sharanjit leyl, shara njit leyl, as sharanjit leyl, as always, thank you. india and pakistan after the fighter jets clashed nuclear powers india and pakistan after the fighterjets clashed in the skies over the disputed region of kashmir. an indian pilot has been ca ptu red of kashmir. an indian pilot has been captured after his plane was shot down. he was responding to an airstrike by the pakistani air force. this is the most serious violence in decades between the neighbours. they have a long history of clashes over the heavily armed region of kashmir which both india and pakistan claim as their own. these are pakistani soldiers are currently leading a way downed indian pilot with an angry crowd behind them. the pakistani military says his plane was shot down as india scrambled to respond to pakistani strikes across the border in the disputed region of kashmir. pakistani prime minister imran khan said the military force is a response to earlier indian aggression, but also called for a dialogue between the nuclear armed neighbours. translation: my question

sharanjit leyl, shara njit leyl, tell us sharanjit leyl, tell us more about how they have done it?ften we look at thailand's economy, but it is the second—largest in this region, and remember, it is a big election year as well, which means it will be in the spotlight. as you said, it had some good news with its economy growing slightly more than expected in the fourth quarter. gdp rising 3.7% from the previous year. it was really private consumption, investment, which drove the fourth—quarter growth, which helped offset the fact that actually, its exports were hit by a slow down in global demand. of course, those perennial us— china trade tensions we keep talking about, as well as a strong currency. now, tourism is also a big deal in thailand, it has famous beaches, amazing cuisine, and that continues to draw visitors as tourism arrivals more than offset the slower exports and government spending. but of course while local demand has remained fairly resilient, analysts are warning that thailand does face political risk ahead of its election, which could hurt sentiment as well as do

sharanjit leyl shara njit leyl is sharanjit leyl is of course in hanol sharanjit leyl is of course inill be made on the question of denuclearisation in north korea, after singapore there was a big question is not much concern, not much was done, lots of optics and photo opportunities, but not much was done. will moore be achieved after this second summit in hanoi? stay with us on bbc news. hello there. this unusually warm weather is not going to last forever and as we changed the month we will change the weather quite significantly. 0ver change the weather quite significantly. over the past you days we have seen the temperatures creeping up day by day, culminating in 21.2dc at kew gardens yesterday. the weather is changing because the position of the jet stream is going to change. we have been on the one side of it for a long time now but look what happens in the atlantic. a strengthening westerlyjet is heading our way. that will bring cooler air and it will bring more changeable weather as well. so today, make the most of the sunshine. today is probably the last of the warm and sunny

and i'm sharanjit leyl in hanoi.summit here in the vietnamese capital. donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen is testifying in washington, and says he welcomes the chance to tell the truth. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times, like most other papers, is headlining the summit between donald trump and kimjong—un in hanoi. the paper says that the summit is being watched closely for tangible progress on the north's nuclear programme. the south china morning post writes of another summit in the making — the one between donald trump and china's president, xijinping. the paper says that beijing has accepted washington's choice of trump's private resort in florida as the venue, but many details, including the exact date, remain unclear. and finally, japan times reports that a government panel is warning that a major earthquake with a magnitude of between 7 and 8 is highly likely to strike off eastern japan within the next 30 years. back to our top story: the world's attention is

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, welcome to newsday. the headlines: police in the philippines arrest the head of a news website highly critical of president duterte for an alleged cyber offence dating back seven years. the fact that an arrest warrant has been issued, well, really interesting and i will follow. i am just shocked that the rule of law has been broken to the point that i can't see it. no regrets aboutjoining the islamic state group but hoping to return home. a london schoolgirl lifts the lid on her brutal life in syria. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. a valentine's day plea from japan's same—sex community — 13 couples demand the government recognises their relationships as marriage. and declaring war on the boar. hong kong steps up the fight against a plague of wild pigs. 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 8:00 in the morning in manila where the head of the philippines news website rappler is fac

