i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: president trump under attack from inside the white house, but close aides deny writing an anonymous article that slammed his presidency. joyful scenes in india as the supreme court rules that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: fighting forjustice — we speak to the wife of one of the reuters journalistjailed in myanmar for invesitgating genocide in the country. and the hollywood star burt reynolds has died at the age of 82. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1:00 in the morning in london, and 8pm in washington, where donald trump's supporters are desperately trying to find out which of his staff penned an anoymous new york times editorial. the author of the column claimed to be part of a broader resistance to the president, working inside the administration. senior officials have been lining up to deny they wrote the article. t

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: tens of thousands of people in the philippines have begun evacuating from coastal areas as super typhoon mankhut heads towards the island of luzon. and in the united states, there's more extreme weather as hurricane florence looms. forecasters expect life threatening flooding as a result of a storm surge. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. we'll be talking to malaysia's first daughter, marina mahathir, about human rights and why she's not one to shy away from the spotlight. and bye bye beetle: german car manufacturer volkswagen announces it's stopping production of the iconic car next year. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london, and also 8am on the island of luzon in the philippines, where people are doing what they can to prepare for typhoon mangkhut. it's due to make landfall on the northern tip of luzon at the weekend. this is how it looks in the weather imaging — wind speed are expected to reach up to 255 kilometres per hour and there a

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: iran's president blames the us and its gulf allies for a deadly attack on its elite military forces. washington tells him to "look in the mirror". the opposition candidate in maldives‘ presidential elections claims victory and calls for a peaceful transition of power. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: india rolls out the world's largest healthcare project. we meet the first family to benefit. she were to go to the persian. we spent almost $2000 to and climbing aboard hong kong's new high—speed to train to china. but will it tighten beijing's grip on the territory? good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 in the evening in new york, where the the united states has dismissed claims from the iranian president, that the us was involved in an attack, on a military parade in iran that killed 25 people. hassan rouhani says america and its gulf allies backed the assault, but the us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has told iran

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.own as the mass games. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. we are starting the new week in the midst of a battle between warm air and cool air. we felt the effects of both over the weekend in the warmest weather towards the south—east but the best of the sunshine and temperatures close to 25 degrees further north did shower clouds and temperatures more like 16 degrees across the north—east of scotland. actually, this rather disturbed weather has been continuing across scotland over recent hour was with heavy downpours of rain blown in on wind gusting up to 55 mph. wind slowly easing through the first part of the morning. further south, through the first part of the morning. furthersouth, quiet start to monday and a sunny start for many across england and wales, as well as the eastern side of scotland. showers across the north—west still. the cloud will thicken up across northern ireland over the day with rain around lunchtime and into western scotland through th

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us.a, now that jack we will see what is in store for alibaba, now that jack ma has stepped down. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of kylie minorgue who took her fans by surprise last night be calling her old neighbours co—starjason donovan up on to the stage. they performed their 1988 hit, ‘especially for you‘ at a concert in london‘s hyde park. it‘s emerged that jason had cycled to the show and never expected to be singing with kylie. that‘s all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello there. full uk weather forecasts coming up injust a moment, but first of all i thought we we re moment, but first of all i thought we were cast an eye of what is going on across the other side of the atlantic. you might have heard we have a major croquet and on our hands. this is hurricane in florence, a very powerful category for couric aim, winds of 140 mph but these will strengthen, 190 mile per hour were gusts and that is heading to the east coast of the united states. went

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.e house says the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has requested a second meeting with president trump. the un warns that an assault on the syrian city of idlib could become the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. and among the most read on our website, an egyptian man in saudi arabia has been arrested after a video of him having breakfast with a woman went viral. this is illegal in saudia arabia, where single men and women must sit seperately in public restau ra nts a nd cafes. the incident has divided users on social media. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post looks at the man set to become head honcho at one of world's most valuable companies. daniel zhang, who's described as a free and unfettered spirit, will be taking over at the e—commerce giant alibaba from next year. the straits times is adding a splash of colour to their front page, as a horticultural story hits the headlines. they spotted these flowering tre

