he, the first prime minister of singapore and singapore had formerly been a colony of england, and then it had been part of the malaysian and it basically got kicked out of malaysia because of ethnic strife. you know, the singaporeans were a majority and the malaysians were majority malay and they found themselves to be this island that was largely a malarial swamp with no natural resources. they didn't even have fresh low levels of education. pretty much every problem could have. and he he was from singapore, had been practicing law in london and he came from anglophile family in singapore, you know, who in some ways were, you know, complicit with the colonists, but they were anglophiles and they called their son harry, and they sent him to cambridge. and then he came back to be independence leader and so did the people of singapore that he was a traitor in a way, opposing on them, you know. how did you overcome that? and i think you also mentioned that corruption was a problem. and he found a way around that it had to do with the traditions he'd absorbed not even in his own ancestor t

as part of that effort.— headquarters to singapore as part of that effort.for our part of that effort. thanks for your reporting- _ the uncertainty over the future of tiktok in the us has caused concern for the many content creators and influencers who have built up huge audiences on the platform. one of them is lauren godwin, who has over 22 million followers on tiktok. she explains how she was impacted by the temporary ban. it has definitely been a really emotional 12 hours. i mean, the ban was only out for 12 hours and seeing it go was definitely very emotional for me because i have been on the app since before it was tiktok, i have been on at seven years since it was musicly. this is where my whole life is, i've grown so many opportunities that monetisation things so seeing it kind of go like from not only for me but from 170 million americans, over 7 million businesses on tiktok, it definitely wasjust like, you know, very scary for me because this is my livelihood and everything like that but also taking away all of the memories of all of the years and

reporting from singapore. _ tensions. reporting from singapore, thank - tensions.s. reporting from singapore, thank you for| tensions. reporting from i singapore, thank you for that. let's talk a bit more about the uk side. anna macdonald, investment manager at aubrey capital managementjoins me from edinburgh. what's on the uk's shopping list from this meeting? i think as your correspondent said, it is to try to boost financial services, which is an area of strength for the uk, and they look to co—operate where they can, is what they say. despite getting quite a lot of criticism, not only about going on this visit when the uk bond market is in a bit of turmoil but also faced with those allegations around the hacking and spying and various things. i think they are trying to carve out a niche in financial services. to carve out a niche in financialservices. remember, financial services. remember, we have financialservices. remember, we have got hsbc, one of the biggest banks that has got a lot of interest in china. it is going to be quite difficult to resist the pres

katie silva, bbc news, singapore. strike in the us has been averted as a union representing 16,000 port workers has secured a new labour deal. negotiations that began on tuesday were focused on court on automation. the new agreement will enable the implementation of new technologies. workers previously had a three—day strike in october 2024, estimated to have cost the us economy $5 billion a day. artificial intelligence continues to be a major theme going into 2025, but with a leadership change in the us, could be landscape start to change? former president and cfo of softbank international group alok sama gave us his insights on the future of ai and how a trump presidency could impact the industry. first of all, elon musk is front and centre to everything trump is going to do this year. he has appointed some people in the world of ai. i think you will see as you might expect lighter touch regulation, so i think less of a focus on, to somewhat misplaced woke mass in the previous administration, so i think you will see

katie silva, bbc news, singapore.last few hours china has said an investigation found the eu impose unfair trade and barriers on beijing. this is the latest in the ongoing trend. the foreign subsidy regulation had discriminated against chinese firms and constituted trade and investment barriers. officials announced the probe injuly. in announced the probe injuly. in a tit—for—tat move, probes into other chinese government subsidies were undermining european competitions. artificial intelligence continues to be a major theme going into 2025, but with a leadership change in the us could the landscape start to change? former president and cfo of softbank international group alok sama gave us his insights on the future of ai and how a trump presidency could impact the industry. first of all, elon musk is front and centre to everything trump is going to do this year. he has appointed some people in the world of ai. i think you will see as you might expect lighter touch regulation, so i think less of a focus on, to somewhat