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines. is the end near for islamic state's last syrian stronghold 7 as fighting continues, donald trump calls on world leaders to take back is members and put them on trial. we go inside venezuela as the standoff over humanitarian aid continues, and visit a town where the lack of food and medicine is claiming lives. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... is this a #metoo moment for medicine in australia? the problems facing female surgeons, that could be forcing them out of the operating theatre. and preparing to make its asian debut, the multi—award winning musical, matilda, is opening in singapore. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 3am in syria where reports say extremists have been blocking roads out of the last area held by the so—called islamic state, preventing hundreds of civilians from fleeing. u.s president donald trump has been predicting the final de

sharanjit leyl there. now let's brief you on some other business stories.us says it's ending production of the double—decker a380 — 12 years after it was launched. it will cease deliveries in 2021. demand for the a380 has been declining as airlines shift to smaller models. 0nline platforms will be forced to pay publishers and creators for the content that appears on their sites, under a revamp of eu copyright rules agreed on wednesday. the move comes despite intense lobbying by tech giants including google and facebook, which will now have to install filters to stop the uploading of copyrighted material. smaller start—ups though will be exempted. jeans maker levi strauss has filed documents for a listing on the new york stock exchange, planning a return to the stock market after more than three decades. the 145—year—old company, which is controlled by the descendants of the founder, could be worth as much as $5 billion according to cnbc. and now, what's trending in the business news this morning. 0n bloomberg — a $2.5 billion blue jeans fortune emerges with

hello, welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl business report, i am sharanjit leyl.t with the us— china trade war and the high—level negotiations in beijing as both sides attempt to end the conflict. we have these gentlemen, us treasury secretary steven mnuchin and trade representative bob lyte hiser meeting the chinese vice premier today and with time running out the pressure is on for them to reach an agreement. presidents trump and xi can signa agreement. presidents trump and xi can sign a deal in the coming weeks. north america business correspondent michelle fleury have the latest from new york. a key part of donald trump's economic rhetoric has been the loud and constant complaint that china treats the us on fairly when it comes to trade. he has picked up america's long—standing criticisms of the way china appropriate foreign technology and fails to respect intellectual property. and to that he has added a stream of complaints about the size of the trade deficit that the us has with china. but now is when rhetoric finally has to turn into policy. mr trump's men

i am sharanjit leyl asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl.ent donald trump has met with the chinese vice premier in the oval office as the world's two biggest economies wrapped up a second day of trade talks in washington. both sides express optimism about a wide ranging trade pa ct before optimism about a wide ranging trade pact before the march deadline but said a final deal will only be made during a face—to—face meeting between president trump and his chinese counterpart xi jinping, although no date or location has yet been set. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury told us correspondent michelle fleury told us what has been discussed between the us and china. throughout the day we we re the us and china. throughout the day we were hearing from president donald trump about these talks, starting in an early—morning tweet, saying that he referred to xi jinping as his friend, that he hoped a comprehensive deal could be reached, but that no deal would go forward unless there was greater access for us manufacturing and farmi

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines. tv actorjussie smollett is charged with falsely claiming to be the victim of a racist attack. chicago police issue a strong condemnation. empire actorjussie smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman is in china with trade talks top of his agenda — but what reception is he likely to get? i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme. the stigma of living with hiv after a data hack in singapore reveals thousands of medical record — we hear from some of the victims. and inside the world ofjrr tolkien. a new exhibition celebrates his work — which paved the way to middle—earth. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 6pm —— it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 6pm in chicago where the american actor jussie smel—lett, has appeared in court after being charged with filing a false police report. the tv star had claimed

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the deep freeze. cities in america's midwest grind to a halt as temperatures hit record lows. ‘substantial progress‘ say american negotiators — but no agreement yet in the us—china trade war. we never really had a trade deal with china and now we are going to have a great trade deal with china if it all work is that it works out. it will be great for both. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the murder that shocked myanmar — we hear from the muslim lawyer's family still fighting forjustice, two years on. he can sacrifice everything for his belief and thought he is,, he is a very great man. —— is believed. he isa very great man. —— is believed. he is a very great man. and 2a olympic golds — but at what cost? the #metoo campaign rocks the sport of speed skating in south korea. 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 6pm in the american midwest, which is continuing to shiver in the g

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the deep freeze. cities in america's midwest grind to a halt as temperatures hit record lows. substantial progress, say american negotiators, but no agreement yet in the us—china trade war. we never really had a trade deal with china and now we are going to have a great trade deal with china if it all works out. it will be great for both. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the murder that shocked myanmar. we hear from the muslim lawyer's family still fighting for justice two years on. he can sacrifice everything for his beliefs. and for his what we call truth. so this is the man. for me, he is a very great man, and he is a very great man. and 2a olympic golds, but at what cost? the me too campaign rocks the sport of speed skating in south korea. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 7pm in the american mid—west, which is continuing to shiver in the grip of its most severe cold spell in decades. 90 million people, a third of the us, have seen temperatures of —17 celsiu

