in singapore the headlines. president trump confirms the united states will withdraw in combating climate change from the paris agreement calling it an unfair deal that would cost millions of american jobs. we want fair treatment for our taxpayers, we we are getting out, we will start negotiating and who will see if we can geta negotiating and who will see if we can get a deal that is fair. the decision draws wide condemnation in the us and around the world as climate experts warn of consequences for the environment. welcome to london, also in the programme. police say an attack on a casino in manila could have been a robbery and not a terrorist attack, the gunmen has reportedly been killed. flushing out the system. taiwanese government calls for a major change in the culture. good morning 8am here in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm washington where president trump has announced in the past few hours that he is pulling the us out of the paris climate change deal which united the world in efforts to stop global

under rico hizon in singapore. also on the programme, troops step up the axle to expel militants from the marawi. and the perfect marriage of bride and bollywood. hal are —— how indian wedding videos may never be the same again. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it newsday. thank you forjoining us. it is 7am in singapore and midnight in london where the british prime minister theresa may has tried to reassure her members of parliament are telling them, " i've got us into this mess and i am the one who will get us out of it". it has left the uk in political turmoil, not least over brexit. the state opening of parliament where the queen reads out the government's agenda may be post owned. the opposition labour party says the government is in chaos. the bbc‘s laura evans berg reports. —— kuenssberg. band plays. the band plays on, in theresa may's backyard. strangely, business as usual at the back gates. at the front tonight, even after her personal disaster of the election, the pri

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: an attempted terrorist attack in the central station of brussels. the attacker is dead but no—one else is hurt. the suspect has been neutralised by the military who were present at the scene immediately after the explosion. us officials say north korea is directly to blame for the death of american student otto warmbier. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the new leader of hong kong says she'll not be able to guarantee freedom of speech in the territory. and the stolen generation set to music when the story of a aboriginal girl takes centre stage in australia. welcome to viewers around the world and to thosejoining us in the uk. it's eight in the morning in singapore, one am in london and two in the morning in brussels, where a suspected terrorist has been shot dead, after an attempted attack at the city's main rail station. witnesses say they heard him shout allahu akbar, god is great, before there was a small explosion. this report from frankie mccaml

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: grief and anger in london, as the death toll in the tower block fire rises to 17. the prime minister orders a full public inquiry. democrats and republicans unite. the us's congressional baseball game goes ahead, a day after the shooting that left steve scalise critically injured. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: seven people are killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a nursery in china. local reports suggest the blast was caused by a gas canister. and the duke of york tells newsday that uk firms should make the best of brexit by looking to asia. live from our studios in london and singapore, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and 1am here in london where the british prime minister theresa may has ordered a public inquiry into the fire that devastated a residential block of flats in west london. 17 people are now known to have died. many residents are missing, with whole families unaccounted for. her

i'm rico hizon in singapore. headlines: troops step up the battle to expel islamist militants from marawi after the philippines marks its independence day. and the perfect marriage of bride and bollywood. how a viral video means indian weddings may never be the same again. live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome. thanks for joining welcome. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore, and midnight here in london, where the british prime minister, theresa may, has tried to reassure her members of parliament by telling them "i got us into this mess, and i'm the one who's going to get us out of it." the election result has left the uk in political turmoil, not least over brexit. the state opening of parliament, where the queen reads out the government's agenda, may be postponed. and the opposition labour party says the government is in chaos. the bbc‘s laura kuennsberg reports. band plays. the band plays on in theresa may's backyard. strangely, business as usual a

we are ata shaking things up in singapore.at a bar in london where the stereo costs more than a house.“ you like music it will blow your mind. and our global guru chap -- tackles the choice of rail, road or plane. take the train. istanbul really is a city like no other. on the banks of the mighty bosporus strait, it was founded over greeks, who named it by zandi. later, the romans made the capital of their eastern empire, changing its name to constantinople in honour of the emperor constant time. for over 500 years it was the seat of power could assault on civil the ottoman empire. built at the crossroads of europe and asia, it is tu rkey‘s crossroads of europe and asia, it is turkey's largest and best—known city. i got in on the redeye flight, which is 11 hours from singapore, but had a bit of a rest and i'm ready to explore the city. i'm going to meet up with a man called seddah, who promises to take me around. wohling a spate of terrorist attacks and a failed military coup, 3016 was dubbed the year that tourists forgot turk

