i sharanjit leyl welcome to news state. i sharanjit leyl. the attorney general of the us will not resign but he will sit out the investigation. therefore i have reached used myself in the matter that deal with the trump campaign. treated as troublemakers. thousands of chinese locked from seeking justice. emmanuel macron promises tax and spending cuts. the king and i. tax and spending cuts. the king and i, indonesia ‘s president video blogs the visit of the saudi king. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it is sam good morning. it is 8am in washington, dc a senior member of the team is facing pressure after admitting the meeting russians during the campaign. jeff sessions has just during the campaign. jeff sessions hasjust said he during the campaign. jeff sessions has just said he will recuse himself any investigation into alleged russian interference in the election. democrats want him to resign saying he misled the public. marine one touching down on the navy's newest aircraft

sharanjit leyl from the embassy in column four. let's here the other news.aking the caa documents. it said it should be deeply troubled by so do make these disclosures. sean spicer also said that we can lease fred national security. cheering think is very concerned about the allegations that are out there in terms of what may 01’ are out there in terms of what may or may not happen. it is an allegation and something we will not confirm at this time. but as you can imagine from the president's previous comments, he is very concerned about this. he is concerned about this. he is concerned about this. he is concerned about the allegations and about the potential that something, if this was true, would have national security. make no mistake about it, i think the president has talked before that anybody who links classified information will be held to the highest degree of law. also making use today, firefighters in kuala mother has said at least 19 teenage girls have been killed in a fire that tore through a home in guatemala city. —— firefighters in guatemala.

i'm sharanjit leyl outside the north korea embassy. tensions remain high over the diplomatic spat between malaysia and north korea. the white house promises to get tough on people who leak classified information after thousands of documents said to detail cia hacking tools were published online. and hello and welcome, i'm karin giannone in london. islamic state gunmen dressed as medics storm a military hospital in the afghan capital kabul, killing 30 people. and samsung's chief, billionaire jay y lee, goes on trial accused of corruption. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm at the united nations in new york where, addressing north korea's recent missile tests, the us ambassador nikki haley delivered a blunt message to north korea. flanked by representatives from both japan and south korea, ambassador haley warned that all options are "on the table" when it came to america's response. she also had this to say about the country's leader kim jong—

within edition of asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl.hin the next two months south korea will have a new president and that president will have a raft of economic challenges to deal with, the worsening of relations with china over a missile defence system is a big worry and what will candidates for the top job have to say about giant conglomerates like samsung, so tied up conglomerates like samsung, so tied up in the corruption scandal that brought down park geun—hye? the disgraced leader left the presidential house on sunday, two days after a court dismissed her of a corruption scandal. what will the next couple of months looked like for south korea politically and economically? here's the view our a nalyst. there's a lot of moving parts at the moment, the candidates, the leading candidates for the election, they have said they will hold that by the ninth of may, that's a positive outcome straightaway from the electoral commission. the leading candidate, mr moon, he is very much a reformer, so he is very much about appeasing north korea

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, and i'm tanner nouni in london.ddress to congress. and iraqi forces are said to have caught the last major road at mosul, preventing islamic state militants from fleeing. thousands of civilians trapped in the city. let's take a look at some of the front pages from around the world. we'll start with the front page of the japan times. it reports on donald trump's speech and says that although he had a domestic agenda, he used the speech to remind security allies, including japan, that they must "pay theirfair share" of the alliances' costs. the front page of the straits times gave further reaction. it is reporting that the dow hit new highs and that the markets seemed to embrace the softer tone that mr trump struck in his first address to congress. and the china daily has a picture of the vietnamese citizen doan thi huong leaving a courtroom in malaysia after she and an indonesian woman were charged with the murder of kimjong—nam. and that brings woman were charged with the murder of kim jong—nam. and that brings you