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines... the founder of huawei hits back.an exclusive interivew, ren zhengfei says the us actions against his company and his daughter are politically motivated. there is no way the us can crash us, the east will still shine and if the noah bell north costar, there is still the south. —— and if the north goes dark, there is still the south. more violence breaks out in indian—administered kashmir. officials say a gunfight has left nine people dead. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... car—maker, honda, is to announce the closure of its only plant in britain, with thousands ofjobs to be lost. and, new zealand's seagull population is in serious decline, but is there much appetite to help? live from our studios and singable —— in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it is news day. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in shenzen, where the founder of chinese telecoms giant huawei has told the bbc that washington's attempts to ban its participation in the west's sg networks won't

sharanjit leyl, and chocolate flavoured cupcakes.s. sharanjit leyl, if you're watching in hanoi, please bring home this wonderful gifts. thank you so much for joining wonderful gifts. thank you so much forjoining us, mariko oi. let's now ta ke forjoining us, mariko oi. let's now take a look at other news and congress has warned president trump that any trade deal with china needs to secure real policy change. there are concerns mr trump may fail to resolve disagreements over intellectual property and unfair trading practices. at a committee hearing, republicans and democrats urged the administration to continue taking a tough approach. shares in one of the world's biggest mining companies rio tinto surging to their highest level in more than a decade, the firm has just announced a bumper dividend following its highest underlying annual earnings since 2014. in technology, apple says it plans to cut 190 staff at its self driving car unit, called project titan. ina driving car unit, called project titan. in a filing the state regulators

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.he wreckage of the plane carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala to the uk. pope francis has arrived in abu dhabi for the first ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the japan times, which is leading with the fallout over the us—russia nuclear arms treaty. moscow says it too will abandon the treaty, after washington accused russia of violating its terms and pulled out. 0n the front page of the south china morning post, the presidents of china and the us are considering meeting in vietnam later this month. xijinping and donald trump are expected to continue pushing to resolve their countries' trade dispute. and the straits times is reporting on the launch of this year's river hongbao festival. look at these fireworks over marina bay, marking one of the first major events of singapore's bicentennial commemorations. the uk and other european governments have given president maduro until midnight venez

i am sharanjit leyl live in hanoi. welcome. i am passionate era in london.a liar, a cheat, and a racist. and he produces the cheque that he says the president used to pay off a porn star. and the summit in hanoi, president trump and north korea's kim jong—un president trump and north korea's kimjong—un are president trump and north korea's kim jong—un are expected to discuss a roadmap for taking nuclear weapons out of the korean peninsula. well, before all those talks kick off this morning, we know the front pages are full of it here in vietnam. you can see this is the main vietnamese english paper. the main headline, "give peace a chance". that is what eve ryo ne "give peace a chance". that is what everyone has been saying. i can't help but walk around the streets, there are t—shirts saying ‘peace'. that is the overwhelming message. we have been reporting on other events around the world here in vietnam, this is the main thing. this is the man “— this is the main thing. this is the man —— main vietnamese paper. they keep showing that handshake in most of th

live to hanoi and sharanjit leyl. thank you. that is right, they are meeting at the moment.igns of pressure from earlier, before they went into that lunch they spoke to the media, because they spoke to the media, because they have been no signs of pressure from mrtrump on they have been no signs of pressure from mr trump on resident kim. in fa ct, from mr trump on resident kim. in fact, the president praised the north korean leader and said he was not ina north korean leader and said he was not in a hurry to see a deal. i've been saying very much from the beginning that speed is not that important to me. i very much appreciate no testing of nuclear rockets, missiles, any of it, very much appreciated. —— missiles, any of it, very much appreciate it. and chairman kim and i had a very good talk about that last night. i will let him say what he would like to. if he doesn't, he doesn't have to. but we had a very good talk about that last night. and, again, iam in no rush. we've developed something very special with respect to that. but i just want to say that i have great respect

sharanjit leyl is in hanoi for us. to write, mike. report, it is big issues on table for the leaders —— that's right, mike. they have a busy day ahead today which culminates in an intimate dinner between the two tonight, but ahead of that, as well as tweeting, we know president trump will be on the move very shortly. he has bilateral meetings with his vietnamese counterpart and he will meet with the president first and then the prime minister of vietnam. of course, there are a lot of issues on the table, the big nuts and bolts issues of denuclearisation, as we've been talking about, that will be discussed tomorrow on thursday. well, ahead of that, let's speak now with amrita bassu from the economist intelligence unit, joining me from singapore. now, as we've been talking about, denuclearisation is the big goal of this second summit. how much do you think it can build on the first last year in singapore? absolutely. so, yes, denuclearisation is the primary goal, particularly from the us side. there is still, as we rightly mentioned ear

