i'm babita sharma in london.in the programme — four days on and the search continues for the missing youth football team trapped in caves in thailand. we do believe the boys are inside there alive, and they are hoping they can climb up to the top of these hills and reach them from channels further out. and we'll have all the latest on the world cup, as russia and france finish top of group c and argentina make it to the last 16. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00 in london and 8:00pm in washington, where donald trump is celebrating a decision by the us supreme court to uphold his travel ban targeting five muslim—majority countries. the chiefjustice said the ruling — passed by five judges against four — was based on the government's justification of national security. but one of the dissenting judges condemned the travel ban as motivated by bias against muslims. it's one of mr trump's biggest victories since taking office. h

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme. president macron insists eu leaders have ruled out forcing refugees back to when they may face persecution. could japan face england in the knockout stages of the world cup? sunday's results mean the possibility remains very much on. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in istanbul, where president recep tayyip erdogan has claimed victory in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections. victory would give him additional powers under a new constitution, but — after a closely fought race — the opposition has not yet accepted defeat. our turkey correspondent mark lowen reports from istanbul. his diehard believers never doubted it. but still, they savoured it. the devotees of a president who looks to be cemented in power. results from the state news agency showing he has won another five—year term. polls had suggested he had struggled to win outright and could have faced a runoff. translation: he means everything to us. turkey would have been lo

i'm babita sharma in london.ry is facing fresh accusations of deadly attacks against civilians, this time as part of an offensive against kachin rebels in the north of the country. tributes are being paid to the american designer, kate spade, who's been found dead at her home in new york. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times reports on a royal tour of hawaii. prince akishino and princess kiko seen here visiting the ehime maru memorial in honolulu. the couple will take part in a celebration to mark 150 years of the first japanese immigrants to arrive there. the china daily chooses to focus on national eye care day. primary school children in shandong province are seen here trying to organise their pencil cases while blindfolded to experience the difficulties faced by people with visual impairments. and singapore's the straits times reports on the continuing investigation into the finances of former malaysian prime minister, najib razak. his wife, datin seri rosmah mansor, is

i'm babita sharma. who are trapped in a cave in thailand. 12 members of the team and their coach went missing when they went into the caves on saturday but were trapped by heavy rain, which flooded the entrance. members of parliament in britain have approved controversial plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport near london — the busiest in europe. prince william continues his tour of the middle east. he has arrived in israel, making him the first british royal to make an official visit to the country. the prince will also visit the occupied palestinian territories. his trip is being seen as a diplomatically sensitive one to the region. that's all from me for now. more to come. stay with us here on bbc news.

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: two hundred missing and 75 dead — the death toll rises from the volcanic eruption in guatemala. and why are japanese tourists flocking to a small hotel in the english county of wiltshire? we find out. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is newsday. good morning. it's midnight in london, and 7am in singapore — where, with just five days to go before the historic trump—kim summit, the authorities have announced the sheer scale of their security operation. the so—called ‘enhanced security special event‘ will see large areas of singapore sealed off — notjust on sentosa island where the summit takes place — but also two large shopping malls, a subway station and a bus depot. with the restrictions in place for several days, it will cause major disruption — as rahuljoglekar reports. the roads may look calm for now but singapore may soon be transformed into a fortress. we know that island will be the location for the meeting between donald trump and north

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: campaigning is underway in pakistan elections. we take a look at the major contenders in this crucial poll and the politics behind it. joe jackson, the father and former manager of michaeljackson and the jackson five, has died at the age of 89. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in the russian city of kazan, where german fans are drowning their sorrows following their team's shock defeat against south korea in the world cup just a few hours ago. tears in berlin too, where chancellor angela merkel said she was very sad. the country's top selling bild newspaper said the defeat was the biggest disgrace in the country's world cup history. in sharp contrast, the south koreans were delighted. though the country is not going through to the quarter—finals, it's the first time south korea has beaten germany in a world cup match. it's also the first time germany h