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: the ousted former president of south korea, finally leaves her official residence and says the truth will emerge. china's chiefjustice boasts to parliament about his record of jailing rights activists. i'm babita sharma, in london. turkey's president erdogan demands sanctions against the netherlands — calling it a banana republic as their row intensifies. and we read's and we reads the same as underground dj. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore. midnight in london and 9 in the morning in seoul where the ousted south korean leader park geun hye has vowed that the truth will out after leaving office days afterjudges upheld a parliament decision to impeach her. it's a dramatic fall from power for the leader who served as south korea's president for 4 years massive crowds gathered to see ms park finally leave the president's official residence — the blue house. her departure means she no l

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: after a0 days in office, donald trump is preparing to address both houses of congress. so how much detail can we expect about the road ahead? and south korea's corruption crisis widens as the heir to the giant samsung electronics firm is charged with bribery and embezzlement. hello and welcome, and in london: moves to disqualify four legally elected pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong are about to be challenged in the courts, we'll find out how and why. and after the murder of kim kim jong—un‘s half brother at an airport in malaysia, north korea flatly denies having nuclear weapons. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where injust two hours donald trump will address a joint session of the us congress for the first time. it's a much anticipated event with ramifications for policy and politics. let's go straight to washington and speak to our

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: a surge in military spending and an overhaul of healthcare — expected highlights of president trump's first speech to congress shortly. the de facto boss of samsung is charged with bribery and south korea's corruption crisis widens. i'm karin giannone, in london. after a damning verdict on the response to the 2015 beach hotel attack — tunisian authorities say their resorts are now 100% safe. after the murder of kim jong—un‘s half brother in malaysia, north korea flatly denies having chemical weapons. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington, where injust an hour donald trump will address a joint session of the us congress for the first time. it's a much anticipated event with ramifications for policy and politics. barbara plett—usher is at the national statuary hall, where mr trump is due to speak. great anticipation for this particular speech. what are

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: president trump's address to congress goes down well. the dowjones closes at a record high, after he promises a massive infrastructure investment programme. iraqi forces capture the last major road out of western mosul, to stop islamic state militants fleeing the city, but civilians are still trapped. indeed, some of the people i've spoken to here today say that other civilians have been forced by islamic state to go behind the frontlines and act as human shields. these people, in some ways, are the lucky ones. they've been able to escape the war. after the assassination of the half—brother of the north korean leader, we report on the ups and downs of being a member of the kim dynasty. and british scientists discover what they say could be the earliest evidence of life on earth. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, 11:00pm in london and 8:00pm in the evening in washington, where the response to donald trump's first speech to the us congress since taking office has b

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: clashes and hundreds of arrests in russia as the country's biggest protests in years break out across the country. beijing's favourite candidate, carrie lam, becomes hong kong's new leader. pro—democracy activists denounce the poll as a sham. i'm babita sharma in london. we meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. isis is not messing around. they don't want people to leave, and they don't care whether it is a child, a man or an old woman. everybody is being shot as they try to escape. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in the us after being jailed for his online comments. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti—corruption rallies across the country in defiance of

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. aid agencies says it's the largest humanitarian crisis in over half a century. 20 million people now face a deadly famine. we're in somalia where the situation is critical. and why disney's re—make of beauty and the beast may not be hitting cinema screens in malaysia any time soon. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello and welcome. it's 9am in singapore and iam in the morning here in london, where in the past few hours british parliament has given its final approval to a landmark law allowing the government to formally start the process of leaving the european union. earlier, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon dropped a political bombshell, announcing plans for a second independence referendum prompted by opposition to brexit. britain's prime minister theresa may wasn't too impressed. let's hear from nicola sturgeon first. i will now take the steps necessary to make sure that scotland will have a choice at the end of this pro

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the politicalfate of south korea's president will be decided in a few hours, as the supreme court rules on her impeachment. more american boots on the ground in syria. 400 marines and rangers will support the assault on the islamic state group. i'm karin giannone in london. demanding answers — the parents of 31 teenage girls killed in a fire at a children's home in guatemala turn on the authorities. and the story of how prejudice against people with hiv is causing problems for a charity—run cafe in china. good morning. it's 9:00am in singapore. 1:00am in london and 10:00 in the morning in seoul, where south korea's impeached president, park geun—hye, is due to find out if she'll be permanently removed from office. an announcement by the constitutional court will be made in around an hour's time. ms park is embroiled in a corruption scandal, accused of allowing a close friend to profit from her connections with the presidency. if she's dismissed, a presidential election