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: deadly tyhoon mangkhut batters china's most populous province of guangdong, after wreaking havoc in the philippines and hong kong. from bitter enemies to political allies. malaysia's anwar ibrahim tells me why he is building bridges with prime minister mahathir mohamad. yeah, but then we decided, look, the conditions have changed, and we have to work together. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: in britain, salisbury is in lockdown after two people were taken ill in the area recently hit by novichok poisonings. my body is a canvas. we will hear from a south korean artist who uses her own face to express her talent. good morning. it is 1:00am in london and 8:00am here in singapore, where the chaos wreaked by typhoon manghut becomes apparent as it tracks across the region. the powerful storm has left dozens of people dead in the philippines, and is now lashing china's most populous province. typhoon mangkhut made landfall near the city ofjiangmen in the so

let's talk to sharanjit leyl from our business team in singapore. hello to you sharanjit. trump remaining but to his word. good to his word and wasting no time at all. 10% tariffs on some $200 billion worth of chinese goods which ta ke billion worth of chinese goods which take effect next monday, 2a september and is also warned that 10% will go up to 25% tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods next year and that is really a chance, they say, to give american business is time to adjust to the tariffs, to look new supply chains they can get their parts and supplies to many of their parts and supplies to many of their products elsewhere, not from china. what's also interesting is amongst the $200 billion, some items we re amongst the $200 billion, some items were left off, and is like smart watches, a concession many say to apple and its particular smart watch, bluetooth devices, children's playpens, bicycle helmets and others that we know $200 billion worth of goods, that is a lot of items and exports from china and in fact, the us warning that it china were to retaliate, tha

sharanjit leyl, we are going to leave it there now, but interesting story. other business stories. lots of businesses have been trying to get the word of trump before we hear any more about those tariffs. the financial times: credit suisse chief denies he will run in ivory coast election. tidjane thiam speaks out as media speculation mounts of presidency bid. and on quartz, developed nations are outsourcing emissions to india. in 2015, nearly 20% of india's emissions apparently were linked to the production of goods for exports, primarily to the us, according to a recent report. let us know what you are spotting online. at the moment, we have been talking about british airways and that it failure. what do you make of that? do you feel comfortable adding your personal and financial information online? use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. a quick look at the markets. across asia, we have seen a little bit of weakness. this is how the dowjones ended up in the us. we are expecting a bit ofa ended up in the us. we are expecting a bit of a mixed picture when new york

i'm sharanjit leyl with bbc news. —— babita sharma. killed 25 people. iran's president, hassan rouhani, has accused us—backed gulf states of supporting the groups behind the attack. a further $200 billion worth of tariffs against chinese goods is about to kick in, as the trade war between the us and china escalates. and this story is trending on social media. ajournalist in saudi arabia has made history by becoming the country's first female news anchor. weam al dakheel presented the main news bulletin for al saudiya, a state—run tv channel. she received praise on social media that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: police say there's no link to terrorism after a man was arrested at the visitors' entrance to buckingham palace.

in edition of asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl.hours, the us will impose its largest set of ta riffs us will impose its largest set of tariffs on products from china. $200 billion worth of chinese imports into the us will face 10% tariffs. the latest round of taxes mean nearly half of the goods the us buys from china will have tariffs on them. china is hitting back. earlier this year, it imposes duties on some $15 billion worth of american imports, targeting key parts of the political base for trump, such as farmers —— imposed. and this week the chinese commerce agency said it would slap $60 billion more, bringing the total to $110 billion. who will pay the ultimate price for this escalating trade war? 0ur global trade expert said it is consumers, many of whom are loyal to donald trump. a combination of things. american consumers will feel the pinch. household goods, clothing, footwear, and now increasingly consumer electronics. certainly companies also are going to increasingly feel the pinch because, as they source components, ma

