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here in the uk: police investigating the manchester terror attack say they have a clearer idea of salmandi's movements in the days before he carried out the bombing. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the british prime ministerfaces a showdown with conservatives after losing her majority in last week's election. and live streaming is a multibillion dollar industry, but check out some extreme measures chinese internet stars take to become popular. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. it's a monday. glad you could join us. it's a monday. glad you could join us. the former british chancellor, george osborne, has said he does not believe there is enough support for a hard brexit following the loss of tory seats in the general election. those comments come as theresa may meets conservatives to shore up her position after they lost their majority last week. she is trying to negotiate a deal with northern ireland's democratic unionist party to give her a majority in the house of commons. as we repor

d. —— salman days before the attack, salman and a.d. —— salman abedi whence to a diy store in russianscovered in the bomb. they also understand he may have made the bomb himself but they were not clear whether others may have helped him, others may have been aware of what he was doing. today they release further images of salman abedi, in the hours before the attack in the hope that people might have some minds triggered, maybe offering further information. they also released pictures of a white car connected to salman abedi. forensic evidence linking him to the car has been found and also evidence that suggests this car had bomb—making material inside it. they have also released today the picture of a barrel found inside that white micra, and asked people who might have seen it in the days before the attack last month to get in touch with them if they saw the car or items inside the car, or if they have any concerns which might help the police. officers say this investigation will very much continue, it is very fast paced, and it is taking lots and lots of resources but they are keen

yeah, that's salman there. that's salman right there. that's salman.er bomber, salman abedi, but they chose different sides in libya's war. they haven't seen each other in five years. the fighting changed both men. i've been in wars for over three years. i've seen so much blood. i wouldn't go blow myself up. gunfire but life here is warped. mohamed was filmed proudly desecrating is corpses. you posted a video on instagram, tell me what happened? why did you shoot those bodies? it is wrong. it is, obviously. what can i say to you? i do regret it but, what can i say? they deserved to do die, too. they deserved to die, because they killed so many people. gunfire the journey to here from manchester was quick and it was easy. these two worlds overlap. mohmmed stayed in libya, but salman abedi brought the violence back home with him. libya's chaos won't be contained. quentin sommerville, bbc news, eastern libya. more of the menus for you now: main news. “— more of the menus for you now: main news. —— main news. the chinese premier has been given a red—carpet

king salman replaces his nephew with his son as heir to the throne. fighting to preserve the future of our planet. scientists in bolivia are storing ice from ancient glaciers before it's too late. the iraqi and us military say islamic state militants have blown up the great al—nuri mosque in mosul and its famous leaning minaret. the mosque is where abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is, after announcing a new caliphate three years ago. the us military described it as a crime against the people of mosul and of all iraq. it has denied an allegation by the jihadists that an american air strike was to blame. frankie mccamley reports. an image of the past: the grand al—nuri mosque in mosul, which had stood nearly eight centuries with its famous leaning minaret. from above, drone footage shows it's now flattened one of the old city's most famous historical sites, a shadow of its former self. us—led coalition forces claim so—called islamic state is responsible: however, is claims us aircraft destroyed the mosque. but, no ma

police release new images of salman abedi and say they're now sure he acted alone.e counting begins in the first round of parliamentary elections in france. exit polls show new president macron‘s centrist party winning about 30 % of the votes. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has carried out her cabinet reshuffle — after being warned by senior colleagues that she needs to change her leadership style after the conservatives lost their commons majority in the general election. but there are few new faces and many senior ministers keep theirjobs. let's just recap the ins and outs: damian green is made first secretary of state and cabinet office minister — a promotion to key role for an old may ally. liz truss is demoted. she moves from head of thejustice ministry to chief secretary to the treasury, a non—cabinet post. david lidington becomes lord chancellor and justice secretary. david gauke, who was chief secretary to the treasury, has been promoted to become the new work and pensions secretary. liam fox — one of the cabinet's leading "brexiteers" — r