i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: "detestable lies": donald trump's attorney general denies claims he colluded with russia in the us presidential election. i have never met with or had any conversations with any russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election. landslides and floods kill more than a hundred as monsoon rains hit bangladesh. iam babita i am babita sharma iam babita sharma in i am babita sharma in london. also in the programme: after a year and a half in north korean jails, an american student is flown home. is it a movie? no, it's a game. it looks like a hollywood premiere, but the latest incarnation of spiderman is heading to a console, not a cinema. hello everyone. it's 8am in singapore 1am in the morning in london and 8pm in the evening in washington, where the us government's top lawyer has been facing tough questions about the alleged russian interference in last year's presidential election. attorney generaljeff sessions said that

in singapore the headlines. president trump confirms the united states will withdraw in combating climate change from the paris agreement calling it an unfairdeal from the paris agreement calling it an unfair deal that would cost millions of american jobs. we want fair treatment for our taxpayers, we don't want other leaders and other countries laughing at us any more and they won't be. reaction to the president's decision has been swift. the man who signed the deal on behalf of trump's predecessor calls ita behalf of trump's predecessor calls it a grotesque abdication of responsibility and leadership. in london. police say an attack on a casino in manila could have been a robbery and not a terrorist attack, the gunmen has reportedly been killed. flushing out the system. taiwanese government calls for a major change in the culture. good morning 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and seven peerman washington where president trump has announced in the past few hours that he is pulling out the us of the pari

i rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: the former fbi director, james comey, says donald trump did ask him to drop an enquiry into links between a senior white house official and russia. an anxious wait on the ground after burmese military aircraft with more than 100 people on board disappears. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: with just hours to go, the candidates wrap up their final campaigns before britain goes to the polls. every vote for me and my team isa polls. every vote for me and my team is a vote to strengthen my hand in those brexit negotiations. we are labour! we are the people! we are the community! and we will win this election, tomorrow. a new fossils suggest that humans of old 100,000 yea rs suggest that humans of old 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. —— evolved. glad you could join us. it is 7am here in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, dc, web donald trump is under new pressure over his sacking of the former fbi director. —— where. james

i am rico hizon in singapore. xijinping is making his first visit to hong kong, 26 pro—democracy protesters are kong, 26 pro—democracy protesters a re rested kong, 26 pro—democracy protesters are rested ahead of his arrival. more countries are hit by the latest wave of cyber attacks which could be more dangerous than the previous attacks. also in the programme: they came at him with machetes, we hear from the policeman who tackled the london bridge attackers.” from the policeman who tackled the london bridge attackers. i took my pattern with my right hand, i took a deep breath and i went on. and, what difference does a michelin star make? we will hear from a chef who knows. thank you forjoining us. we start off in hong kong, which is in lockdown preparing for a rivalfrom the chinese president xi jinping. lockdown preparing for a rivalfrom the chinese president xijinping. he is arriving to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover from britain to china. it is his first visit to the city as chinese leader and protes

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.m in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump is under new pressure over the sacking of james comey. the former fbi director will give evidence to senators on thursday about whether he was pressured to drop an inquiry into links between a senior white house official and russia. ahead of that hearing, written testimony has been released from mr comey. in it, he says he believes the president trump asked him to drop the investigation into general michael flynn. here are the key lines from james comey‘s statement... our washington correspondent david willis says mr comey‘s evidence is eagerly anticipated. they are saying that this could be bigger box office as far as capital hill is concerned and the clinton impeachment and indeed, watergate. we had this opening statement released on the senate intelligence committee website revealing, amongst other things, that president trump called for this pledge of loyalty for the man he later sacked, james comey, and he c

i'm rico hizon in singapore.ral portugal has killed more than 60 people. hundreds of firefighters are still battling the blaze. police say the latest searches of the burnt—out grenfell tower block suggest the number of people presumed dead is higher than the official figure of 58. british police have sealed off a road outside london's park station after an incident. police say one person has been arrested after a vehicle struck pedestrians. there are reports number of people were injured. details are still coming into and we will have it all for you on bbc world news as this story develops. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. in the uk, the times newspaper reports on heightened tensions at the very top of british politics. it says the country's finance minister philip hammond effectively stabbed prime minister theresa may on national television. in a tv interview mr hammond criticised his own party's general election campaign, which focussed heavily on mrs may. meanwhile the china daily h

we're shaking things up in singapore.a bar in london where the stereo costs more than a house. if you like music, it will blow your mind. and our global guru tackles the choice of rail, road or plane. take the train! istanbul really is a city like no other. built on the banks of the mighty bosporus strait, it was founded by the greeks, who named it by byzantium. later, the romans made it their capital of the eastern empire, changing its name to constantinople in honour of the emperor constantine. and for over 500 years it was the seat of power for the sultans, who ruled the ottoman empire. built at the crossroads of europe and asia, it is turkey's largest and best—known city. so i got in on the red—eye flight, which is about i! hours from singapore. but i had a bit of a rest, now i'm ready to explore the city. so i'm going to meet up with sedar, who promises take me around. following a spate of terrorist attacks and the failed military coup, 2016 was dubbed the year that tourists forgot turkey. traditionally around 10 mil