sharma top scored with 97 in their innings of 208—5.ickets for just 21 runs as the hosts couldn't build on openerjames shannon's half century, eventually finishing their 20 overs on 132—9 withn the second match at the same venue on friday. well, i think we need to go away and have a little think about how we're going to play called deep and shall in the same game for sure. in regards to playing more twenty20, that's coming up in the future tour programme, 65 twenty20 is in the next four years. we will play more, we are where we are in the world, we can't do anything about the last few yea rs can't do anything about the last few years but we can start to play better cricket and get ourselves up that rankings table. now to tennis news, and the all england club has announced that serena williams will be seeded at this year's wimbledon championships which get underway on monday. the seven—time wimbledon champion has only played in three tournaments since the birth of her first child in september. usually the seeded spots are reserved for pl

i am rico hizon, together with babita sharma.understorms and showers across northern england into south—east scotland, but the majority of the country was warm, dry and sunny, which led to a lovely day for many. some glorious sunday evening sunsets. we start monday morning off on a fine and dry note. we've lost the overnight showers and storms across northern areas, but we're ready to do it all again. plenty of sunny spells as those temperatures rise. that could set off a few heavy showers and thunderstorms, namely a high—grade feature. through monday morning there will be plenty of sunshine. a bit of cloud in central and eastern scotland, showers developing here but the heaviest will be over the pennines and maybe into the high ground of wales in the south—west of england. elsewhere, dry again, top temperatures 2a or 25 degrees. a bit cooler across the north—eastern coasts. we have a ridge of high pressure across the country for tuesday. a bit of a northerly breeze as well, so that will take the edge off the temperatures somewha

hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and babita sharma.ral this afternoon to remember those killed and injured in the terrorist attack on london bridge a year ago today. eight people died and 48 others were hurt when attackers drove a van into crowds, before launching a knife attack in borough market. bbcjournalist hollyjones was on her way to meet friends when it happened. it's a very strange thing to see somebody‘s belongings just scattered in the street. as an example, there was one shoe and one phone on the pavement, and it sounds strange, but that doesn't make sense to you in your head, it's not an everyday thing that you notice. and obviously there were people and things, it was so much worse than the movies. the government is warning that the threat from islamist terrorism will remain for at least the next two years, and that the threat from extreme right—wing groups is growing. the warning comes as the home secretary prepares to announce a major review of counter—terrorism strategy. it includes declassification of certain secret in

i'm babita sharma. our top story. turkey's president erdogan says he and his party have won landmark presidential and parliamentary elections. there's been jubilation among mr erdogan‘s supporters. as president, he would take on sweeping new powers. but the opposition says the outcome is still not clear. the german chancellor says eu leaders have agreed that countries on the front line of europe's migrant crisis cannot be left alone to carry the burden. the italian prime minister said he felt the debate went italy's way. and this video is trending on bbc.com. as south korea moves closer to banning dog meat, diners have tucked into bowls of stewed canine in south—western china as part of the yulin dog meat festival. around 10—15,000 dogs are estimated to be killed each year. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm sarah montague. senatorjeff flake is one of president trump's harshest critics. he thinks the president is a danger to america and th

i'm babita sharma in singapore.re bringing you live coverage of the much—hyped kim—trump summit. even north korea's state broadcaster has finally begun reporting news of the historic meeting. donald trump and kimjong—un have met and shaken hands at the start of their historic one—day summit in singapore. the us president and north korean leader then held brief one—on—one talks with translators on defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament. the long road to the talks has seen secret meetings, stop—start diplomacy and the release of us detainees. but it all hangs on what happens, right here, right now. i feel really great. we're going to have a great discussion. and i think tremendous success. it will be tremendously successful. we'll have a terrific relationship. i have no doubt. it was not easy to get here. the old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles in our way forward but we overcame all of them and we are here today. that's true. and in the last few minutes, both leaders have gone for more discussions with

and i'm babita sharma.n the next 26 minutes we'll bring you all the big moments and answer some of the key questions. welcome to our special coverage here on newsday. it finally happened. the first handshake between a sitting us president and a north korean leader. did kim get the better of it all? trump shocks the region with this pledge on military exercises. we will be stopping the wargames, which will save a tremendous amount of money. the meeting prompts cheers from south korea, but concern back in washington. we've reaction from around the world. and caught on camera, we look at what the leaders' body language revealed about themselves. glad you could join us. together in the singapore studio. after after an extraordinary summit, president trump and kim jong—un hailed their meeting here in singapore as a breakthrough in relations. the us president later announced that america is to halt military exercises with south korea. but critics say their agreement is short on details about how north korea will