abedi salman abedi heralded as a bbc exclusive.ded top, jogging pants and trainers, on his own on a sunday morning shop. in this footage obtained by the bbc, he looks relaxed as he is captured on cctv browsing the shelves. he spent £8.74 and bought almonds, tuna, scouring pads and air freshener. staff in the shop believe this was salman abedi. some viewers said they found the prominent use of the picture to be voyeuristic and lacking in any significant news value. one recorded her thoughts on camera. i simply could not understand why that was considered to be major news and to warrant the main spot. of course, such a grave event needed extensive coverage but the coverage should have been news and not sensationalism. so many other things happened that week which were not mentioned or received a very scant coverage. to name one, 26 people were killed on a bus in egypt and yet it was hardly mentioned. i felt really sad that taxpayers‘ money is used to fund public broadcasting that sometimes sinks to the level of tabloid journalism. th

salman abedi's brother left the country with him on the 15th of april.‘s special deterrence force. detectives say they want to talk to him about the attack. this operation just goes to show the difficulties police have to show the difficulties police have to face here in that it is in libya where we have no control. 20 people have been detained in the uk in the course of this investigation but today the last of them was released. police say some of them bought materials which can be used to make explosives and somewhat it when contact with salman abedi in the last few days, but police say they are now satisfied with their explanations. the three men who attacked and killed eight people on london bridge last weekend wore fake suicide vests to create "maximum fear". police today released pictures of the fake suicide belts, which were made with disposable water bottles attached to leather belts. scotland yard said the actions of the police and public in confronting the attackers was even more remarkable, as anyone who saw them would have thought they were r

the authorities have told us that salman and hashem arrived here in the middle of april.oth men under surveillance during that time along with their father, ramadan. the reason for this was hashim was suspected of being a member of the so—called is. hashim is still being held with his father by the special deterrence force, that is a tripoli counterterrorism unit. the spokesman for the force, ahmed bin salem, told us that hashim has admitted he and salman were members of is, he said theyjoined in 2015 after going on a pilgrimage to saudi arabia. he said investigators here are still trying to establish if the men are linked to other cells in the uk planning attacks. they said they had important information to share with the british authorities but they wouldn't say if they had been asked to provide that or if there was any direct cooperation between the two sides. he told us that the bomber had left here without the knowledge of his family and had angered his mother, samia. he said he had placed a call to his mother shortly before the attack, he said that she had been angr

police investigating the manchester concert bombing say they're now sure the attacker, salman abedi,ut the atrocity on his own. further success for france's emmanuel macron. his party looks set to secure a big majority in the first round of the country's parliamentary elections. also in the next hour, we'll be reviewing tomorrow's headlines in the papers — including the i, which has more on michael gove‘s return to cabinet as theresa may begins the task of rebuilding her government. and in sport, lewis hamilton wins the canadian grand prix in montreal, narrowing the gap with sebastian vettel in the drivers‘ championship. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says she intends to serve a full term as prime minister, and is "getting on with the job." she has been speaking tonight, after reshuffling her cabinet, and said what the public wanted to see was "government providing certainty and stability. " let's have a look at some of the reshuffle details. michael gove makes a surprise comeback, returning to the government as environment secretary. damian green is made first sec

salman abedi was here in february for a haircut. hadn't seen him since that time. earlier this week, a bomb squad was at a house in the area now cordoned off. they say abedi came to the house in the days before the attack. ten men remain in custody. a lot of arrests have been made and more are anticipated. we haven't finished yet. there is a long way to go. when it comes to warnings about abedi, police say they can find no record of calls to the anti—terrorist hotline. june kelly, bbc news, manchester. prince william has been meeting officers from greater manchester police who were among the first to respond to the may 22 attack at the arena. he spoke to one police constable who was off duty at the time and at the concert waiting for his daughter when the bomber struck. this report from our correspondent frankie mccamley. arriving at greater manchester police headquarters. the force at the centre of the investigation into the terror attack. prince william meeting officers who were some of the first on the scene to hear about the inc