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: russia's main opposition leader is arrested, along with hundreds of supporters, as anti—corruption protests sweep the country. elected to lead hong kong, but not by its people. pro—democracy activists denounce the poll as a sham. i'm babita sharma in london. we meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in america, after being jailed for his online comments. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti—corruption rallies across the country, in defiance of the kremlin. the biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. they included the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who's called for the demonstrations. the rallies are the biggest seen in russia for several years. the us sta

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore.former president of south korea, finally leaves her official residence and says the truth will emerge. china's chiefjustice boasts to parliament about his record of jailing rights activists. i'm babita sharma, in london. turkey's president erdogan demands sanctions against the netherlands — calling it a banana republic as their row intensifies. and we read's and we reads the same as underground dj. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.ussia as the country's biggest protests in years break out across the country. beijing's favourite candidate, carrie lam, becomes hong kong's new leader. pro—democracy activists denounce the poll as a sham. i'm babita sharma in london. we meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. isis is not messing around. they don't want people to leave, and they don't care whether it is a child, a man or an old woman. everybody is being shot as they try to escape. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee,

i sharanjit leyl welcome to news state. i sharanjit leyl.ation. therefore i have reached used myself in the matter that deal with the trump campaign. treated as troublemakers. thousands of chinese locked from seeking justice. emmanuel macron promises tax and spending cuts. the king and i. tax and spending cuts. the king and i, indonesia ‘s president video

i'm sharanjit leyl.rong committee dominated by pro— beijing executives have elected carrie lam as the new hong kong chief executive. she has promised to heal wounds over beijing's industry. with a slowing economy in mainland china, she could be facing economic headwinds. i spoke with research at peter church at that the issues that will be at the top of her agenda. peter church at that the issues that will be at the top of her agendam hong kong, the affordability question on housing has been a huge economic and political hot button in hong kong. and if you look at it rationally, it is really a supply it generated a problem. hong kong has been producing less than half of the long—term average supply of housing in the last decade. so there is a massive shortfall of housing that has built—up. you put that in context of very low interest rates, and you can see, you don't have to be an economics ph.d., to understand that prices will go up. and besides property, there are other issues. there are a lot of conce

sharanjit leyl has been following this for us in singapore. that was never going to be an easy agm.msung, it has had torrid year.‘ very samsung, it has had torrid year.l very torrid year. lee wasn't there, detained over those bribery charges. we heard from the vice—chairman instead. he was apologising to shareholders. the scandals which led to the ousting of the south korean president and the recall of the note 7 smartphones. they are promising the firm will improve governments in the firm will improve governments in the face of pressure from investors and mrjayy the face of pressure from investors and mrjay y lee, absent because he is facing all those charges including bribery and embezzlement. prosecutors are accusing him of bribing are confident of the former resident in return of the government backing 2015 merger which helped tighten control over the south korean technology giant. also fire prone note 7 and the battle over its batteries, it cost the company about $6 billion in the vice—chairman apologise about that as wealth and samsung shares are falling today. they hit record

let's get a sense of how we're going to go with sharanjit leyl in singapore.ed because there's a lack of detail it comes to trade. that's exactly it, you summed it up, a fairly muted response to the speech when it comes to asian investors, that's after a day of nervousness when it comes to the detail on infrastructure spending and tax reforms and the us stock futures, they fell ahead of the speech. the futures are pointing towards a fall after his speech, the president pledging everything he promised to overhaul, including immigration and jobs and wages for americans, but he didn't go into detail when it came to tax relief for the middle—class and tax cuts for the middle—class and tax cuts for companies. were only really seeing the likes of the mckay in japan making games because of the strong us dollar —— we're only seeing the likes of the nikkei in japan making games. there's relief over the president's toned down rhetoric over protectionism when talking about china and mexico using concerns over trade wars, but no great gains so far. we will leave it there

hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl.in britain has given its final approval to a bill setting out plans for the country to formally start the process of leaving the european union. parliament has also voted by a clear majority to reject two amendments put forward by the upper chamber, the house of lords. the proposals would have guaranteed the rights of eu citizens in the uk. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon also announced plans to hold a second independence referendum by early 2019. she said the vote was necessary after british prime minister theresa may refused to search for a compromise to allow scotla nd to search for a compromise to allow scotland to remain in the single market after brexit. what scotland deserves in the light of the material change of circumstances brought about by the brexit vote is the chance to decide oui’ brexit vote is the chance to decide our future brexit vote is the chance to decide ourfuture ina brexit vote is the chance to decide ourfuture in a fair, free and democratic way and a

sharanjit leyl is in our asia business hub in singapore.ot bode well at all in terms of what it will tell us when it finally announces what is going on. that's right, doesn't bode well. but unusually, for its shares, you mentioned it had fallen as much as 8%. it has scaled back those steep losses after announcing that earnings delay. the firm essentially asked regulators to extend the march 1a deadline for official earnings to a little later. they will be holding a news conference about this later on to clarify things for investors. but essentially the first time they delayed their earnings was in february. doing so again, there were disagreements with its auditors in fabric, when its chairman stepped down, and all this because they are expecting a $6 billion write—down. some of its us nuclear assets not worth as much as previously estimated, the situation leading many estimated, the situation leading ma ny a nalysts to estimated, the situation leading many analysts to warn that the country's future is at risk —— company's country's future

sharanjit leyl, thank you.wo years in almost a third of the uk. according to a report by the lender halifax, average house prices have increased by more than the average employee earned in 31% of local authority districts. a quick look at the markets before i go. the nikkei up, largely because of the weak yen against the us dollar. we will explore later on. britain's aid programme in libya could be harming vulnerable migrants, according to a new report. the independent commission for aid impact said there was a risk that britain's support was leading to more migrants being detained and denied a right to asylum. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. last year some 180,000 migrants and refugees made the perilous crossing from libya to italy. almost 5000 died in the attempt. hundreds of thousands of others remain trapped in libya. britain's aid programme here is modest, about £9 million. but it supports the libyan coastguard and provide humanitarian support for migrants held in detention centres. but

let us speak to the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl, who is outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur. slightly more soothing with regard to his remarks over north korea. 0f regard to his remarks over north korea. of course this is all to do with the death of the half—brother of the north korean president. however, both countries are seeing citizens from the other country will not be allowed to leave the long run. china is seeing no action should be taking against north korea until the investigation into the murder is complete. the people are taking refuge behind these embassy gates. nationals from either country remain stranded, caught any political crossfire. the central intelligence agency in the united states has accused wikileaks of endangering americans by publishing what the website says are top—secret hacking tools used by the agency. the cia did not confirm the authenticity of the documents but it said the american public should be deeply troubled by such disclosures. the white house spokesman, sean spicer, also accused wikileaks of threatening national security. i think he is

. the north korean embassy by my colleague sharanjit leyl.a situation like? it seems peaceful and the embassy hasn't been cordoned off? that's right. it has been relatively quiet here this morning will stop essentially we've only seen the one police car parked outside the main gates of embassy. two police bikes went past earlier, the relatively quiet, compared to other news agencies camped out next to me. what it's a huge rise in tensions. essentially it starts again this week on tuesday, this latest incident, when the north korean state media said relations in north korea were temporarily prohibited from leaving the country until this incident, they said, in malaysia is solved. of course that the incident over the death of kim jong—nam, the death of the north korean leader. of course this prompted a furious response from malaysia's my minister, who called it and malaysia's my minister, who called itand a malaysia's my minister, who called it and a borrowed act and said it was tantamount to holding malaysians hostage. —— a —— two police —— we

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.e presidential palace promising that the truth will emerge. the iraqi army retakes a third of western mosul from so—called islamic state but at a huge cost to the civilian population. translation: three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they we re didn't let me see them before they were buried. fighting forest fires. how indonesia is trying to keep the region free of toxic haze. and the thai dj taking techno to the world. we meet a rising star of the underground scene. live from our studios in singapore