the company is headquartered here in singapore, the building is right behind me.the reasons it's headquartered here is because it has over the past few years, it's tried to distance itself from its chinese owners. and sort of put its headquarters in a very global city to say this is a global city to say this is a global company, there's no concerns about sharing information with china's government. that is a concern that's been raised in the us for several years now. that was behind a law that was passed by congress last year, it had bipartisan support, to try and force a sale of tiktok�*s us operations, orface a ban. now, that law was due to take effect on sunday, but at the last minute, after tiktok said it has no choice but to go dark and that's why users in the us were unable to access the app on saturday night, by noon on sunday, the app was back, and there was a praise on the p°p�*up there was a praise on the pop—up that people got, saying donald trump has given reassurances to try and get the service started again. the question _ service started again. the

our reporter suranjana tewari is outside the head office of tiktok�*s owner bytedance in singapore.resident trump said he will work with a solution to reinstate tick—tock was he takes office. he added please stay tuned. by around noon on sunday, tiktok was back with a p°p�*up sunday, tiktok was back with a pop—up saying as a result of president trump is make efforts, tiktok is back in the us. all of these was a result of a law that was passed in the us last year that looked to barnett tick—tock unless it sold —— ban tick—tock unless it sold —— ban tick—tock unless it sold its business to chinese owners. the ad is owned by bytedance, a chinese company and is headquartered here in singapore —— the app. there hasn't been any reaction from asia so far that we are waiting to hear about what president trump's plan might be. it is not clear whether he can even reverse that ban. he has said that he has granted tiktok a temporary reprieve or would do so through an executive order and that the us government might even take a stake in tiktok. of course, there is a lot of concerns in the us abo

our reporter suranjana tewari is outside the head office of tiktok�*s owner bytedance in singapore.hank you forjoining me. tell me, how did it all happen, about a 12 hour ban and lots of to—ing and fro—ing, give us the details. katie, it is quite a turnaround. on saturday night, tiktok, owned by the chinese company bytedance and headquartered here in singapore, went dark and that's because a law that was passed by congress last year and had bipartisanly support kicked in to effect on sunday and tiktok�*s owners that they had no choice than to make the app go dark. come sunday noon in the us, the app was back and uses got a pop up, saying "as a result of president trump's efforts, tiktok is back in the us". as i mentioned, that law, but called for bytedance to sell its american business or face a ban, and that's over concerns that breakdanced concerns that brea kdanced shares concerns that breakdanced shares information with the chinese government. now, it is not clear how president—elect, what president—elect might do with the band, it's not whether he can reverse it or whether he c

katie silva, bbc news, singapore.ally crippling us has been adverted as the union representing 16,000 ball workers are secured a new labor deal. negotiations which began on tuesday were focused on board automation, the union handling talks says a new agreement will enable the implementation of new technologies without compromising jobs. workers purposely had a three—day strike in october 2024 which was estimated to have cost the us economy $5 million a day. artificial intelligence continues to be a major theme going into 2025 but with the leadership change in the us, could the landscape start to change? former president and ceo of softbank international group and gave us his insights of the future of ai and how i trump presidency could impact the industry. trump presidency could impact the industry-— the industry. when it comes to future developments _ the industry. when it comes to future developments in - the industry. when it comes to future developments in al, - the industry. when it comes to future developments i

from singapore they are saying that is a national active to make singapore the home of carbon marketse of your key investors. do you worry about the cold winds that are coming through as governments, not just in the u.s. reassess the commitment around esg, the commitment around the transition, how much of a headwind for that be for your business? tommy: we are seeing a lot of governments taking carbon markets more seriously. looking at market-based solutions for how to pay for their climate solutions. if you remove the u.s. from the equation, although corporate america is active, you have a number of countries looking to use article six markets which is the u.n. mechanism to embrace this trend. tom: how are you putting the funding into play? tommy: have an office in singapore and the west but looking to be more active in asia. another is to embrace a imc nd see how it can change our business. the key thing is corporates. large corporates are buying for the long term, so they are looking through any short-term politics. tom: what is revenue growth looking like? what is a valuation you