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. i'm kasia madera, in london.toll in the london tower block fire rises to 17, but is expected to increase further. seven people have died in an explosion outside the gates of a kindergarten in the chinese province ofjiangsu. and this athletics footage has gone viral over the past few hours. this is blessing okagbare of nigeria competing in the women's long jump at the diamond league meeting in oslo. her first round effort will be remembered for all the wrong reasons as her hairpiece came lose as she landed. her leap was 6 metres 21 — about a0 centimetres further than her hair! let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the singapore—based strait times leads on a row amongst the island's first family, the lees. the paper reports that the prime minister, lee hsien long has raised serious questions about the way his father, lee kwan yew‘s last will was altered to reintroduce a clause to demolish his house. the gulf news front page carries a photo of supplies being collected for those made homeless b

they provide and develop affordable housing for many people in singapore.ow in hong kong, it is the younger people. then the younger generation can own these properties at a cheaper price without major damage to the property market itself. it requires a new way of looking. the property price will keep going up. i think another sectors there are other examples that they can pick up other pieces. >> when i was working in hong kong, i actually and i commute every single day. [inaudible] one last question. many in hong kong say the international. [inaudible] >> definitely, i think it is very popular in hong kong and hong kong has the largest amount of rooming available in its markets than any other cities or markets. i think for hong kong to become a major settlement center and to encourage more to be using and to allow more other ways of payment. i think it can be an example for the other cities. there are other major cities in the world, sittings like london, frankfurt, paris, singapore. they all, even in new york, there has been agreement to encourage settle

canberra via singapore.uan malcolm malcolm turnbull said smaller nations could bound together in the face of a bully. >> a co-worst of china would find its neighbors rescinding demands they cede their autonomy and strategic space and look to counterweight beijing's power by bolstering alliances and partnerships between themselves and especially with united states. the pboc is committed to plotting a neutral policy course according to one of its deputy governors. speaking at a conference in beijing, the bank said it will continue to neither loose nor tight monetary policy in order to ensure stable liquidity. his comments, mid of drive to reduce financial leverage which has sparked concern of excessive tightening. drawn up a $10 billion supplementary budget to help meet the president's drive to boost jobs and wages. if passed, the government will billion for $4 jobs, the majority in the public sector. south korea is struggling with youth unemployment. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journa

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: devastating forest fires in portugal kill more than 60 people. three days of national mourning have been declared. historic brexit negotiations are set to begin. but is the british side divided with the prime minister and finance minister taking different positions? the united nations calls on thailand to amend the harsh law against insulting the monarchy. cheering pakistan's cricket fans go wild as their team thrashes india in one of the biggest international sporting clashes of the year. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore and midnight in portugal, where emergency workers are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed and as many again injured in a huge forest fire at the weekend. many died in their cars while trying to flee the densely—forested district of pedrogao grande. portugal's prime minister has declared three days of mourning and officials expect the death toll to rise as more bodies are found. paul adams reports. a desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. searing

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the united states urges china to respect freedom and civil liberties in hong kong, as president xi continues his symbolic visit to mark 20 years of reunification. donald trump's travel ban comes into force after a supreme court ruling partially allows travel restrictions from six mainly muslim muslim countries. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: hoping to defuse tensions with north korea, south korea's president moon arrives at the white house for talks with president trump. and we have the findings of a major new study, into the effects of pesticides on bees. it's 8am in singapore and 1am in london. and we start in hong kong, which is marking 20 years since the end of british colonial rule. the chinese president, xijinping, is visiting the territory under tightened security. that security is there to curtail any pro—democracy protests. our china editor carrie gracie has been meeting some of those who were born in the year of the handover. hong kong's p

razor is a cult brand for gamers in singapore. they want either a mouse ora singapore.ither a mouse or a headset, like my son, and want to pay a premium. do their products live up to the hype? we met there spokesman. —— their. i have always been passionate about gaming. i play games all the time, even when i was a lawyer. even today iam even when i was a lawyer. even today i am still even when i was a lawyer. even today iam stilla even when i was a lawyer. even today i am still a huge game. i have a lwa ys i am still a huge game. i have always been a gamer. we started by asking ourselves, like any other gamer, how in the world can we get an unfair advantage over our competitors? i think you can see from my set—up i'm a huge fan of razor. there is no way to describe it. the first thing i would do is go crazy if i got to meet them. it is such a high premium. they are searching for the brand. technically, there is not much difference than a lenovo or dell laptop. they are a great brand we have to celebrate a brand that is so strong. many lenders are jealous of this brand.