sharanjit leyl, thank you very much indeed for that. of them nuclear powers. pakistan is claiming it's shot down two indian airforce jets and captured a pilot. this latest friction centres, as ever, on the disputed region of kashmir, which both countries claim as their own. these are pakistani soldiers, apparently leading away a downed indian pilot, with an angry crowd behind them. the pakistani military says his plane was shot down as india scrambled to respond to pakistani strikes across the border in the disputed region of kashmir. pakistani prime minister imran khan said the military force was a response to earlier indian aggression, but also called for a dialogue between the nuclear—armed neighbours. translation: my question to the indian government is, given the arms that we both have, can we afford any miscalculation? we should be thinking that if this escalates, where will it lead? this is the most dangerous confrontation between the two countries in nearly 20 years. it began two weeks ago, when a pakistan—based militant group k

let's get more on this story with sharanjit leyl in singapore.ms to be sort of paying the price of this escalating battle between and china. well, it seems to be, victoria, but you just open the prime minister then. he also just heard from australia's minister of trade, the latest to dismiss these worries, simon birmingham blaming the delays to experts of coal to china on import quotas are not a blanket ban on australian coal. nonetheless, as you mentioned, that report by reuters yesterday has taken a huge toll on the markets with the australian dollar falling more than i% on thursday, coal and other resource related stocks also falling. the trade minister, mr birmingham, denied that australia has been unduly treated over fears the move might have been politically motivated. that's after australia rescinded the visa of a prominent chinese businessman in relation to theissue chinese businessman in relation to the issue of huawei borrowing equipment for its five g network. the australian dollar recovered after a ll the australian dollar recovered a

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore — the headlines...? as fighting continues, donald trump calls on world leaders to take back is members and put them on trial. we go inside venezuela, as the standoff over humanitarian aid continues — and visit a town where the lack of food and medicine is claiming lives. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... is this a me too moment for medicine in australia? the problems facing female surgeons — that could be forcing them out of the operating theatre. and preparing to make its asian debut, the multi—award winning musical, matilda, is opening in singapore.

sharanjit leyl and our asia business team have been following the story closely in singapore.of the comments we have heard. what level a re the comments we have heard. what level are we in terms of progress? victoria, despite president's optimism you heard there, many challenges remain, fundamental areas including forced technology tra nsfers including forced technology transfers and industrial subsidies. that is what china continues to grant at its firms. even though president trump said he welcomes the move president trump said he welcomes the m ove we re president trump said he welcomes the move were china to buy more us products like 5 million tons of soya beans, that was an announcement was made, the real issues remain. that much first deadline to slap higher ta riffs much first deadline to slap higher tariffs on china's goods is still in place, despite hints earlier that president trump me extended. it is pa rt president trump me extended. it is part of the reason why asian markets are so part of the reason why asian markets are so muted today, in reaction to the conclus

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines... the founder of huawei hits back.d his daughter are politically motivated. there is no way the us can crash us, the east will still shine and if the noah bell north costar, there is still the south. —— and if the north goes dark, there is still the south. more violence breaks out in indian—administered kashmir. officials say a gunfight has left nine people dead. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... car—maker, honda, is to announce the closure of its only plant in britain, with thousands ofjobs to be lost. and, new zealand's seagull population is in serious decline, but is there much appetite to help?

sharanjit leyl is in hanoi for us. it's a busy day for all of us here. as the hanoi traffic. president trump tweeting as you mentioned and he is due to leave his hotel shortly. he will be meeting with the vietnamese president and the prime minister and that they will culminate with a short meeting, 20 minutes, one—on—one with kim jong—un. proceeding onto a dinner. various advisers as well. as we know, donald trump is due to leave shortly for his bilateral meetings andi shortly for his bilateral meetings and i believe we can see some of that footage right now. we'll be that footage right now. we'll be that of course. seeing what he gets up that of course. seeing what he gets up to. it's a busy day, as mentioned. ahead of that, summing up the arrival, denuclearisation being the arrival, denuclearisation being the big issue. after a marathon 3—day train trip through china, the north korean leader looks ready to enjoy the limelight. some of his staff even struggled to keep up. kimjong—un may run an impoverished country, but he's determined to put on a show o

