and you might be familiar with the african county of swaziland.known as "the kingdom of eswatini". the announcement was made as the country celebrated 50 years of independence from british rule. the story's very popular on the bbc website. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk:

the african nation that was known as swaziland has a new name.w be called the kingdom of eswatini. it comes on the 50th anniversary of swazi independence. that story is popular on bbc.com let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we begin with the japan times, which is leading with the two—day meeting between us president trump and japan's prime minister shinzo abe. it says while abe is plagued with scandals back home, at least he had some success in the united states, with the two countries agreeing to keep maximum pressure on north korea to denuclearize. over to the gulf news, which is focusing on a long—awaited military arms exports deal. the us has rolled out a new policy aimed at boosting arms sales to its allies and cutting the time it takes to approve arms deals. france, le figaro is talking about president emmanuel macron‘s controversial labour reforms. it has this photo of the president being confronted by railway workers, pensioners and angry citizens in vosges. he was there to try and explain the reforms to locals. a

here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the king of swaziland has changed the name of his country to the kingdom of eats what tina the name means a place of the swazi the announcement coincides with celebrations to mark fifty years of independence from britain the king most want see the third has ruled the country by decree since one thousand nine hundred eighty six. french president manuel micron and german chancellor angela merkel have held talks in berlin over reforming the euro zone is pushing for greater economic integration but merkel is skeptical of some of his proposals they're hoping to reach a compromise ahead of a european union summit which is scheduled in june. u.s. prosecutors will not file criminal charges in the death of pop star prince following a two year investigation minnesota authorities is say there is no evidence that the pills which killed him were prescribed by a doctor prince died in two thousand and sixteen of an accidental opioid over to. poland has marked the seventy fifth anniversary of the warsaw ghetto uprising it

we are not seeing that in swaziland at the moment. it really just in swaziland at the moment. times four were then those in the country's times four were then those in the cou ntry‘s few times four were then those in the country's few urban areas. translation: we have nothing here. the pension money is not enough for me to pay school fees for my children and look after the rest of my family. i would like the king and his government to do more for us. as they struggle to improve lives intensifies, it is hoped much more will be done to break the chain of intergenerational poverty. bbc news, back of it. now to a study that finds there may be as many as twice the number of guerrillas in west africa than previously thought, thatis west africa than previously thought, that is over 300,000. but 80% of them live outside protected areas. western lowland gorillas live in remote forests in cameroon, central african republic, equatorial guinea, congo and grandma gabor and looking at the report, it is found that despite the good news the guerrillas are still in danger of extension and is a

and you might be familiar with the african county of swaziland.l, the nation's king has declared his country will now instead be known as "the kingdom of eswatini". the announcement was made as the country celebrated 50 years of independence from british rule. the story's very popular on the bbc website. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the queen has told the leaders of more than 50 countries that she'd like prince charles to succeed her, one day, like prince charles . is from g global potential impact on the global! apple shares are bruised re -orts of softer smart- hone after reports of softer smartphone sales from a chip supply in taiwan. —— supplier. welcome to asia business report. the international monetary fund and world bank are in washington, dc for their annual spring meeting with us— china britain is hanging over the gathering, officials are warning governors to avoid harming trade and investments, which have been key drivers of the global economic recovery so drivers of the global econom

. >> said goodbye to swaziland. the king says the country will now revert to its last name.nouncement during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the countries independence from britain. unlike some of the countries that broke free from colonial rule, swaziland did not change its name at that time until now. that is how fox reports, there saturday, thank you for watching. "watters' world" starts right now. [national anthem] . >>> congressional lawmakers are finally getting their hands on the memos kept by james comey. president trump tweeting james comey's memos are classified. therefore he broke the law. >> james comey is a disgraced, disgrund ld and now discredited individual. he leaked and laid about leaking. >>> why veftion won't name a second special counsel. >> world leaders joining president trump in applauding jim jong-un's decision to close the nuclear test site. >> president trump having strong language and rhetoric in the beginning got to us to this point. >>> they ought to be suing themselves. they're the ones that colluded with the russians. >> we might no