sharanjit leyl, thank you. let's look at the markets.g market turmoil, problems with the argentinian economy means a discern that stocks have slipped. european stocks have opened in the last half an hour or so and they are also following the lead from asia. kim gittleson has the details on what is ahead on wall street later. on thursday, investors will be paying close attention to the latest trade developments out of washington, as well as a slew of economic data. in particular, they'll be focused on one bit of data that will give them a sense ofjust what's happening when it comes to the us economy and jobs. it's a survey that is expected to show that the us added something like 190,000 private—sectorjobs during the month of august, which is slightly lower than the 216,000 jobs added during the month ofjuly. unemployment remains at a record low here in the united states, but the key question, not just for investors but for many americans, is when that low unemployment rate will translate into a wage boost for the majority of workers. so

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: in sweden's general election, the far right party gains almost 18% of the vote. a huge parade to mark north korea's 70th anniversary. kim jong—un is there, but his intercontinental ballistic missiles aren't. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: china is carrying out a systematic campaign against muslims in xinjiang according to human rights watch. we speak to the report's authors. and naomi osaka has becomejapan‘s first tennis grand slam singles winner, but her victory at the us open is overshadowed by a sexism row. i know for sure, if i was in the crowd, i would have been pulling for serena too. i'm really grateful they were so kind to me, and it was my first grand slam, so i was very thankful for that. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and 2am in the morning in sweden, where election results are showing the far—right anti—immigration and anti—eu party, the

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: china's president says the relationship with russia is more important than ever, as they hold joint millitary exercises for the first time. america's east coast prepares for hurricane florence. the category four storm heads towards the carolinas, with winds of 225 km/h. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: india's supreme court dismisses an appeal to stop forest rangers killing a tiger blamed for the deaths of several people. and cooking up a storm. singapore's bid to seek unesco recognition for its street food culture stirs up the fury of some malaysian chefs. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 6:00am in siberia, where russia claims to have launched what it says is the largest military exercise in its history, and for the first time china isjoining in. previously they have posed as enemies in drills, but their troops will now be partners. china's xijinping said the relationship with russia was more important than ever, at a tim

sharanjit, thank you. the major producers, and what implications they could be on experts around the world. let me show you what is happening on the numbers. japanese shares down on worries that a tariff war between china and the united states could escalate. in china, the services numbers showed further weakness last month, coming in at 51.5. well below the market expectations. australian gdp hit 3.4% — easing some worries that emerging market turmoil could spread to developed economies. in the us — amazon's soaring valuation pushed it through the trillion—dollar level for the first time — albeit briefly. eddiejones apple at being $1 trillion valued company. —— itjoins apple. in europe, it was a tough session for markets yesterday given those emerging market worries. later today we'll get the services pmis for spain, italy, france and germany — painting a similar picture to the disappointing manufacturing numbers seen earlier this week. but the focus likely to be on words from the former bank of england g

i am sharanjit leyl. it was known as the recession that was felt all across the world. global financial crisis of 2008. and the massive ramifications for the economies are still being felt today. asia emerged relatively unscathed thanks in part to strong growth in the region fuelled by china's rise. karishma vaswani said this report from singapore. looking back the memories from a different life. ten years ago, this man thought he had the dream job, working for lehman brothers in london. but then the bank collapsed in dramatic fashion. there was a sense of shock and disbelief that this happened. will beget close down oi’ this happened. will beget close down or will we be bought? what do we do? he is survived by moving to a new career path entirely. he now runs a chain of successful in the stores across asia. and while the uncertainty of the global financial crisis spread to asia, it was not as bad as was the west. 0ut here in singapore's financial district, banks were also affected by their exposure to the global financial crisis. job losses, wage freezes, and cost cutt