live from singapore, this is bbc news. israel and hamas finally agree a deal. president biden says there will be a ceasefire — allowing the people of gaza to recover and rebuild. this to recover and rebuild. we've not given up and now after this we've not given up and now after more than 400 days of struggle, a day of success have arrived. and there's relief in israel, as a timeline for the release of hostages is announced — in exchange for a prisoner swap for palestinians in israeli jails. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. we start we start in we start in the we start in the middle we start in the middle east. israel and hamas have finally agreed to a ceasefire deal which will come into effect on sunday. a permanent end to fighting will be negotiated if the first phase of the deal is successful. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has tonight thanked president biden and donald trump for helping secure the deal. on october 7, 2023, hamas fighters stormed israeli communities — killing about 1,200 people

singapore is really where it all comes together. we have a strong ecosystem with good connections across all the different players that can have startups succeed in bringing good healthcare solutions to the rest of the world. >> welcome back to worldwide exchange. we have a market flash for you on nuclear stocks. solid gains this week on the back of president trump's stargate announcement and expectations of growing energy demand around artificial intelligence, constellation energy up nearly 10%. fisher corp adding 13%. well, take a look right here. nuscale power has surged more than 30%. the big winner this week, though, it's oklo the sam altman backed nuclear startup, which altman serves as the board chairman for those shares up just about 50%. cameco and vaneck nuclear, the vaneck nuclear etf. they're also both up just about 10%. actually, when you look at the etf, the mlr, it's up about 11%. all right. coming up with trump's fresh fight against jay powell, what it could mean next for next week's fed decision and press conference

live from singapore, this is bbc news. release of deepseek, donald trump says the apps release is a positive development. the release deepseek ai from a chinese should be a = -e= = e-u i'm steve lai. firms as investors respond to the development of a hugely popular ai chatbot called deepseek. it's only been available for a week, than its more famous us rival, chatgpt. when trading opened. from the firm's value.

we of singapore. just heard some of the details we just heard some of the details to this proposed ceasefireomplexity to it. are you optimistic that this time a deal could be struck? i would be cautiously optimistic in the sense that we see there is clearly a momentum that was built over the last week with the idea of a new deal, but we've seen this type of amendment failing in the past. the grid question —— big question is if this comes to fruition in the coming days or coming hours, it is a clear indication that the biden administration wants to own that deal, biden himself, his legacy, his secretary of state blink, they all want to say that this was at the end of the biden presidency, not the beginning of the donald trump presidency. there are still a lot unknown regarding the final result. ., . result. the battle for credit for this, — result. the battle for credit for this, you _ result. the battle for credit for this, you can _ result. the battle for credit for this, you can see - result. the battle for credit for this, you can see it - result. the battle for credit for this, you can s

let's get the asian market reaction with avril hong in singapore. to what extent is their relief in the chinese markets that we have not yet at least had any concrete action in terms of chinese tariffs? avril: i think that's exactly what you're seeing in the equity space, the idea that we are not seeing china being targeted specifically on day one, so ultimately the impact from tariffs could look different verses if we were to see this aggressive approach on the get go, so the chinese stocks are extending gains we saw a day ago, although there are lingering concerns that after canada and mexico, china could be next, so we are seeing the pairing of earlier gains on the hang seng. in terms of the rest of the region, it's a pretty mixed picture. energy stocks the worst-performing as well. let's walk through what we are seeing in fx quickly. we are seeing the renimbi flat today despite the rebound on the greenback. it's interesting to note how em currencies in asia and the yen are gaining ground. for the yen, this is very much about how trade expectatio

businesses and factories moving in all the time and ships moving out the time to places like or singapore or, maybe australia. funny thing, i've lived all my life right here between, the pacific ocean and the san francisco bay, and i've never been to sea. yeah, it's a fine night, right? and i better get to work. wholesale market. it's not too busy. and the trucks are just beginning to roll in. the whole market's only about four or five city blocks square to see it at this time. and i could hardly know what a big job goes on down here to get fresh food into the city and people just take it for granted. i never stop to think how their food gets there takes. a lot of food to feed a million people. thousands tons of fruit and vegetables every day most of it comes in here the night before and all of it gets handled by a few hundred people. people lumbers to unload it off the porters to move it off to the curb. people to buy it and, people to sell it. it takes a lot of teamwork to the market. each wholesale house has a floor manager like charlie here to keep track of the shipments and to tell u