i spoke to peter godfrey from the energy institute in singapore and asked who would pick up singapore would pick up the slack now that the usa has turned its back on climate change? the eu and china will continue to push the policy of change. it isn't only related to climate change, the focus of today. very much also on the business of moving and transitioning to a lower carbon economy and to a certain extent to move from a centralised energy system to a more distributed energy system, which renewables begin to start acting. it isn't only about climate change but energy—efficient seat and how we move to a green and clea n seat and how we move to a green and clean environment. obviously, asia will have to start making its own mind as to where its alliances are. energy efficiency involves investment, so how will it affect renewable firms around the world who had invested ahead of time, as they have braced for this? in asia, we can split into three fundamental markets. china, it india, and the asiata and region well we are now. each of the regions have different issues when it comes to e

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the united states urges china to respect freedom and civil liberties in hong kong while president xi meets the people there. should they lay any blame at britain's door? i think they feel that we let down their parents‘ generation, and they worry that we will let them down as well. visiting to mark the 20th anniversary of reunification, president xi has praised hong kong officials for effectively curbing the independence movement there. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the vatican's treasurer, the third highest member of the catholic church, is going back to australia to face sex abuse charges. and there's just one day to go before donald trump's travel ban begins. people from six muslim majority countries will be affected. it's 7am in singapore and midnight in london. and we start in hong kong, which is marking 20 years since the end of british colonial rule. the chinese president, xijinping, is visiting the territory under tightened security. that se

it's 8am in singapore, and 1am in the morning in london.start in hong kong, where extra security measures have been put in place for the arrival of the chinese president xi jinping. he is due to arrive in the next few hours to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover of hong kong from britain to china. it's his first visit to the city as chinese leader and protests are expected. 26 pro—democracy activists were arrested on wednesday, after occupying the "forever blooming golden bauhinia," a monument to the reunification. chris patten, the last governor of hong kong, spoke with bbc world service radio before the anniversary. the campaign to protect the rule of law, to protect due process, to stop people being abducted on the streets of hong kong with the chief executive looking the other way, all thatis executive looking the other way, all that is really, really important and i don't think the rest of the world should ignore it. the way that china keeps its commitments and pledges in hong kong will tell people an awful lot about whether chin

finally, singapore's straits times features a bigfoot all friendly between singapore and one of the world'slionel messi and other stars, the argentinians put on a massive show, beating the singaporeans 6—0 in front of 33,000 fans. as we just heard, the taiwanese government has hit back after panama severed relations with taipei and established them with beijing instead. the move by the south american country has caused alarm in which taiwan fears other countries could follow suit, comprising its independence. escalating tensions pose risks for both sides in what is a long—term dispute. this is what could happen if china invaded taiwan. and this is how taiwan's military would respond, defending its outlying island in this recent drill. this is not a real war, it's just this recent drill. this is not a real war, it'sjust a military drill. but the taiwanese government is trying to send a message, that the threat from china is very real. china is located on the 150 kilometres across these waters. it has more than 1000 missiles targeting taiwan. it spends more than 15 times what taiwan spends on

here in singapore.... linked into an air of low pressure pushing across northern scotland. as it clears away however into the morning there is a slight tightening of isobars and that means it wind strength and will be during the morning rush hour. northern england, ireland, the central scotland in particular. there could be a few restrictions on the temperatures and maybe on some of the ferry services but further north you are across scotland, the lighter winds to start the day. but many of us will stay dry and the showers are lighter than they were today. very few showers as we have further south. a bit of cloud in places and there will be sunshine breaking through. a blustery wind but we will see more in the way of sunshine break through the we head into the afternoon, particularly through southern and eastern areas. by the afternoon, very few showers around, mainly in the western parts of scotland in north—western england will be much drier brighter day then we saw through sunday. with the wind coming