this puts bin salman next in line for the throne.h younger 30-year-old crown prince who has been front and center for the economic reforms the saudi 30-year plan, as it were, wanting to diversify the economy. the stock index in saudi arabia up 4% on the news welcoming his elevation. >> as far as what it means for oil, we asked alima croft earlier. she said saudi will hang tight for now. not worried about these falling prices but maybe into next year you will see a renewed effort from saudi arabia this is according to croft, to get prices, as she termed it, on a better trajectory. we'll watch oil prices which continue to fall this morning. >>> big news on china breaking late yesterday msci a officially agreed to add chinese mainland stocks to the benchmark emerging market endisc, this afterendisindex. got to speak to the head of global indexing and asked what changed this time around >> a few things were different the stock connect program linking the hong kong market with shanghai and shenzhen is effective. they were able to -- we we

the bbc has been told that throughout his stay, salman abedi was under surveillance here, along withis father and his brother. it is unclear if britain was informed. security officials say the brother, hashem, has admitted he and salman joined i.s., and he bought parts for the bomb. the spokesman for libya's special deterrence force, which is still interrogating hashem and his father, said the attack was being planned since december. such is the insecurity here, he prefers not to show his face. >> we have information about salman's friend in england and here in libya, and what did they buy to make the boms. -- bombs. orla: so far, manchester police have not set foot in libya, where power often lies in the shadows. militias vie for influence here, along with three rival governments. the key question for britain is whom to deal with and share intelligence with. that issue is increasingly urgent. but even now after the manchester bombing, libyan officials tell us they have far better security cooperation with the cia than with london. this general works for the u.n.-approved government

salman abedi flew out of the country on the 15th of april, but arrived back in manchester on the 18thckwards and forwards to the flats where the white car was parked. detectives believe he was collecting preprepared bomb parts from the car for him to assemble, alone at this site in central manchester. in a statement, police investigating the bomber said... detectives are still searching a landfill site in the hopes of finding the blue suitcase, which could contain crucial evidence. police investigating the manchester attack originally talked about a network. 20 people were detained in the uk, and a senior officer said some of the arrests were very significant, but today, the last of those arrested was released, leaving just salman abedi, who is dead, and his brother, hashim abedi, who is being held in libya. detectives say they want to speak to him, who left with his brother on the 15th of april. he has been detained by the libyan ministry of interior's special deterrence force. all roads in this investigation point towards libya. it is not a country we can operate with with any due c

him with his son, mohammed bin salman bin abdulaziz, who is now first in line for the throne. mohammed bin salman currently serves as defense minister and has been presiding over the devastating u.s.-backed saudi-led war in yemen. in response to the news, the huffington post's foreign affairs reporter akbar shahid ahmed tweeted -- "this is huge. man he is replacing was against qatar crusade+yemen war. saudi is doubling down on its most controversial actions." last month, president donald trump signed a series of arms deals with saudi arabia totaling a record $110 billion during a visit to riyadh. the arms deal includes tanks, artillery, ships, helicopters, missile defense systems and cybersecurity technology. united nations monitors have warned previous saudi-led attacks on yemen could constitute crimes against humanity. more than 10,000 people have died amid the ongoing u.s.-backed saudi-led war in yemen, which has also destroyed yemen's h health, watater, sanitation systems, sparking a deadly cholelera outbreak. the united nations warns some 19 million of yemen's 28 million

salman abedi was here in february for a haircut.ow owned. they say salman abedi came to the house in the days before the attack. a lot of arrests have been made and more are anticipated. there is a long way to go. when it comes to warnings about abedi, police say they can find no record of calls to the anti—terrorist hotline. prince william has been meeting officers from greater manchester police who were among the first to respond to the may 22nd attack at the arena. he spoke to an off—duty constable who was at the arena waiting for his daughter when the bomber struck. arriving at greater manchester police headquarters. the force at the centre of the investigation into the centre of the investigation into the terror attack. prince william beating officers who were some of the first on the scene to hear about the first on the scene to hear about the incredible work they carried out. in 11 of us got into a carrier that seated nine to get as many officers down there. even on the way down, driving down stockport road, we had a feeling