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines.mpire actorjussie smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman is in china with trade talks top of his agenda — but what reception is he likely to get? i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme. the stigma of living with hiv after a data hack in singapore reveals thousands of medical record — we hear from some of the victims. and inside the world ofjrr tolkien. a new exhibition celebrates his work — which paved

sharanjit leyl is covering the summit for us. good to see us today.g to have bilateral talks with officials in vietnam's before he meets kimjong—un. absolutely, sally. infact, he is doing that right now. we saw him meet earlier with the vietnamese president at the colonial presidential palace. he is also the general secretary of the ruling communist party. he talked a lot about the trade relationship between the us and vietnam. he is of course about to have a hunch if he is not already with his vietnamese prime minister you will counterpart. they will be meeting and talking about various things. we know president trump is having a very busy day. he was tweeting earlier, and a busy day as busy as the hanoi traffic i should add. not going on, all of this palace before he meets his north korean counterpart, kim jong—un once again. we know that they will be meeting for about 20 minutes for a very quick meeting before they have dinner tonight, and again, this will happen at a historic metropole hoteljust less than a historic metropole hoteljust less thana

sharanjit leyl is covering the summit for us. nice to see you.the red carpet has been rolled out for kim jong—un. red carpet has been rolled out for kim jong-un. absolutely, sally. as you said, he arrived some hours ago here in vietnam at dong dang station, where there was very much a red carpet, ceremonial guards as well greeting him. he was accompanied by his key negotiator, a former general, as well as his sister, and on the american side, we know that us secretary of state mike pompeo is in hanoi as well. what is interesting, of course, is that it was 170 kilometres from dong dang to hanol was 170 kilometres from dong dang to hanoi. we believe that kim jong—un is already here in hanoi. in fact, oui’ is already here in hanoi. in fact, our correspondentjonathan head saw his motorcade arrived at a hotel just under a mile from where i stand, nearly in central hanoi, in the old quarter, overlooking the very famous lake of the sword. people very much going about their own business but there is a lot of anticipation for these two leaders meeting. pr

she i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the wreckage of the plane carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala is found by search teams. warnings of unprecedented flooding for northern australia, where more than a metre of rain has fallen in just one week. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the car maker nissan reverses its plan to build its latest model in england. it'll keep production injapan instead. and we're hoping we're not being a little rash but with the lunar new year just around the corner, we'll have the latest predictions on what the year of the pig may hold in 2019. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore and one o'clock in the morning in london where in the last couple of hours it's been announced — that an underwater search off the coast of the island of guernsey has located wreckage from a plane that disappeared over the english channel two weeks ago. the footballer emiliano sala — who had jus

sharanjit leyl has been speaking to victims of the data hack. living with hiv.the few singaporeans who has been public about his struggle with the condition. it took them three years to finally tell his family. living in singapore with hiv can be quite challenging because there are a lot of laws that dictate what we need to do. we need to come out to our sex partners, we need to come out to our potential employers, our insurers, our healthcare givers. but there are no laws to protect us once we come out. now avin helps others who feel stigmatised by it. he says for those secretly living with hiv, there is realfear. including for this woman, who wants to be known only as "joyce". he asked why these things can happen and how the place that we think is safe becomes not safe for us. she and avin are the over 111,000 people whose hiv status, names and addresses, authorities say, were dumped on the internet by an american man who is believed to have obtained confidential data from his partner, a singaporean doctor. this scandal has gripped singaporean media for weeks.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. a news website highly critical of president duterte for an alleged cyber offence dating back seven years. the fact that an arrest warrant has been issued, well, really interesting, and i will follow. i'm just shocked that the rule of law has been broken to the point that i can't see it. no regrets aboutjoining the islamic state group, but hoping to return home. a london schoolgirl lifts the lid on her brutal life in syria. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a valentine's day plea from japan's same—sex community. 13 couples demand the government recognises their relationships as marriage.

let's speak to my colleague sharanjit leyl, who is in hanoi in vietnam.seems like it is still a rainy and grey morning and hanoi. well, it is, it is chilly as well, i should add, and the weather is not fantastic. so it is not going to be a fabulous greeting in that sense for the two leaders, but we know they are on their way. north korea's kim jong—un is on they are on their way. north korea's kimjong—un is on his way in his train, he left from pyongyang just two days ago. and we were seeing some of these live pictures, and we can see them again, and these are pictures that would greet him. people anticipating his arrival at the border of dong dang, and security waiting with a red carpet in anticipation of his arrival. he is due to arrive today, he will meet with his vietnamese counterpart, the president and the prime minister, we believe. president trump himself arrives tonight, as far as we know, and he will be due to meet with his vietnamese counterpart tomorrow, on wednesday. mike pompeo, we are being told, is already in hanoi. what more we know of th