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. way to take raqqa, the capital of the islamic state caliphate, in syria. thousands attend the funeral for otto warmbier — who was held for 15 months in a north korean prison before being returned to the us in a coma. let's look at some of the front pages. we start with the china daily, which is following xijinping on its fact—finding tour around the country, as his party looks for ways to lift families out of poverty. the philippine starfocuses to lift families out of poverty. the philippine star focuses on the fight against islamic extremists in the country. they have joined against islamic extremists in the country. they havejoined militiamen as they dry that rebels and urge christian and muslim solidarity. and celebrations at royal ascot on the sports page of the gulf news. the daughter of dubai's rullo seen in this striking hat as she is presented with a trophy after her horse won on ladies day. that brings you up to date. —— dubai's ruler. and here is a story from online. just lo

i'm rico hizon in singapore.lso in the programme: president duterte denies asking the us to help fight islamist militants, as philippine troops struggle to recapture the city of marawi. and songs to reflect conflict and hope. we'll look at the inspiration for the music of kashmir. live from our studios in london and singapore, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks for joining us. it's 8am in singapore, and 1am in london where the british prime minister theresa may says she intends to serve a full term as prime minister, and is "getting on with the job." but her comments come just hours after one of her former colleagues, george osbourne, described her as a "dead woman walking." well, she's been reshuffling her cabinet and insists it's business as usual. our political correspondent, vicki young, reports. she's putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows she has thrown her party into turmoil. the shock of election night is still sinking in. after church this morning, the prime minister rang round

i spoke to the mexican born behaviourist on his trip to singapore.sperer. but many don't know that cesar milan left rural mexico and crossed the border illegally into the us when he was just 21. we caught up with him and asked him what it was like to live in an america now ruled by donald trump, who's called mexicans rapists and plans to build a wall on the border. i think in this day and age, we need to be careful in how we choose our words and really how we inspire people. we need more inspirational and motivational leaders, who brings the pack together, rather creating separation. a good pack leader makes sure that everybody feels important. you know? the middle class is the middle of the pack. and then, of course, the wealthy are going to take the leader positions. but that does not mean that the bottom of the pack can't take the leader position, which i did. i understand the leadership responsibility that a leader has, and the responsibility and the stress. i am running a company. i know what it is. he is running a country. he needs to make sure

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.d are being hit by a ransomware attack. it started in ukraine and has spread as far afield as india and the us. the united states accuses russia and china of complicity in trafficking forced to labour from north korea. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. like many of the uk papers, the financial times leads with the fresh cyber attack that hit a number of big companies earlier. experts say the attack is similar to the wannacry ransomeware assault that hit 150 countries last month. the philippine daily inquirer reports on the continuing siege in marawi. battle for control of the city is entering its sixth week as the government refuses to negotiate with the militants. japan times leads with the us—based pew research centre report on america's image. the survey covered 37 countries. it turns out that less than one in fourjapanese have faith in the new us president. finally, the uk the independent says some uk councils will have to shell out millions of dollars to

i am rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: another global cyber attack hits shops, banks, transport, and energy networks. the us accuses russia and china of complicity in trafficking forced labour from north korea. ii'm i i'm babita sharma in london. —— i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. what next for google? the online giant is given 90 days to get its house in order after being hit with a record fine. glad you could join us. it is said in the morning here in singapore, and 1am in london, where a huge cyber attack is continuing to spread around the world. the virus is freezing computer systems and demanding that a ransom is paid. it began in ukraine has already hit global companies including the british advertising agency wpp, russia's biggest oil producer rosneft and the american pharmaceutical company merck. our security correspondent, gordon corera reports. a cyber attack is sweeping across the globe, taking systems off—line. another reminder of the risks we face in our connected world. th

i'm mariko oi in singapore with kasia madera in london.who went on the rampage at london bridge on saturday night, killing seven people and injuring dozens more. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: china daily reports on saturday's terror attack in london, saying that campaigning for the general election later this week was halted. the photo shows crowds leaving the area after the attacks, during which seven people were killed and 48 injured. the straits times here in singapore has a plea by the home affairs minister on the front page, urging singaporeans to come forward and talk to the authorities if friends or family members are being radicalised. on the london attacks the paper reports that the uk government is going to review anti—terror laws and will consider giving the police more powers. the south china morning post has a picture of the candlelit vigil commemorating the victims of the tiananmen massacre on its front page. and on the london attacks it reports that police raided several addresses in east londo