i'm babita sharma from singapore. stay with us. hello there.rm. but, at long last, things are changing. you may not like the change because fir5tly we're bringing some cooler air in from the north. and then, from the atlantic, through the middle part of the week, we're going to bring quite an active frontal system, an area of low pressure, that will bring some wet and very windy weather, particularly across the north. that will be a bit of a shock to the system. but the changes are already under way. some cooler conditions through the day ahead. quite a lot of cloud around as well. that cloud will break up through the day, so we will see some spell5 of sunshine. the best of these likely to be found acro55 parts of wales and the south—west. equally, just the odd scattered shower5, but those temperatures down on where they have been. highs of between 15 and 21 degrees. no more mid—205. now, during tuesday night, we'll see a mixture of clear skies and patchy cloud. it should stay just about dry. it's going to turn into a relatively cool night. tem

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: that is the main language here, so we have to respect that. australia's government says too many immigrants aren't making an effort to learn english. we did it! and joy forjapan as they win their first game at the world cup in russia. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where president donald trump has been holding talks with republican leaders to discuss his administration's policy of separating families at the us border. earlier he was heckled by protestors for the policy and after he said illegal immigrants should not be allowed, in his words, to "infest" the united states. in the last hour he told gop party members he was willing to sign a new immigration bill. and speaking to the press he expressed his hopes for a new immigration law. the system has been broken for many yea rs. the system has been broken for many years. the immigration system. it has been a really bad, bad system, probably the worst anywhere

i'm babita sharma. our top story: rescuers are set to resume their search for a youth football team who are trapped in a cave in thailand. 12 members of the team and their coach went missing when they went into the caves on saturday, but were trapped by heavy rain which flooded the entrance. members of parliament in britain have approved controversial plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport, near london — the busiest in europe. and prince william continues his tour of the middle east. he has arrived in israel, making him the first british royal to make an official visit to the country. the prince will also visit the occupied palestinian territories. it's being seen as a diplomatically sensitive trip to the region. that's all from me for now. stay with us here on bbc world news. it is disk on half—past midnight. more from me later on bbc world news. now, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm sarah montague. senatorjeff flake is one of president trump's harshest critics. he thinks the

i'm babita sharma in london.o in the programme: that is the main language you, so we have to respect that. -- here. australia's government says too many immigrants aren't making an effort to learn english. we did it! and joy forjapan as they win their first game at the world cup in russia. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington where a trade war between the us and china is gaining traction and shaking the world's financial markets. beijing is promising a strong response after president trump threatened to hit china with additional duties of $200 billion if china, he said, went ahead with reprisals over an earlier set of us tariffs. beijing is calling it blackmail. our business correspondent paul blake reports from new york. these are the battlefields where trade wars fought. for months the us and china have fired potshots, a charity, a soundbite there. but now the united states has unloaded. president donald john trump indicated in his statement that he has, andi

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: floodwaters hamper efforts to find 12 teenagers and their football coach missing for five days in a thailand cave. what these soldiers are trying to do is find some evidence of a chimney ora is find some evidence of a chimney or a hole that might drop down through the limestone rocks into the caves below. campaigning is underway in pakistan elections, we take a look at the major contenders in this crucial poll and the politics behind it. 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 the russian city of kazan, where world cup holders, germany, are out of the competition after losing to south korea 2—0. not surprisingly, fans of the south korean team were delighted. it's the first time south korea has beaten germany in a world cup match after facing them twice before. it's also the first time germany has ever been defeated by an asian nation in a world cup ma

i'm babita sharma in singapore. the historic meeting. donald trump and kimjong—un have met and shaken hands at the start of their historic one—day summit in singapore. the us president and north korean leader then held brief one—on—one talks with translators on defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament. the long road to the talks has seen secret meetings,