it is owned by a chinese company and has headquarters in singapore.port in congress to ban the app unless us operations are sold. the ban was supposed to kick in on sunday which is why tiktok said it had no choice but to go dark on saturday night. by sunday morning, rather, sunday noon, the app was back with a message saying donald trump has reached out and said he would do something to try to restore services in the us for users there. foryears services in the us for users there. for years there have been criticisms of tiktok with accusations saying that they might be giving sensitive information about us users to the chinese government. this is something both companies have denied throughout. they have taken a lot of denied throughout. they have ta ken a lot of steps to denied throughout. they have taken a lot of steps to address concerns including moving headquarters to singapore and taking steps to keep data from the us on us soil.— taking steps to keep data from the us on us soil. thank you so much. tiktok one of the apps that donald trump was us

live from singapore, this is bbc news.orth and south america. officials in south korea say the design of the runway at muan airport may have contributed to sunday's plane crash that killed almost 200 people. and president zelensky vows to bolster his country's position militarily and diplomatically in his new year address to the ukrainian people. welcome to news day. happy new year if you're tuning in. it's 10:00am in singapore on the first day of 2025, but there's still new year's celebrations gearing up and wiping down around the world. in this hour, greenland welcomes in the new year, as well as much of the atlantic ocean. in the last few hours, tens of thousands in london brought in the new year, as a massive fireworks display erupted around the historic elizabeth tower in westminster, also known as big ben.

live from singapore, this is bbc news.tinue across the world, with new york just continue across the world, with new yorkjust one hour away from midnight. south korea says initial data has been extracted from the voice recorder of the jeju has been extracted from the voice recorder of thejeju air plane that crashed on sunday, killing 179 people. crowds of supporters and opponents gather outside president yoon seok—youl�*s home in south korea. investigators insist they'll execute an arrest warrant against the former president before the january six deadline. welcome to news day. happy new year, wherever you're tuning in from. it's midday here in singapore on the first day of 2025, but there's still new year's celebrations gearing up and winding down. parts of eastern canada and south and central america are welcoming in the new year. first, let's take a quick look at the rest of the world and how they ushered in the new year. the world welcomes 2025, fire workers from the top of

tiktok denies and it has taken a lot of steps, including moving its headquarters from beijing to singaporeme of those concerns. suranjana sura njana tewari explaining suranjana tewari explaining the many twists and turns in this. let's get back to the basics. jasmine enberg is principal analyst at emarketer. i asked her if she thinks tiktok is a national security concern. well, lawmakers certainly do think so — that is why we are in the position that we are in today. donald trump, though, with his new suggestion that there is a 50/50 joint venture between the us and china, is giving a proposition that wouldn't solve the national security concerns that the us government has laid forth, because china could still have access to the data and potentially the ability to influence public opinion on the app. and so, as your reporter was mentioning earlier, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. and the solutions that have been set forth really don't solve the problem at hand, which is national security. so even this proposal of a particular firewall to ensure that apps�* data was protected

and or seem at least specialist that joining us from singapore. my pleasure . thank you. it's all just by reaching an agreement on his face. why that would stop the bombardments of guns or for initial 6 weeks is where the forces continue to kill palestinian civilians. one of the latest attacks targeted a tent in milwaukee in the south, west, and killed at least 5 members of the same family. my wife sees a barren strip of land that israel has declared a so called evacuation zone, ordering palestinians to go that for that safety. as far as the forces of killed at least a $116.00 palestinians in waves of ass strikes in less than 3 days since the sea spot agreement was announced. and could dory has moved on as well as relentless attacks from durable. so this is the supplier agreement has been announced at least 116 hollis, than you have been killed across the gaza strip. and this is the latest from the civil defense team. and the dog goes through and among those 116 is 13 children and 32 women and more than 264 policy being injured. these policy means were killed in several a