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.of people in the philippines have begun evacuating from coastal areas as super typhoon mankhut heads towards the island of luzon. and in the united states, there's more extreme weather as hurricane florence looms. forecasters expect life threatening flooding as a result of a storm surge. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. we'll be talking to malaysia's first daughter, marina mahathir, about human rights and why she's not one to shy away from the spotlight. and bye bye beetle: german car manufacturer volkswagen announces it's stopping production of the iconic car next year.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.eaking havoc in the philippines and hong kong. from bitter enemies to political allies. malaysia's anwar ibrahim tells me why he is building bridges with prime minister mahathir mohamad. we decided, look, the conditions have changed, and we have to work together. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: in britain, salisbury is in lockdown after two people were taken ill in the area recently hit by novichok poisonings. my body is a canvas. we will hear from a south korean artist who uses her own face to express her talent.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. welcome to newsday.s almost 18% of the vote. a huge parade to mark north korea's 70th anniversary. kim jong—un is there, but his intercontinental ballistic missiles aren't. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: we meet some of the 100 indonesian boys suing australia's government over claims they were wronglyjailed as adults on people smuggling charges. and naomi 0saka has becomejapan‘s first tennis grand slam singles winner, but her victory at the us open is overshadowed by a sexism row. i know for sure if i was

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. deadly attack on its elite military forces. washington tells him to "look in the mirror". the opposition candidate in maldives' presidential elections claims victory and calls for a peaceful transition of power. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: india rolls out the world's largest healthcare project. we meet the first family to benefit. she were to go to the persian. we spent

i am sharanjit leyl and hey, it is friday and the first friday of the month is when we will getjobs datagiving us another indicator of the strengths of the world's biggest economy, which is of course currently engaged in a tale as war with china, the world's second largest economy. according to oxford economics research and calculations, president trump's trade war could destroy up to 100,000 americanjobs trade war could destroy up to 100,000 american jobs in trade war could destroy up to 100,000 americanjobs in 2019 if he places a tariff on europe's auto sector. in a worst—case scenario, us ta riffs sector. in a worst—case scenario, us tariffs would shave off about 0.1% of us gdp next year. but what would it take to end the trade war? the former undersecretary of commerce former undersecretary of commerce for international trade and chief executive for export now, says the negotiations are disrupted the businesses. there are two things businesses. there are two things businesses do not like, extra cost and uncertainty, and these tariffs give us both. so yes, businesses have to adjust. d

i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore.north korea‘s 70th anniversary. kim jong—un is there, but his intercontinental ballistic missiles aren‘t. i‘m rico hizon in london. also in the programme: china is carrying out a systematic campaign against muslims in xinjiang according to human rights watch. we speak to the report‘s authors. and naomi osaka has becomejapan‘s first tennis grand slam singles winner, but her victory at the us open is overshadowed by a sexism row. i know for sure, if i was in the crowd, i would have been pulling for serena too. i‘m really grateful they were so kind to me,

i‘m sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: kim meets donald — the sequel.e than 30,000 people. the un has this warning. don‘t turn the next few months in idlib into the worst humanitarian catastrophe with the biggest loss of life of the 21st century. i‘m rico hizon, in london. also in the programme: almost ten years after the end end of sri lanka‘s civil war, families of the missing are still searching for answers. and what doctors have called a miracle — the baby girl born with her heart outside her body.

sharanjit leyl is in our asian business hub in singapore.n those emerging economies, the value of their currencies and we are seeing investors get very nervous about these economies. they are indeed. we have also seen the indonesian authorities intervening both verbally and otherwise. we have heard from the coordinating minister for economic affairs today who has basically called the depreciation of the rupiah illogical, saying it didn't reflect the state of the economy in indonesia. he said that aside from the turmoil in argentina and turkey which has triggered that bout of uncertainty in many emerging markets, authorities were looking for reasons as to why the rupiah has been driven to new lows. he is blaming it on speculative trading and said there was technical problems last week. but analysts are saying that the currency of south—east asia's biggest economy is actually going to continue at these levels, breaching levels not seen since the depths of the asian financial crisis, way back in 1998, rupiah sliding to 20 year lows. analysts sa