i'm babita sharma. it's sam on tuesday the 12th of june. just an hour away from a truly historic summit meeting. and i'm rico hizon. all eyes are on this tiny city—state, where president trump and kim jong—un are finally set to meet face to face. welcome to our special coverage here on newsday. here's the latest from the scene. the north korean leader is about to leave his hotel and head to the tourist island of sentosa to start the talks. president trump says that the world will know soon enough whether a real deal between the us and north korea can happen. an end to conflict. will the talks pave the way for the korean war to be finally consigned to the past? and a sharp focus on singapore, with the media frenzy that's now engulfing singapore's city—state. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. so, here we are, just an hour away from the moment when, on a small island just a few hundred metres from here, the leaders of the united states are north korea will finally meet face—to—face. who could have predicted thatjust months after the two me

hello, this is breakfast with jon kay and babita sharma.said to be operating at full capacity following a hardware failure which prevented businesses processing card payments across the uk and europe yesterday. the company has apologised to customers, saying it recognises that it fell well short of its goals. visa said the disruption wasn't down to any unauthorised access or cyber attack. donald trump has announced that his summit with the north korean leader, kim jong—un, is back on and will take place later this month in singapore. nine days ago, the president abruptly cancelled the meeting, blaming what he described as the open hostility displayed by pyongyang. but yesterday diplomatic relations improved after a letter from the north korean leader was delivered to the white house. the rmt union has called for the transport secretary, chris grayling, to resign following days of delays and cancellations on trains in the south and north—west of england. the government are blaming network rail for leaving it too late to finalise new timetabl

hello, this is breakfast, with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. remembered, one year on — a special service will be held for the victims of the terrorist attack at london bridge and borough market. eight people died and 48 others were injured. today a minute's silence will be held across the country. good morning. it's sunday, the 3rd ofjune. also this morning, the government warns of a growing threat of terrorism from islamist and right—wing extremists as it announces a major review of counter—terrorism strategy. warnings of a trade war within days, as g7 ministers criticise us tariffs. in sport, england show promise ahead of the world cup in russia as captain harry kane fires them to a win against nigeria at wembley. and protecting the countryside the traditional way. we'll find out how ponies are being used to help preserve our paths. and matt has the weather. good morning. still a few heavy downpours of out today, especially in scotland. for the vast majority it is dry, and for quite a few of you, a sunny sunday. all the details coming up. goo

for deepak sharma this shiny roadster is a dream come true. the fashion designer has been a fan of mercedes ever since he was a young boy he graduated from business school a year ago. and that's when his grandfather a farmer gave in the sports coupe that he my grandfather of blowing the thing and this is where their weak and vegetable fields used to be but now it's prime real estate with india's economic growth there's a demand for land and soaring property prices have transformed the outskirts of delhi farming families like de perhaps have become millionaires youngsters like me who are in both fighting things and all of this is the most i think. it may look good but driving a luxury car on india's rough roads is anything but easy. yes or towards. all these guys because they don't need the need for the both oars and the ratios of climbing with me these awards. after the way in advance flew to the right. because there was a storm is coming off a little worse it can only damage your. time deepak can really step on the gas is when he's out on the

country it is time that the country is back i just know thanks for your thoughts on that given the sharma that. a loss a linked group in the southern philippines is expanding its presence just seven months after its fighters with defeated following a siege in the city of mar our group is now recruiting children displaced and often by the conflict jamil and organ reports from our city. in the bring him is fourteen years old and lives in an evacuation camp with his father he says a group of men approached him a few weeks ago they told him they were police officers and invited him to join training and he said the prospect of taking revenge against the ice will inspired mao to group that attacked what are we city and kept it under siege for months appealed to him so he said yes his bother as side knew they were not police officers but now the supporters in this guy's. vision of innocence they wanted to take my son that there were no be burst the sign i am thankful i managed to save my son. they told me that after training i will start to receive money during five months of conflict the city w

hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and babita sharma. back online after hours of disruption, visa apologises and says its card payment service is back to normal. customers across europe were unable to pay for purchases, the company says a hardware failure was to blame. good morning, it's saturday the 2nd ofjune. also this morning. off again, on again, donald trump says a summit with the north korean leader kimjong—un will take place later this month. emergency timetables, but will they finally bring weeks of chaos to an end? rail companies say they'll work together to try and get back on track. less than 2a hours after forcing out the spanish leader mariano rajoy, the new prime minister pedro sanchez will be sworn in today. in sport, stuart broad and jimmy anderson prove the doubters wrong as england take control of the second test against pakistan. and we'll take a look at the sport where the passenger gets a rough ride ahead of the british sidecar—cross championship. you sit at the side and you have a rough ride. i don't fancy that! yo

hello, this is breakfast with jon kay and babita sharma. across the country and europe yesterday. the company has apologised to customers, saying it recognise it fell well short of its goals. visa said the disruption wasn‘t done due to any unauthorised access or cyber attack. donald trump has announced this summit with the north korean leader kim jong—un is back on and will take place as planned later this month in singapore. nine days ago the president abruptly cancelled the meeting, blaming what he called the open hostility displayed by pyongyang. yesterday diplomatic relations improved after a letter from the north korean leader was delivered to the white house. i think it‘s going to be ultimately a successful process, we‘ll see. remember what i said, we will see what we will see but i think it‘s going to be a process that we deserve to have. i mean, we really deserve. they wanted, we think it‘s important, and i think we would be making a big mistake if we didn‘t have it. i think we‘re going to be having a relationship and it will start

i'm babita sharma with our special coverage of the kim—trump summit.esident says the world will "know soon" whether a deal can be struck with kim jong—un. half an hour away from the start of the summit. in 20 minutes the delegation will make their way across the gateway that takes them straight to the resort island where, of course, the hotel is. this was a short while ago. the hotel is playing host to the talks on an island cut—off from the rest of the busyness of singapore. singaporean authorities said the two men can engage in conversation together and alone and in the privacy of what has been billed as an historic moment. the bridge can see, the sentosa gateway, 800 metres, it takes you to the centre of the island. some people are saying perhaps donald trump will feel at home on sentosa, an island full of luxury hotels. the hotel they are staying at costs $1000 a night, it has a casino, a disney resort, and much more. the convoy representing the north korean delegation and kim jong—un left st regis hotel a short time ago. we think the one in the fr

i'm babita sharma. our top story: rescuers are set to resume their search for a youth football team, who are trapped in a cave in thailand. 12 members of the team and their coach went missing when they went into the caves on saturday but were trapped by heavy rain, which flooded the entrance. members of parliament in britain have approved controversial plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport near london — the busiest in europe. prince william continues his tour of the middle east. he has arrived in israel, making him the first british royal to make an official visit to the country. the prince will also visit the occupied palestinian territories. his trip is being seen as a diplomatically sensitive one to the region. that's all from me for now. more to come. stay with us here on bbc news. and our top story here for you in the uk this evening: the senior firefighter who led the initial response to the grenfell fire has said he cannot remember receiving any training on when to order the evacuatio

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.

i'm babita sharma. it's 7am on monday the 11th ofjune.i'm rico hizon. all eyes are on this tiny city—state, where president trump and kim jong—un are set to meet face to face an event that could change the world. welcome to our special coverage here on newsday. the key players are now in place. donald trump touched down in singapore on airforce 0ne. kim jong—un arrived before him. north korea says the summit will discuss de—nuclearisation and a permanent and durable peace. with the world's media watching their every move, the question is can the two sides find enough common ground

this is mr sharma, he's the housing minister.hy have people yet to be rehoused two weeks on? well, sorry, can ijust first speak to all the people who are here — we are committed to doing everything we can to help every single person that has been affected. and it's not good enough... it's not true. actions before words, please. just answer her question, we don't need the sympathy. we don't want the sympathy, answer her direct question. that's it. so, the direct answer is that what we've committed to is that everyone will be offered housing in the local area. when? we're two weeks in, when? we said within three weeks. so that is next wednesday. no. can i just first say, look, i understand why people are really angry, i do understand that... please, if i may... no, no, no, no, excuse me. if i may, sir, just have one minute? cani...? we're not angry. no, sir, can ijust for one minute just say, i went to the harrow club last week together with my colleague nick hurd, and i met people who've been affected by this. and it was, you know

hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and babita sharma. a special service will be held at southwark cathedral this afternoon to remember those killed and injured in the terrorist attack on london bridge a year ago today. eight people died and 48 others were hurt when attackers drove a van into crowds, before launching a knife attack in borough market. bbcjournalist hollyjones was on her way to meet friends when it happened. the government is warning that the threat from islamist terrorism will remain for at least the next two years and that the threat from extreme right—wing groups is growing. the warning comes as the home secretary prepares to announce a major review of counter—terrorism strategy. it includes declassification of certain secret intelligence held by m15, to raise awareness about the threat posed by some individuals. a 17—year—old boy has been stabbed to death in ipswich in what was police believe was a targeted attack. witnesses said the teenager was leaving a shop in the nacton area of the town yesterday afternoon when he

very ghaziabad because sharma is from india and started learning german eight years ago now she wants to share her enthusiasm for the language with other young people. you just have to do your best. completed the german language diploma at the carmel conference school in india's capital new delhi. today she's preparing to attend university in berlin and attending the world congress of german schools of broad for sharma language was. german i would say is the most important part of my life because what i am today is because of this language and the doors that it just opened for me. hundreds of students from around the world have made their way to maine here they share experiences and make new contacts. german foreign minister heiko must stress the importance of pash schools especially in times of waning democracy human rights and freedom of the press. he understood if that's what confidence in one's own abilities helps when it comes to fear to learn languages and to travel help against nationalism and isolation to open our eyes to other cultures and so realize our common humanity. mind

hello this is breakfast, withjon kay and babita sharma. back online after hours of disruption, visa apologises and says its card payment service is back to normal. customers across europe were unable to pay for purchases, the company says a hardware failure was to blame. good morning, it's saturday the 2nd ofjune. also this morning. off again, on again, donald trump says a summit with the north korean leader kimjong—un will take place later this month. emergency timetables, but will they finally bring weeks of chaos to an end? rail companies say they'll work together to try and get back on track. less than 2a hours after forcing out the spanish leader mariano rajoy, the new prime minister pedro sanchez will be sworn in today. in sport, stuart broad says comments about him being dropped were wrong as he helps england bounce back in the second test against pakistan. and we'll take a look at the sport where the passenger gets a rough ride ahead of the british sidecar—cross championship. and matt has the weather. good morning. one ortwo good m

i'm babita sharma in london. says too many immigrants aren't making an effort to learn english. we did it! and joy forjapan as they win their first game

and i'm babita sharma.u all the big moments and answer some of the key questions. welcome to our special coverage here on newsday. it finally happened. the first handshake between a sitting us president and a north korean leader. did kim get the better of it all? trump shocks the region with this pledge on military exercises. we will be stopping the wargames, which will save a tremendous amount of money. in the latest development, north korean state media says kim jong—un has accepted an invitation to visit america.

sharply criticized it least decision to turn away a migrant rescue boat with the story here sharma dubin ski. earlier this week a humanitarian vessel was denied the right to dock at a port on italy's island of sicily the rescue ship was carrying over six hundred migrants including many unaccompanied minors and pregnant women if they had been rescued off the coast of libya but in now currently on route to the port of lengthier after spanish authorities said that they could dock there well the french president has been scathing in his attack of italy in regards to this situation describing the country's actions as being cynical and irresponsible italy is furious at that criticism by france and is demanding an apology. the french ambassador has been summoned by a foreign minister who on behalf of the italian people will ask for an explanation for the insults directed not only against the government but also against the nation which is among the first in the world in terms of generosity solidarity and hospitality if the french are the humility to apologize the story will be closed and we wil

i'm babita sharma. it's 8am on tuesday the 12th of june. and i'm rico hizon. all eyes are on this tiny city—state, where president trump and kim jong—un are finally set to meet face to face. welcome to our special coverage here on newsday. here's the latest from the scene. the north korean leader is about to leave his hotel and head to the tourist island of sentosa to start the talks. president trump says that the world will know soon enough whether a real deal between the us and north korea can happen.

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a carpet of plastic smothers a beach in mumbai.

i'm babita sharma in london.ive days in a thailand cave. what these soldiers are trying to do is find some evidence of a chimney ora is find some evidence of a chimney or a hole that might