joining us live from singapore.it today in beijing, jamie dimon addressing more than 2200 delegates on the outlook for the world's number two economy. j.p. morgan asian vice-chairman says it is entering a new era of global leadership. hand doesn the one have to protect its domestic interests, it's corporations. on the other hand, china also knows that it's companies need to go global, so china is so linked to the rest of the world these days, there is no way china can pull back from its long drive towards globalization. >> debt fueled growth is not an economic role model. that.all know the chinese economy has been charting a new course, but we have some concerns. china's debt to gdp is 280%. going forward, i would think at -- 19th party converse congress that the deleveraging process has to begin, especially among this state-owned enterprises. >> how about china opening up market access? they went to europe, li keqiang went to europe, but the europeans are wary of the chinese dumping into their market without recipr

singapore traded noble is actually based in hong kong.e minutes away from the start of the trading day. this is what it looks like in the premarket auction period. futures pretty much flat. haidi: that's right. a pretty muted session. low volatility from the u.s. we will be watching some of these electric vehicle related companies in the china session today, because we have a report out. apparently the national development and reform beijing, the top economic planner, planning to halt the issuance of new electric vehicle production permits. they have concerns any additional permits could lead to a glut in the world's biggest car market. of course, they are wanting to evaluate the program. it handed out 15 production licenses since march 2016. we will be watching some of these. no doubt that will have an impact on these developing plans getting into of electric vehicles. up, tim cook says he appealed to donald trump over the climate deal, but the u.s. president still made the wrong call. this is bloomberg. ♪ in the heart of hong kong, befo

i rico hizon in singapore. goodbye babita sharma. don't gojust yet, singapore.l be quarantined for a month while they acclimatise to the new home in chengdu before they go on show to the public. but reports are that they are doing very well. thank you for joining they are doing very well. thank you forjoining us. we will see you soon. hi there. the weather caused all kinds of problems on tuesday. a number of serious accidents caused by the strong winds in southern england, in particular. the winds gusted over 60 mph in a number of places, bringing down a few trees and causing those problems. the low pressure that's been responsible for that windy spell of weather still with us then into wednesday but the winds will be very slowly easing a bit over the next 2a hours. this is how we start off the day on wednesday, then. still the winds gusting to 40s and 50s miles an hour. we are still talking about inland gales. outbreaks of rain across eastern areas, drier and brighter further west. and generally, i think, the weather will be improving as we go on through the da

i i'm rico hizon in singapore. the american student who returned home from captivity in north korea last week has passed away. a fourth terror attack in the uk in as many months. a man has been arrested. also ahead, more than 55 million people around the world has been forcibly displaced. we look at the figures on world refugee day. and in spy " figures on world refugee day. and in spy —— inspiring, oscarwilde, it's 8am in singapore. midnight in london. and 7pm in cincinnati, ohio, where the american student held in captivity in north korea for more than 15 months has died. otto warmbier had only returned home last week — but it emerged he had been in a coma for a year. a north korean court had sentenced him to 15 years of hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. our correspondent in washington — barbara plett—usher — explained more about what happened to him. he returned home in terrible condition. he had been in a coma for more than one year. he had a lot of loss of brain tissue and the

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme: a massive relief effort continues in china, after a landslide engulfed a village in sichuan province. more than 100 people are still missing. and, the unifying power of sport. why south korea is proposing a joint entry with the north, for next year's winter olympics. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. its newsday. good morning. it's 1am in london, 8am in singapore and 7:00 in the evening in colombia where three people are known to have died, and dozens more are missing, after a passenger boat sank on a reservoir. the vessel, which had four decks, was crowded with tourists when it began taking on water while cruising on the artificial lake. outside the resort of guatape, about 80km from the city of medellin. many leisure craft quickly went to the assistance of those on board. the bbc mundo‘s colombia correspondent, natalio cosoy, is in bogota. tell us exactly what we know. what has happened 7 tell us exactly what we know. what

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.kers have been named by police. one was a well—known supporter of an islamist extremist group. president trump has again taken to twitter to criticise the mayor of london, sadiq khan, over his response to the attack. china has complained to zambia after 31 of its nationals were arrested at the weekend for alleged illegal mining practices — including running unlicenced plants and employing children. china says zambia has not provided strong evidence. that story is on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the financial times, which leads with the latest from the investigation into the london terror attack on saturday night. the article focuses on one of the three attackers, 27—year—old khuram butt and how security services failed to properly monitor him — despite his appearance in a tv documentary. in australia, tasmania's mercury is also covering the attack in london under the headline "grave fears for missing aussies." it carries an image o