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.elationship with russia is more important than ever, as they hold joint millitary exercises for the first time. america's east coast prepares for hurricane florence. the category four storm heads towards the carolinas, with winds of 225 km/h. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: india's supreme court dismisses an appeal to stop forest rangers killing a tiger blamed for the deaths of several people. and cooking up a storm. singapore's bid to seek unesco recognition for its street food culture stirs up the fury of some malaysian chefs.

first, here's sharanjit leyl. is wasting no time increasing the pressure on beijing. these new tariffs come into effect next week in the 10% to be levied will rise to 25% next year. to allow american business a chance to adjust and looked the new chains. and even as these tariffs target hi—tech goods like networking equipment, its left off some items. key among them, smart watches, seen as a concession to apple, but also bluetooth devices, bicycle helmets and children's playpens. protecting consumers from price rises that these things. now, if china were to retaliate, this latest statement from the trump administration comes with a dire warning, that the amount of goods taxed will rise to include everything that china exports to the us. the us and china have already imposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of each other‘s products, a move that so far has had minimal affect. president trump says he is doing all this to stop the unfair trade relationship between the two, the massive trade deficit of the us consuming mor

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the white house, but close aides deny writing an anonymous article that slammed his presidency. joyful scenes in india as the supreme court rules that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: fighting forjustice — we speak to the wife of one of the reuters journalistjailed in myanmar for invesitgating genocide in the country. and the hollywood star burt reynolds has died at the age of 82. live

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: iran's president blames the us and its gulf allies for to "look in the mirror". a trade war between the us and china escalates with millions of dollars of new tariffs against chinese goods kicking in within hours. india rolls out the world's largest healthcare project but will it work? we meet the first family to receive it. translation: when my first child was born i had to have a caesarean. we spent almost $2000. this time, before the child was born, ifilled in a form for the insurance scheme and we did not have to pay

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore.e that slammed his presidency. joyful scenes in india as the supreme court rules that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: britain is backed by the us and france, as it tells the un that the salisbury nerve agent attack was almost certainly approved by the russian government. and the hollywood star burt reynolds has died at the age of 82. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore.tes, there‘s more extreme weather as hurricane florence looms. forecasters expect life threatening flooding as a result of a storm surge. i‘m kasia madera in london. also in the programme: we‘ll be talking to malaysia‘s first daughter about human rights and why she is not one to shy away from the spotlight. and bye bye beetle: german car manufacturer volkswagen announces it‘s stopping production of the iconic car next year.

i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore.eads towards the carolinas, with winds of 225 km/h. i‘m rico hizon in london. also in the programme: india‘s supreme court dismisses an appeal to stop forest rangers killing a tiger blamed for the deaths of several people. and cooking up a storm. singapore‘s bid to seek unesco recognition for its street food culture stirs up the fury of some malaysian chefs.

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: kim meets donald — the sequel.rning. don't turn the next few months in idlib to the worst humanitarian catastrophe with the biggest loss of life in the 21st century. i'm rico hizon, in london. also in the programme: a brexit breakthrough might be on the cards. the eu's chief negotiator says a deal could be reached by november. and the row that keeps on giving — the women's tennis association defends serena williams' outburst in the us open final.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.adly tyhoon mangkhut batters china's most populous province of guangdong, after wreaking havoc in the philippines and hong kong. from bitter enemies to political allies. malaysia's anwar ibrahim tells me why he is building bridges with prime minister mahathir mohamad. yeah, but then we decided, look, the conditions have changed, and we have to work together. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: in britain, salisbury is in lockdown after two people were taken ill in the area recently hit by novichok poisonings. my body is a canvas. we will hear from a south korean artist who uses her own face to express her talent.