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the deep freeze.otiators, but no agreement yet in the us—china trade war. we never really had a trade deal with china and now we are going to have a great trade deal with china if it all works out. it will be great for both. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the murder that shocked myanmar. we hear from the muslim lawyer's family still fighting for justice two years on. he can sacrifice everything for his beliefs.

i'm sharanjit leyl in hanoi, where the trump—kim summit ends with no deal, no agreement, no warm wordsons lifted, something he could not accept. you always have to be prepared to walk. i could have signed an agreement today, and they knew people would have said, oh, what a terrible deal, what a terrible thing he did. no, you have to be prepared to walk. but that has been flatly contradicted by north korea. it says it was only asking for partial sanction relief. translation: if the united states removes

and i'm sharanjit leyl live in hanoi, wherejust before the talks began, kim jong—un took a question from

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines.a strong condemnation. empire actorjussie smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career. saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman is in china with trade talks top of his agenda — but what reception is he likely to get? i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme. the stigma of living with hiv after a data hack in singapore reveals thousands of medical record — we hear from some of the victims. and inside the world ofjrr tolkien. a new exhibition celebrates his work — which paved

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines... the founder of huawei hits back.tically motivated. there is no way the us can crash us. there is no way the us can crash us. the east will still shine and if the north goes dark, there is still the south. more violence breaks out in indian—administered kashmir. officials say a gunfight has left nine people dead. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... british teenager shamima begum tells the bbc it was her choice to join the islamic state group — as she asks the uk for forgiveness. car—maker, honda, is to announce the closure of its only plant in britain, with thousands ofjobs to be lost.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines.calls on world leaders to take back is members and put them on trial. we go inside venezuela as the standoff over humanitarian aid continues, and visit a town where the lack of food and medicine is claiming lives. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... is this a #metoo moment for medicine in australia? the problems facing female surgeons, that could be forcing them out of the operating theatre. and preparing to make its asian debut, the multi—award winning musical, matilda, is opening in singapore.

i'm sharanjit leyl in hanoi where the scene is set for the second round of historic talks between the here in the vietnamese capital. they'll meet for dinner this evening — ahead of the full summit on thursday. but the big question remains — will ‘trump—meets—kim take ii' produce any more tangible results than the leaders‘ first meeting in singapore? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: donald trump's disgraced former fixer michael cohen is testifying in washington.

and i'm sharanjit leyl, live here in hanoi, where talks continue between president trump and kimjong—un

i'm sharanjit leyl, live in hanoi, wherejust before the talks began kim jong—un took a question fromress pack. are you confident? translation: well, it is too early to tell. but i wouldn't say that i am pessimistic. pakistan calls for talks with india after fighter jets clashed in kashmir in a major escalation. a blast from the past — the world war two bunker that's being transformed into a work of art. hello to you. michael cohen, who for ten years was donald trump's lawyer and fixer, has been giving explosive testimony to a committee of the us congress, describing the president as a racist, a cheat and a conman. michael cohen is already facing jail for lying to congress, and to the us government about his tax returns. the white house says mr cohen isjust lying again, in the hope of reducing his sentence and getting a book or movie deal. this from our correspondent nick bryant. michael cohen once said he'd take a bullet for donald trump. but on capitol hill today, the president's former lawyer, his personal mr fixit, carried out a political hitjob on his one—time boss. i know what m

i'm sharanjit leyl, live in hanoi, wherejust before the talks began kim jong—un took a question from

i'm sharanjit leyl in hanoi, where the scene is set for the second round of historic talks between thewill meet for dinner this evening ahead of the full summit on thursday. but the big question remains — will trump—meets—kim take two produce any more tangible results than the leaders' first meeting in singapore? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a storm gathering around donald trump's former fixer. reports suggest that michael cohen may use a hearing on capitol hill to accuse the president of criminal conduct while in

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, welcome to newsday.offence dating back seven years. the fact that an arrest warrant has been issued, well, really interesting and i will follow. i am just shocked that the rule of law has been broken to the point that i can't see it. no regrets aboutjoining the islamic state group but hoping to return home. a london schoolgirl lifts the lid on her brutal life in syria. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. a valentine's day plea from japan's same—sex community — 13 couples demand the government recognises their relationships

she i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.e footballer emiliano sala is found by search teams. warnings of unprecedented flooding for northern australia, where more than a metre of rain has fallen in just one week. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the car maker nissan reverses its plan to build its latest model in england. it'll keep production injapan instead.