this allowed salman abedi to return to libya. he has spoken exclusively to the bbc. this response -- this report contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing. quentin: libya has been ripping itself apart for years. it seemed far off, but we are more involved than we realized. these home videos are from benghazi from the libyan national army. it is a foreign war, but this fighter is from manchester. the boys became libyan soldiers. mohammed has taken up arms against islamists, including the so-called islamic state. he left manchester in 2011 and never went back. people at that time, said just come to libya. and come tot latvia. ibya. take a taxi into libya. [indiscernible] it's your hometown, your city. quentin: this is home now. drops are widespread, dotting the monotony and the wounds of young fighters. the islamic state is waiting for the right moment and the right recruit. >> making sure they don't go down that path. to do with they do, there are people that are looking for young lads to blow themselves up. they are going to find them and convince them a

salman abedi was here in february for a haircut.ectives say salman abedi came to the house in the days before the attack. ten men remain in custody. a lot of arrests have been made and more are anticipated. we have not finished yet. there is a long way to go with the investigation. when it comes to warnings about abedi, police say they can find no record of calls to the anti—terrorist hotline. june kelly, bbc news, manchester. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is in south manchester near to where the suspect vehicle was found. what is the latest? in the past few moments are truckers arrived here, we suspect that that will take the white nissan micra away for further examinations. you can probably see in the background, there is another white shark next to it, that has been used by bomb disposal experts who are examining the car in the last hour or so. let me explain a bit about the significance of that whichjune bit about the significance of that which june hinted on bit about the significance of that whichjune hinted on an her reports.

oh, this is america's pick, mohammed bin salman. he does that so many things. there still is no evident american policy. despite all the faffing around, one way or the other. we have mixed signals. the president tweets on the question of qatar, on reference was pointed to qatar as funding extremism. perhaps this will be the beginning of the end of horror of terrorism. we are hearing from the us defence department from the pentagon, we are very grateful that qatar is such a stout ally. we sold 12 billion dollars worth of fighter jets just three days later to them. this is complicated, of course. the fundamental thing is that trump does not believe in policy. his mind does not work that way. remember the cruise missles into syria, he said he was going to have make the people in syria safe. he likes to throw something into the middle, get the attention, get the buzz and move on without the complex process that other presidents have had. he has not filled most of the subordinate positions in the state department. there is no one minding

king salman has replaced his nephew with his son, to become heir to the throne.d bin salman is recognised for making major changes to the country's economic and energy policies. uber co—founder travis kalanick is hailing a taxi out of his chief executive office. he's stepping down as ceo, in the wake of a number of scandals at the company. the financial times reports uber is facing a leadership vacuum, with three top executive positions now vacant. with me is amrita sen, chief oil analyst at energy aspects. lovely to see you. likewise. the queen's speech, not quite the normal p°mp queen's speech, not quite the normal pomp and circumstance, but it was boiling hot? all of our correspondence found it very hot. give us your take on this. the telegraph looks at the constitutional crisis that could occui’. constitutional crisis that could occur. it is about the house of lords possibly taking action to rebuff a lot of what was in the speech? they had to water down a lot of what was proposed. i think nine of what was proposed. i think nine of the bills were related to br

two cousins of the manchester bomber — salman abedi — meanwhile, the mother of the youngest victim whoter arena bombing has been taken off a life support machine, and now knows about her daughter's death. 8—year—old saffie roussos, from leyland in lancashire, was with her mother and sister at the concert, when she was killed as they left the building. flowers and balloons have been placed outside the family's fish and chip shop. mrs roussos and saffie's sister, ashley, are now said to be recovering and out of danger. security forces in the philippines say they are now in full control of one of the country's biggest hotel resorts, after reports of gunfire and explosions. people fleeing the resorts world complex in the capital manila said a masked gunman had opened fire in a casino. police say nobody has been shot, there are no hostages, and the motive may have been robbery rather than terrorism. recently president duterte declared martial law in part of the country, where the army is fighting militants linked to the islamic state group. newsday is coming up at midnight. now it's time fo