avril hong standing by in singapore. >> the asian stock gauge running higher but it's a mixed picture if you look under the hood. the chip names are doing well thanks to jensen huang and nvidia, the likes of tokyo electron surging and helping the nikkei to these out performances as we see the bank stocks also lifting the gauge helped along by the export related counters given the week yen but on the hong kong benchmark it's the underperformance as two of the biggest stocks in the greater china region get put on a u.s. defense department blacklist and have denied any links with the chinese military but down to the lowest level since mid-september and it's a benchmark heavyweight so is dragging. the hong sing responsible for the 2% decline. the japanese yen had its weakest level against the greenback in six months, some of this blamed on portfolio repositioning and it is approaching levels that last true intervention from japanese authorities. we got some job owning from the japanese finance chief but it looks like the direction of travel still for dollar yen is higher. >> avril hong in

and factories moving in all the time and ships moving out all the time to places like manila or singaporeny thing. i've lived all my life right here between the pacific ocean and san francisco bay and i've never been to sea. yeah, it's a fine night all right, but i had better get to work. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thewholesale produce market. it's not too busy yet. the trucks are just beginning to roll in .the whole market's only about four or five city blocks square to see it at this time of night. you'd hardly know what a big job goes on down here to get fresh food into the city and people just take it for granted. they never stop to think how their food gets there. it takes a lot of food to feed a million people, thousands of tons of fruit and vegetables every day. most of it comes in here the night before and all of it gets handled by a few 100 people. people like lumpers to unload it off the trucks. porters tomove it off the curb, people to buy it and people to sell it, it takes a lot of teamwork to run the market. floor manager like charlie here to keep track of the shipments and to tell us what he

live from singapore, this is bbc news.the brink of a deal. winds of up to 70 miles an hour are forecast in the los angeles area, raising concern that wildfires could spread again. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. we start in seoul, where the suspended south korean president, yoon suk yeol has been arrested over his shortlived martial law declaration in december. )we have pictures coming to us from outside the presidential residence where there have been angry scenes and clashes thorughout the morning. investigators forced entry into his residence to arrest him early on wednesday morning. it was their second attempt to arrest him after being thwarted by president yoon's security staff. in the last few minutes, president yoon himself has released a video message saying he has agreed to

do kwon was the boss of a singapore—based terraform labs that developed the terra usd and luna cryptocurrencyapse in 2022 sparked a wider sell—off in the market, the us prosecutor saying do kwon was responsible for the failure of the coin, accusing him of orchestrating the multibillion—dollar crypto asset security fraud. and official china state planner says there is room for economic policies to support the economy. he said the company will face many difficult challenges this year. among the plans are subsidies for durable goods such as cars, appliances and funding for businesses looking to upgrade the larger scale equipment. why is this happening? a big reason is _ why is this happening? a big reason is tightening - why is this happening? a big reason is tightening rules - reason is tightening rules around personal and retail loans will the central bank and forced almost a year ago. there were warning banks against rising risk and also the risk of defaults. in this category. this is one segment that is actually seen almost a growth falling by almost half. this was the category where cheaper

live from singapore, this is bbc news.h the release of three female hostages and 90 palestinian prisoners. it comes as streams of displaced palestinans return to their destroyed homes. tiktok is back online in the us, after incoming president donald trump vowed to delay the ban. of low pressure across iberia — some pretty unpleasant conditions in portugal over the next few days —

mariko oi in a newsroom in singapore.a big week for markets with investors eyeing the federal reserve's first policy decision of the year on thursday. their meeting comes hot on the heels of us president donald trump's comments to attendees of the world economic forum in davos last week, where he demanded that interest rates drop immediately. also during the week, we get report cards from a tech giants microsoft, alphabet, meta and tesla. jameel ahmad is a chief analyst at gtc global trade. he gave me his addiction on how they will approach this policy meeting. the central bank is completely independent of any kind of outside interference and we have to take into account here that sometimes the bug is worse than the bite because last week, yes, interest rates, but in the lead up to the november 2024 presidential elections, he also said that yes, he can give an opinion, but the fed is left to do its own job and that will be a reality. the fed cut interest rates three times in 202a. since then, growth has remained very resi

