happening, it may be controversial in your household, will it change your habits? certain sugary drinks, not fruitjuices, they your habits? certain sugary drinks, not fruit juices, they will be your habits? certain sugary drinks, not fruitjuices, they will be more expensive, will you buy few of them? no more sugary drinks? do let me know. send me an e—mail, message us on facebook and twitter as well. our top story today... yet another night of violence in london — this time, two men have died in separate attacks in hackney. the first saw a man, believed to be in his early 20s, die from stab wounds, despite the efforts of ambulance crews. a few hours earlier, a man in his 50s died after a fight outside a betting shop. the deaths take th