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: south korea's ousted leader park geun—hye leaves the presidential palace promising that the truth will emerge. the iraqi army retakes a third of western mosul from so—called islamic state but at a huge cost to the civilian population. translation: three of my daughters are dead. they buried my heart. they didn't let me see them before they we re didn't let me see them before they were buried. fighting forest fires. how indonesia is trying to keep the region free of toxic haze. and the thai dj taking techno to the world. we meet a rising star of the underground scene. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to newsday. it's 9am in singapore, iam in london and 10am in seoul where the ousted south korean leader park geun—hye has vowed that the truth will out after leaving office days afterjudges upheld a parliament decision to impeach her. massive crowds gathered to see ms park finally leave the president's official resi

the country's president told my colleague sharanjit leyl how concerned people are on the islands.ght now, at the moment, the effects of sea level rise. the saltwater is seeping up to the agricultural farmlands and low—lying atolls. we're experiencing coral bleaching, turning all the corals in our reefs to white, and therefore affecting fish population. but what do you have to say to climate change deniers? the fact is president trump and many of his top aides have expressed scepticism about climate change. we want to believe that we have gone over that kind of debate. especially for us, we live on the frontline. it's no longer a debate for us, it's a reality. it's a challenge. it's a tragic, unresolved situation, and the more we deny about it, the more we don't do something about it, you're talking about the survival of civilisations out there, in paradise and throughout the world. so all i'm saying is, let's listen to science. let's not put the political aspect, or the economic considerations only. you say you are worried about climate change, but a recent asian development bank

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the scandal that donald trump can't shake. his attorney general won't resign over contact with russians during the election campaign but will sit out any investigation. i have recused myself from any investigations on any matter that deals with the president of the us. curbing popular criticism and a free press — china fights to control the narrative ahead of the national people's congress. i'm kasia madera in london. the king and i — indonesia's president video logs the visit of the saudi king. even their lunch is on camera. and jackie's life afterjfk — the lost letters which reveal a love affair with a senior british diplomat. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington where the us attorney general, jeff sessions, says he won't be involved in any investigation into whether russia interfered in last year's presidential election. he's been accused of lying about contacts he had with russian officials during the campaign and senior democrats have called on him to resign, accusing him of lying on o

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. of supporters, as anti—corruption protests sweep the country. elected to lead hong kong, but not by its people. pro—democracy activists denounce the poll as a sham. i'm babita sharma in london. we meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in america, after being jailed for his online comments.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i'm babita sharma in london.iations, scotland's first minister announces she'll seek a second independence referendum. north korea's ambassador to the un says military exercises carried out by south korea and the us are pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times has this story about the country's biggest warship heading to the south china sea. the paper reports that the vessel will train with the us navy, and tour the region for three months before returning home in the summer. the china daily covers the final day of the national people's congress. around 2,000 delegates have attended the session in beijing's great hall over the last 11 days and over 5,000 proposals have been put forward. and the south china morning post leads on the highly anticipated meeting between donald trump and president xi. citing us media reports, the paper writes that a summit will take place early next month at president trump's mar—a—lago estate in flori

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.ill be decided in a few hours, as the supreme court rules on her impeachment. more american boots on the ground in syria. 400 marines and rangers will support the assault on the islamic state group. i'm karin giannone in london. demanding answers — the parents of 31 teenage girls killed in a fire at a children's home in guatemala turn on the authorities. and the story of how prejudice against people with hiv is causing problems for a charity—run cafe in china.

i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore.nvestment programme. iraqi forces capture the last major road out of western mosul, to stop islamic state militants fleeing the city, but civilians are still trapped. indeed, some of the people i‘ve spoken to here today say that other civilians have been forced by islamic state to go behind the frontlines and act as human shields. these people, in some ways, are the lucky ones. they‘ve been able to escape the war. after the assassination of the half—brother

the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur.est around that area? i see behind you a couple of police cars. that's right. it has been relatively quiet all morning. we have been standing out here watching the embassy for signs of movements. security wise it has been quite... we have had to make police cars out at the front gates, two police bikes went past earlier but where it has been busy has been the number of media who have gathered here, also watching the embassy for signs of movement. they are all camped out here, like we are. and essentially what we did see a short time ago was signs of movement. we saw a black mercedes—benz drive into the front gates. a man got out carrying what appeared to be breakfast, and that is it so far. we also seeing potentially more cars going past but we are watching for signs. and essentially what has happened is this latest row was triggered on tuesday, where we sought the north korean state media saying that malaysians in north korea would not be allowed to leave the country until this incide