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salman abedi flew out of the country on april 15 and arrived back in manchester on may 18.ith a blue suitcase going backwards and forwards to the flats where the white car was parked. detectives believe he was collecting preprepared parked. detectives believe he was collecting preprepa red bomb parked. detectives believe he was collecting preprepared bomb parts from the carfor him to collecting preprepared bomb parts from the car for him to assemble alone at this flat in central manchester. in a statement police investigating the bomber said, we understand how the chemicals and equipment were obtained and where the bomb was assembled. we understand where he has been the days before the explosion almost hour by hour. detectives are still searching a landfill site in the hopes of finding the blue suitcase which could contain crucial evidence. police investigating the manchester attack originally talked ofa manchester attack originally talked of a network, 20 people were detained in the uk and a senior officer said some of the arrests we re very officer said some of the arrest

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salman abedi was here in february for a haircut.en him since that time. earlier this week, the bomb squad was at a house in the area now cordoned off. they say abedi came to the house in the days before the attack. ten men remain in custody. a lot of arrests have been made and more are anticipated. we haven't finished yet. there is a long way to go. when it comes to warnings about abedi, police say they can find no record of calls to the anti—terrorist hotline. june kelly, bbc news, manchester. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is in south manchester. in the last hour or so, we have learned of a bomb disposal team arriving at the scene, what can you tell us about what is going on? that's right. they are searching that white nissan micra, which we believe is behind the van at the end of the road, below the sign that says devil house. searches have been happening in south manchester for a while. in the past couple of days, police came here as part of an enquiry into whether or not abedi worked alone. they wanted to find out why he kept re

mohammed bin salman has been driving major reforms of the country's economic and energy policies and overseen saudi arabia's war in yemen. our world editor, john simpson, has this assessment of the significance of today's appointment. prince mohammed's promotion was anows continue r nounsed on saudi television this morning. it wasn't a huge surprise. he has been groomed for the number two position for at least the last couple of years. in saudi arabia, politics is the royal family and the young, pushy prince mohammed, on the left here, did the polite thing and showed respect to his much owner cousin, prince mohammed bin nayef on the right who he is replacing. he will become king at some point. he is trying to liberalise some aspects of saudi life but critics of the government say he's increasing the repression in the country. last year, he approved the execution of a leading hoeite cleric, which led to big demonstrations in shi'ite dominated iran and even greater tension in saudi arabia between the hoeites and the majority sunni muslims. prince mohammed is inclined to do things on th

salman abedi is said to have been here.left here. today, the car became a focus for police. a cordon and went up, and people, including a lot of students, had to leave their homes. this morning, police came rushing in, evacuating us from the house, telling us there was a bomb scare. it was overwhelming. i have exams in two days. i have left everything in there. it is affecting my studies in a way. in the last couple of weeks, residents here have grown used to the police tape and offices outside of their doors. detectives are trying to plot salman abedi's last days as he finalised his plan to kill and injure scores of concertgoers. new images of him have been released, as he moved around his home town, often with his blue suitcase, knowing that he was soon going to die. there is still a feeling of fullness in the city as it welcomes high—profile visitors. —— a feeling of rawness. today, the duke of cambridge met a police officer, michael buckley, who was off duty and tended to the injure —— injured while he tried to find his

king salman of saudi arabia has changed the line of succession to make his son, mohammed bin salman,s the previous crown prince, mohammed bin nayef, who has been stripped of his title. aged just 31, mohammed bin salman was already the minister of defence and has been leading efforts to reform the saudi economy. as crown prince, he now stands to inherit the kingdom. the announcement was made on saudi television. translation: the custodian of the two holy mosques, the king, has issued royal decrees, declaring the crown prince is relieved of his position and appointing his royal highness prince mohammed as crown prince and deputy prime minister, while continuing his role as defence minister. failures in care are one of the main causes of still—births and brain injuries in newborn babies in the uk, according to a report out today. the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists found the most common mistakes related to the monitoring of foetal heart rates during labour. it wants to cut the number of neo—natal errors by half by 2020. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchana

salman abedi is said to have been here.r became a focus for police. a chord and went up, and people, including a lot of students, had to leave their homes. -- a police cordon. this morning, police came rushing in, evacuating us from the house, telling us there was a bomb scare. it was overwhelming. i have exams in two days. i have left everything in their. it is affecting my studies in a way. in the last couple of weeks, residents here have grown used to the police tape and offices outside of their doors. detectives are trying to plot salman abedi‘s last days as he finalised his plan to kill and injure scores of concertgoers. new images of him have been released, as he moved around his home town, often with his blue suitcase, knowing that he was $0011 blue suitcase, knowing that he was soon going to die. there is still a feeling of fullness in the city as it welcomes high—profile visitors. today, the duke of cambridge met a police officer, michael buckley, who was off duty and tended to the injure -- was off duty and tended

prince mohammed is first in line to succeed his father, king salman, he replaces mohammed bin m nayef. prince mohammed also becomes deputy prime minister. he will oversee much of saudi arabia's energy strategy, which includes the highly anticipated saudi aramco ipo the crown prince is hoping his vision 2030, this is huge for the kingdom, will make the kingdom less reliant on oil exports. >>> earlier we spoke to someone who says oil needs to be priced at $90 per barrel for the saudis to blo to balance their books >> they suppressed oil prices, they have a u.s. resilient oil sector the crisis in yemen, also potentially increasingly the threat of growing socioeconomic pressure as saudi arabia starts to cut some of the wealthier spending, some of the expensive subsidies. the bottom line for saudi arabia is at the moment it needs an oil price of around $90 per barrel to balance books at the moment they're very, very far off that >> we are joined by the associate fellow from the middle east north africa program at chatham house. what the kingdom is trying to do and this 31-year-old architec

crown prince mohammad bin salman has replaced his cousin as heir to the throne.relieves his cousin from the posts and the shock announcement consolidates the king's son's power. rival toe, a one-time emmanuel macron has been forced out of office. weighttice who threw his behind the macron campaign after mulling his own bid, has quit. european affairs minister is also leaving while two other ministers resigned yesterday. belgian soldiers have shot the suspected surveillance -- the station was evacuated shortly after 8:30 and passengers were evacuated amid the sound of a detonation and gunshots. military staff intervened to "neutralize an individual." chinese stocks are to be added to msci indexes. but willandmark step initially have a fall effect on the amount of foreign money flowing into china's stock market. domestic shares will comprise 10 -- 7/10 of a percent. the first is next may, the second in august. in the u.s. republican karen handel has defeated her opponent for a seat in georgia. the democrats hoped donald trumps low routing -- donald went allow aatin

. >> i'm so happy of the changes ccause king sol -- -- that,-- king salman i think, will be the futurer area. this is happening now. this is something really positive. i can see there will be a major -- rumor that saudi arabia is not an isolated, small country. it needs a lot of work and time. we have to give them the chance. we have to give them the time. i'm sure with the leadership of king salman and the prince, they will do what all the ministry will sort out later. anchor: there are concerns about the dynamics between the new crown prince and president trump. you have been an outspoken critic of the u.s. president. how do you assess washington's stance towards the gulf, including saudi arabia? i cannot continue being negative against president trump, but lately he has changed positively, which i will support that. but otherwise, we have to be patient to wait until the americans -- i don't trust promises. i don't trust confirmation. what isto wait and see the u.s. administration going to see at a later date. always there is a lot of changes, a lot of policy. let us wait and see wha