>> senator, i served my nation in singapore. no, i did not. >> have you ever been a member of the chinese communist party? >> senator? i'm singaporean. no. >> have you ever been associated or affiliated with the chinese communist party? >> no. senator. again, i'm singaporean. >> in august of 2020, trump signed an executive order to ban tiktok if its chinese parent company didn't sell it to a non-chinese buyer within 45 days, saying, quote, these risks are real. the government of india recently banned the use of tiktok, which is true, by the way. the united states must take aggressive action against the owners of tiktok to protect our national security. okay, now. so this sort of was born in the cauldron of this kind of anti-china fervor, right? skepticism and anger at china and the politics of that which trump was happy to wield in the midst of a pandemic. he was bungling because he wanted to blame china. now, that's one part of it. it should be said that beyond the maga china bashing rhetoric, the security concerns around tikto

live from singapore, this is bbc news.paving the way for displaced palestinians to return to northern gaza on monday. president trump reverses his plan to impose sanctions and tariffs on colombia after it agreed to accept deported migrants from the us. a report on the south korean plane crash details how the pilots spotted a flock of birds seconds before they declared an emergency. hello and welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. we begin with news out of the middle east. israel says hamas will hand over six more hostages this week, including civilian hostage arbel yehud. israel had accused hamas of breaching their ceasefire terms when she wasn't released along with other hostages on saturday. in return, israel will allow displaced palestinians

live from singapore, this is bbc news.ds parliament until march. in washington, congress certifies donald trump's victory in november's presidential election. four years to the day since his supporters storm to the capitol. and leaks corrupted the public service exam process again in india.

live from singapore, this is bbc news.vastation in los angeles with wildfires still raging three days on. at least five people have died and 180,000 people are fleeing their homes. also in the news: donald trump is set to be sentenced tomorrow after the supreme court denies his bid to delay his hearing. and former us president jimmy carter will be buried in his hometown of plains, georgia, after a state funeral in washington. hello. welcome to newsday.

live from singapore, this is bbc news.nto the united states at the southern border with mexico. he's also threatening russia with high tariffs and sanctions if president putin does not end the war in ukraine soon. in one of his first interviews since his commutation by president trump, oathkeepers founder stewart rhodes tells the bbc he has no regrets. and a historic day in thailand as same—sex marriage becomes legal.

he was the boss of a singapore —based terraforming labs that develops the tablet usd and leuner cryptocurrencyllapse in 2022 sparked a sell—off in the market, the prosecutor saying he was responsible for the failure of the coin, accusing him of orchestrating the multibillion—dollar crypto asset security fraud. in the us, tablet shares fell by 6% in new york after a report of a drop in annual deliveries that increase competition in stopping demand for electric vehicles. tesla delivered a record number of cars in the final three months of last year. 495,570 vehicles to be precise. but that figure was short of the eight needed to beat its 2023 full year performance. for all of 2024, tesla delivered 1.79 million vehicles worldwide. down about i% from last year. the first time the company has reported this kind of drop. part of the problem is increased competition. chinese rival byd said this week said that its electric car sales grew double digits last year to about 1.76 million globally. and it is notjust chinese ev makers snapping at its heels. legacy global carmakers like gm volkswagen and hyun

live from singapore, this is bbc news.p signs a stack of executive orders as promised. from january 6 pardons to declaring a national border emergency. trump has also started the process of withdrawing the us from the world health organization. we'll have more on the implications of that decision with a former chief scientist of the who. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. we begin in the united states where — afterjust 1.5 days in the white house — donald trump has signed a slew of sweeping executive orders. the latest — a mandate to dismantle all diversity, equity and inclusion programs. on to more in the way of cloud, maybe a little bit of rain, and temperatures 5—8 degrees.