the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is in the malaysian capital.ity and media presence remains. the prime minister of malaysia is striking a somewhat more conciliatory tone with the north koreans, despite the diplomatic tensions that have arisen since the death of kim jong—nam half brother of north korea's lead. he says that the magic relations will remain. he is also faced with the prospect of trying to seek the release of the ii malaysians who remain in pyongyang, unable to leave. north korea has also come under scrutiny at the united nations in new york, where china, its closest ally, is saying that no action should be taken against it until the investigation into kim jong—nam's death is complete. the malaysian authorities have a number of north korean suspects for —— suspect they think are behind it, three of whom are possibly taking refuge behind the walls of this embassy. 0f refuge behind the walls of this embassy. of course the plot thickens but in the meantime citizens on both sides remain stranded, caught in a diplomatic crossfire, unable

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.nitarian crisis in over half a century. 20 million people now face a deadly famine. we're in somalia where the situation is critical. and why disney's re—make of beauty and the beast may not be hitting

the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is outside the embassy in kuala lumpur, gauging reaction in the press and ontell you how malaysians are reacting, and it is furiously, just like their prime minister. this is the front pages of the newspapers today. as you can see, the star in malaysia, "trapped in pyongyang". there's of course a huge amount of interest in the story, here in malaysia. inside this paper you can see there is one staff member, a councillor, in fact, in the malaysian embassy in pyongyang, saying, "don't worry, we are safe". so that's one paper. we've also got the new straits times paper, which has actually got on the front cover the prime minister calling a national security council meeting, an emergency council meeting, when he returned from jakarta yesterday, essentially saying the safety of malaysians are a priority. so they are working on trying to ensure the safety of the 11 known malaysians who are in north korea. the papers say that, of course, they can't vouch for any others who might be there on business or pleasure. finally we've got the sun, as well, which is saying tha

i'm sharanjit leyl outside the north korea embassy.sia and north korea. the white house promises to get tough on people who leak classified information after thousands of documents said to detail cia hacking tools were published online. and hello and welcome, i'm karin giannone in london. islamic state gunmen dressed as medics storm a military hospital in the afghan capital kabul, killing 30 people.

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore.nd an overhaul of healthcare — expected highlights of president trump's first speech to congress shortly. the de facto boss of samsung is charged with bribery and south korea's corruption crisis widens. i'm karin giannone, in london. after a damning verdict on the response to the 2015 beach hotel attack — tunisian authorities say their resorts are now 100% safe. after the murder of kim jong—un‘s half brother in malaysia, north korea flatly denies having chemical weapons. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the scandal that donald trump can't shake.ver contact with russians during the election campaign but will sit out any investigation. i have recused myself from any investigations on any matter that deals with the president of the us. curbing popular criticism and a free press — china fights to control the narrative ahead of the national people's congress. i'm kasia madera in london. the king and i — indonesia's president video logs the visit of the saudi king. even their lunch is on camera. and jackie's life afterjfk — the lost letters which reveal a love affair with a senior british diplomat.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: after north korea's missile tests, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, makes his first official trip to east asia. on the eve of the dutch general election, turkey's president stokes up a row between the two countries. we ask why. i'm babita sharma in london. and, after that interview, we have the first interview with the bbc dad and his family about their newfound internet fame. it is pretty unreal, we didn't expect any sort of attention at all. i liaise nearer at all. i hasse nearer had this at all. i have never had something like this in my life before. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00pm in london and 10:00am in the morning in tokyo, where us secretary of state—rex filler—son ——— — the bbc‘s state department has been taking a closer look at the high—stakes diplomacy. to take on an old but increasingly ' ' north korea has accelerated its nuclear missile tests. president 0bama warned donald trump that north korea wee-14243 hisrmgstsl immediate challenge. and here