. >> they are students at singapore american school. they believe religious is an urgent issue and there equality documentary "hunting for harmony." take a look. >> to the colonists, america was religious refuge. you need for religious freedom in your setting their faith drove them to the new world. for the pilgrims, the religious liberties were eventually secured upon the founding of the colony they dubbed new england. unfortunately, they -- segregation donned as they made it clear to the puritans they were less than welcome. the puritans fled to massachusetts to create their own haven. but like the programs did to them, they banished roger williams. he settled in rhode island with his followers. this scenario served as a catalyst for more of his kind. pennsylvania became a haven for the quakers. maryland for the catholics. virginia for the angelic encourage -- anglican church of england. >> it is safe to say america was essentially founded by religion but the irony is clear. these religious groups coveted the underserved freedom to pr

these southbound ships indicated that the japanese were about to attack the british, singapore, dutch, east indies, the thai's. war seemed so likely that roosevelt wrote another letter his formal political opinion the man he defeated in the 1940 election. they were actually quite close in their views of the world. and he wrote saying perhaps the next four or five days will decide the matter. we will find out where that japanese fleet is going and where they plan to intend to attack. the day before roosevelt wrote that letter, the columnist told the nation, said rather in the column, that the nation was now really on the verge of actual all out war and meant with japan not germany. on november 27, washington warmed the army and navy and the various military basbases warne them the war was imminent. it didn't say who or where would be attacked but wanted everyone in the pacific to be on their toes. that was ten days before the attack. second point, the u.s. navy had long thought if there was a war, the japanese might attack pearl harbor without first declaring war. they had done somethi

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. it is triple threat thursday.ood global event create time oil in the market. a new generation of robots hitting the factory floor. a factory helping manufacturers prepare for the future. it is a thursday, everyone. good morning, asia, hello, world. we start off the programme with the us dollar dropping seven week low to what some are calling triple threat thursday and it will indeed be a busy day with plenty to make traders edgy. sacked fbi directorjames comey gives a testimony to the senate committee and the european central bank deciding on interest rate policy and of the uk is waiting in its general election that will choose a government that will steer it through brexit. what will it mean to the pound and the euro? i asked an expert if these global events are likely to have significant impact. the fact the trump administration has managed to get nothing through in its legislative agenda is starting to see this trump inflation effect drop. a lot of life sucked out of the expectations of federal rate hikes in th

singapore is a deacon to this region, and to the world. openness, mutual respect that it engenders, and the prosperity of this city states allows us all to be here to ascuss our differences in positive environment, and for that, i am grateful. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. i look forward to your questions. [applause] >> mr. secretary, thank you very much for that wide-ranging speech. you have inspired already about nine people to take the floor. let me remind all of you of the way in which to seek the floor. tap your badge on the left-hand side of the microphone set. press the button if you are sitting on the left or the right, and press the silver button underneath that if you want to join the queue. your current on post, with all the stresses and strains, for many of us, sir, you are the hope. general, your speech focused on the rules-based regional order, has been a preoccupation of this conference for many years. i associate myself with your strong remarks. all of us here in asia have the right to make our own way without coercion.

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.come to our viewers around the world and those joining us welcome to our viewers around the world and thosejoining us in the uk. it is at 6am in singapore, 11 in london and he died in russell ‘s weather central station was evacuated and train lines suspended after an explosion. only the suspect was heard. this is what prosecutors said. at about a 30, there has been a small explosion at the central station in brussels. the suspect has been neutralised by the military present at the scene immediately after the explosion. we do not know if the man is still alive or that he's dead. there were no other victims. it is considered a terrorist attack. workers at the central station describe seeing an explosion and said the suspect was wearing an explosive belt. translation: i went down the stairs to go back to the platform and i heard someone shouting at one point heard someone shouting at one point he shouted "allahu akbar" and blew up... all right, more from adam flemings in brussels. what mo

so ramadan is clearly the prime shopping reason for indonesia, malaysia, but also singapore.ke in traffic and orders during this period, and we see a huge surge in this fashion. obviously you can't start eid without new clothes. women's fashion has doubled its contribution to the overall lazada sales this month. away from the fashion and the make up, halal bakery fluff is proving a winner with the crowd. our crowd usually ranges from young teenagers to older ladies, and also during ramadan they usually purchase a lot of cu pca kes ramadan they usually purchase a lot of cupcakes to serve during visitations. it's notjust clothes and make—up. muslims celebrating eid are also looking for a sweet enter ramadan. looks scrumptious! you know him from the movies and he's also a regular on the red carpet, but george clooney has a lucrative side hustle, too, because he's just clooney has a lucrative side hustle, too, because he'sjust sold his high—end tequila brand, to diagio. the brand was founded in 2013 by george clooney and several of his friends. the beverage giant will pay several