do kwon was the boss of a singapore—based terraform labs that developed the terra usd and luna cryptocurrencycollapse in 2022 sparked a wider sell—off in the market, the us prosecutor saying do kwon was responsible for the failure of the coin, accusing him of orchestrating the multibillion—dollar crypto asset security fraud. and official china seat planner says there is room for economic policies to support the economy. he said the company will face many difficult challenges this year. among the plans are subsidies for durable goods such as cars, appliances and funding for businesses looking to upgrade the larger scale equipment. in the us, tesla shares fell by 6% in new york after a report of its drop in annual deliveries. michelle fleury has the details. tesla delivered a record number of cars in the final three months of last year. 495,570 vehicles to be precise. but that figure was short of the number it needed to beat its 2023 full year performance. for all of 2024, tesla delivered 1.79 million vehicles worldwide. down about 1% from last year. the first time the company has reported this

live from singapore, this is bbc news.st time in the country's history. forecasters are warning of dangerously high winds in the los angeles area, raising concerns that wildfires could spread again. hopes rise for a ceasefire in gaza. the us secretary of state says israel and hamas are "on the brink" of a deal. welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. we start in south korea where for the first time in the country's history, a sitting president has been arrested. president yoon suk yeol was taken in by investigators this morning after a failed attempt earlier this month. he's being questioned for his short—lived martial law declaration in december. you're looking at live pictures outside president yoon�*s residence where crowds seem to have dwindled since the arrest. you dwindled since the arrest. can still see many flags they're you can still see many flags they're still waving. —— flags there. earlier, that was where investigators forced entry with 1,000 police officers reportedly deployed to assist.

live from singapore, this is bbc news.t president yoon over his failure to show up for questioning. his supporters are blocking the arrest. the fbi says it now believes the driver behind the attack in new orleans acted alone. families of the victims are sharing their stories. hello, i'm steve lai. thank you forjoining us. since daybreak, officials in south korea have been trying to arrest president yoon suk yeol over his attempt to impose martial law last month. investigators say they were left with no choice but to attempt to arrest an arrest, after president yoon failed to reply to multiple requests for questioning. the arrest itself is proving difficult. this is the live scene outside the president's official residence, with a stand—off. hundreds of his supporters have gathered outside, chanting, "stop the steal." mr yoon has been charged with insurrection and abuse of office, but says he will fight to the end. he is the first sitting korean president to face arrest. yoon�*s legal team were seen entering the compound of

live from singapore, this is bbc news.build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the united states. two of the most high—profile defendants from the january 6 us capitol riot are released from prison, after being pardoned by president trump. i got the news from my lawyer when i was at the gym and i walked outside and i screamed "freedom" at the top of my lungs and then gave a good native american warcry. and reaction to trump's first—day blitz of executive action — from cuts to foreign aid and ordering the us to withdraw from the world heath 0rganization.

live from singapore, this is bbc news.ough parts of the city. evacuations are under way. the search for survivors continues in tibet after an earthquake leaves at least 126 people dead. two weeks until his return to the life —— lighthouse he sets out number of controversial territorial ambitions. out number of controversial territorialambitions. —— territorial ambitions. —— donald trump territorialambitions. —— donald trump sets out. we begin in los angeles a state of emergency has been declared, in response to a massive wildfire.

live from singapore, this is bbc news.d high winds as three wildfires continue to burn. us presidentjoe biden says a deal to achieve a ceasefire in gaza is close to fruition. and a look inside the chinese factories fuelling the success of fast fashion brand shein where some workers are labouring more than 75 hours a week. welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. nearly all public schools across los angeles have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further flames with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70mph, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. there have been great stories of people helping each other

and i remember last year's asia security summit in singapore, t he dialogue. there, representatives of the united states delegation openly said their top security priority in the pacific region. the second is the middle east and the gulf. and only the third is europe. that was under their previous administration. will president trump even notice europe? does he see nato as necessary and will he respect eu institutions? ladies and gentlemen, europe can't afford to be second or third in line for its allies. if that happens, the world will start moving forward without europe. and that is a world that will not be comfortable or beneficial for all europeans. europe needs to compete for the top spot in priorities and technological development. some see as a problem for europe, but others call a challenge. europe must establish itself as a strong global player. as an indispensable player. let's not forget, there is no portion separating european countries from russia. european leaders should remember these battles involving north korean soldiers now happening in plac