>> i want to speak on salman rushdie's premise, which i share. there has the long -- been a long tradition of the misperception of the consequences of the theory of fortivity, for example, appropriation of an idea of uncertainty. and the influence of the observer on a scientific event. these are scientific things that have sunk into popular and academic culture to puncture the notion of absolute truth. there has been something of that. issue,ant to go to the people of gotten stuff wrong all the time. what is the idea of truth about? it is about rules i think it makes voters think there is nothing we can do to keep the media from being just hostile to whoever a republican nominate. >> thereat's not fair. the public aree, responsible having an overheated interest in the private lives of candidate. i'm interested in what they want to do for the country. i don't really care about the private lives. but we like to read about them. it is a commercial operation. want to dig up dirt. second, you're absolutely right. both candidates were irresponsible abo

>> i want to speak on salman rushdie's premise, which i share. there has the long -- been a long tradition of the misperception of the consequences of the theory of fortivity, for example, appropriation of an idea of uncertainty. and the influence of the observer on a scientific event. these are scientific things that have sunk into popular and academic culture to puncture the notion of absolute truth. there has been something of that. issue,ant to go to the people of gotten stuff wrong all the time. what is the idea of truth about? it is about rules it is about rules of evidence, replicability, verifiability. you mentioned conspiracy theories. conspiracy theories are never verified. invisible, and therefore a conspiracy theory is corrosive of any confidence. the other theory is that lies are dressed up as troops, so it is the race theory of the 1930's. was dressed up with photographs. , and we haventific underestimated people's psychological tendency to see the world as it is, even the way it might not be. the earth is round. many in the audienc

saudi arabia's king salman has made his son the next in line to the throne. president trump called mohammad bin salman to congratulate him on becoming the new crown prince. the 31-year-old has been pushing for major economic reforms in the country and has overseen the military campaign. the king's nephew as crown prince in what is a major shakeup. alan johnston now reports. alan: has been groomed for the number two position for the last couple of years. in saudi arabia, politics is the royal family. muchowed respect to his older cousin on the right. mohammed,assumed that 31, will become king at some point. some trying to liberalize aspects of saudi life, but critics say that he is increasing the repression. last year, he approved the execution of a leading shiite cleric, would lead to big demonstrations in shiite and greateran tension in saudi arabia between shiite and sunni muslims. prince bahamas is -- prince muhammad is likely to do things on the spur of the moment. he launched the saudi war on the rebels in yemen, telling the king it would be over quickly

salman abedi killed 22 people at a concert in manchester last month.uld take place. one of the most dramatic moments of the trump presidency to date will unfold in congress today. the former fbi director, james comey, who was sacked by mr trump, will give evidence about his relationship with the president. he has already had his opening statement published online. in it he says the president repeatedly asked for his loyalty. he also says mr trump urged him to drop an inquiry into his national security adviser michael flynn, who had just been forced to resign. rajini vaidya nathan reports from washington. oh, and there's james. he's become more famous than me. there was a time when president trump had nothing but praise forjames comey, but a firm grip injanuary turned into a firing in may. the president sacked the fbi director, reportedly calling him a nutjob and more. he's a show boat, he's a grandstander. the fbi has been in turmoil. you know that, i know that, everybody knows that. most people know the president's version of events. now, james comey

bin salman, instigated the move to diplomatically isolate the oil-rich nation of qatar.e is also a hawk on iran. like president donald trump, he opposes dialogue with saudi arabia's shiite neighbor. >> somebody who has cultivated, the american's seem to like what he is proposing. >> president trump called to congratulate the crown prince and the white house said that the two leaders discussed the priority of cutting off all support for terrorists and extremists. saudi arabia has long had ties with extremists. 16 of the 19 hijackers on september 11th hailed from the conservative muslim nation. still, on the heels of president trump's visit to riyadh, saudi arabia, it's clear the white house has embraced saudi arabia's claim of leader b world and is going all in with the young crown prince. >> in a sign of a seismic shift this announcement was, it was publicly welcomed by israel's communication minister. bret. >> bret: conor powell. thank you. the dow lost 57. the s&p was down one. louisiana governor john bel edwards has declared a state of emergency. in response to the fl