white people still controlled way too much of -- of asia philippines, dutch east indy, singapore, hongkong and on and on. in the japanese object o od strongly to that and thought asia ought to run asia and problem with the goal is they should they should run everyone else -- [laughter] so oil embargo was a factor. japan in its southwest move was -- hoping to obtain the great oil reserves that were in the dutch east indies today is indonesia so oil embargo was definitely a major factor at that time. but i think you can safely argue if they hadn't embargoed oil would japan have behaved? i doubt it. >> sorry about that. >> sorry about about that. [applause] thank you. now from the roosevelt reading festival adrian miller former special assistant of president bill clinton. recalls the many african-americans who worked in food service at the white house. and their relationship to president franklin roosevelt. >> good morning -- my maim is and on what have of the library i'd like to welcome

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.on record since 1976, with 34.4dc recorded in london. see you soon. 34.4dc recorded in london. see you soon. hello. we saw the peak of the hit wavell wednesday afternoon, with temperatures across southern britain scoring into the low to mid— 30s celsius. it was 35 degrees at heathrow, the warmest day of the year so far, but also the warmest june day on record since 1976. wales also saw its hottest day with 31 degrees recorded in cardiff. further north, cooler, and a thundery brea kd owns north, cooler, and a thundery breakdowns developing, typically across northern england and was scotla nd across northern england and was scotland as we head into wednesday evening. that he will continue to retreat back into the near continent as cool and fresher conditions pushing off the atlantic, with a fair breeze. this induction of cooler air into their heat will spark off further thunderstorms overnight. mainly in the northern half of the uk. they tend to ease towards thursday morning. mist an mep

singapore is a deacon to this -- beacon to this region, and to the world. its openness, mutual respect that it engenders, and the prosperity of this city states -- this city state allows us all to be here to discuss our differences in a positive environment, and for that, i am grateful. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. i look forward to your questions. [applause] >> mr. secretary, thank you very much for that wide-ranging speech. you have inspired already about nine people to take the floor. let me remind all of you of the way in which to seek the floor. tap your badge on the left-hand side of the microphone set. press the button if you are sitting on the left or the right, and press the silver button underneath that if you want to join the queue. otherwise, you won't be on it -- -- for taking on your current post, with all the stresses and strains. for many of us, sir, you are the hope. general, your speech focused on the rules-based regional order, which has been a preoccupation of this conference for many years. i associate myself with your strong remark

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the american student otto warmbier has died, days after he returned home from prison in north korea ina coma. his parents blame torturous mistreatment. police are still questioning a man in connection with a terror attack targeting muslims near a london mosque. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: more than 65 million people around the world have been forcibly displaced — we look at the figures on world refugee day. and a source of inspiration for the likes of george bernard shaw and oscar wilde — the national gallery of ireland re—opens after a multi—million dollar makeover. it's 8am in singapore. one in the morning in london. and 8pm in cincinnati, ohio where the american student otto warmbier — jailed in north korea for more than 15 months — has died. the 22—year—old had only returned home last week but it emerged he had been in a coma for a year. a north korean court had sentenced him to 15 years hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. wi

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump welcomes india's prime minister, narendra modi, to the white house for their first face—to—face talks. the relationship between india and the united states has never been stronger, has never been better. a victory for president trump, after the us supreme court revives part of his travel ban. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: are you getting enough sleep? we meet the scientists trying to find out what happens to our brains when we don't. and couch surfing behind enemy lines. the diehard rugby fan finding himself at the home of two all blacks famous faces. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in the morning in london, and 8:00pm in washington, where president trump and the indian prime minister, narendra modi, are holding their first face—to—face meeting. donald trump has said that ties between india and america had never been stronger. the two have been speaking to reporters in the rose garden. this was the scene earlier, whe

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.ium there's been an attempted terrorist attack in the central station of brussels. there was a small explosion in the main train station. the new leader of hong kong has said she will not be able to guarantee freedom of speech in the territory. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the daily telegraph in the uk among many leading with brexit, as theresa may puts the hot topic at the heart of the queens speech. the guardian highlights the increasing pressure on the prime minister as she fails to secure a deal with the democratic unionist party. we've just seen her speaking to the bbc‘s carrie gracie. well, carrie lam is also featured on a number of asia newspapers including the china daily hong kong's incoming chief executive, says she has high hopes for the city's future. and from the new york times — becoming chelsea manning. the us solider, freed from prison, talks about why she disclosed thousands of classified documents and the isolation that followed. in ind