. >> said goodbye to swaziland. the king says the country will now revert to its last name.ny to mark the 50th anniversary of the countries independence from britain. unlike some of the countries that broke free from colonial rule, swaziland did not change its name at that time until now. that is how fox reports, there saturday, thank you for watching. "watters' world" starts right now. >>jesse: welcome to trento. i am jesse watters. james comey and hillary clinton, the perfect pair. that's the subject tonight of watters words. the two most prominent opponents trump has vanquished, and of their losses in the exact same way and for the exact same reasons. we will break it down in a second. here's the real reason this matter to you. losing to donald trump has become a cottage industry in america.

in swiss specialty we enjoy a hearty meal from swaziland right here in the german capital. for a job or for a frank crew not to likes to play with people's perceptions now aside from taking photographs cronut spends hours building minutes for models of buildings streets bridges or various scenes then he photographs them to the viewer these look like real settings until you look a bit closer and that's when you notice that something is a bit off or out of the ordinary or his photographs are meant to make statements about society as he perceives it. a place to sit down with a good book become few reading in an underwater. just calls it a diver's paradise the photo and its object. basic idea is that you immerse yourself in another world far away from your everyday problems it's like a piece. this model served as the setting for a photo titled. an allusion to the carefully composed holiday snaps in travel magazines. illusions in the studio and i suppose to a local fenton i always think that's fascinating it's a way of playing with reality. it. chronicles his miniature worlds. s

the king of swaziland has changed his country'satame, meaning he home of the swazi people. tse announcement came on the 50 anniversary of i independence last week. will citizens be better off with the new name? last hysoluteca's monarcarks 50 years of independence. but only the elite are the ones celebrating. the tiny kingdom with a population of over one million has not seen a civil war in over five decades. but it is certainly not pro-democracy activists accuse i of living ai lavish lifestyle andng showi little concern for the poor, an allegation he denies. the country's system of government has banned opposition political parties, but alls for a parliament to assist. a major concern for activistsit face sn and terrorism charges for defining the king -- fying the king. all this in a country where the ing's word the lawful to the wealth gap is significant and economic prospects remain sluggish. two thirds of people here live below the poverty line. but in rural areas, it is even worse. poorer than in y's few urban areas. >> we have nothing here. the pension money not enoug

the new name in swaziland means place of the swazi.it gained independence in 1968. the decision was made by the king, one of the world's few absolute monarchs. he says the decision in part is to avoid foreigners confusing it with switzerland. commemorations have taken place in poland to mark the 75th anniversary of the warsaw ghetto uprising. thousands ofjewish people were killed in the uprising against german occupation in 1943. the german president —— polish president paid tribute to those who died but against rest his country was in no way responsible for the holocaust. tim allman reports. a moment to pay tribute to all those who fought against the nazis. translation: today all of us are bowing our heads low to the heroism of the warsaw insurgents, to the courage, the determination and to their bravery. the warsaw uprising was the first of its kind in nazi occupied europe. hundreds of young men and women fought for weeks, the largest a ct men and women fought for weeks, the largest act of armed resistance by jews during the war. the

and, you might be familiar with the african county of swaziland 7 well, the nation's king has declared country will now instead be known as the kingdom of eswatini. the announcement was made as the country celebrated 50 years of independence from british rule. the story's very popular on the bbc website. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. elections are due in pakistan injuly and running for a seat in the national assembly is the heir to the country's main political dynasty. my guest is bilawal bhutto—zardari, son of benazir bhutto, twice prime minister of pakistan, who was assassinated in 2007. he's chairman of the pakistan people's party, founded by his grandfather 50 years ago. the ppp has seen its popularity plummet in recent years. can bilawal butto—zardari restore its fortunes and turn around their political legacy tarnished by allegations of corruption, patronage, and incompetence? bilawal bhutto—zardari, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. your grandfather was executed, y

the king of swaziland has changed the name of his country to the kingdom of this one teeny the name means place of the swazi the announcement coincides with celebrations to mark fifty years of independence from britain the country is one of the world's few absolute monarchies. police and army are in the armenian armenia's capital ledger a van have arrested dozens of opposition demonstrators protesting constitutional changes that allow a former president to become prime minister protesters calling the move is an attempt by ex-president serge circassian to hold on to power as the seventh consecutive day of protests taking place in the city. britain's queen elizabeth has welcomed the leaders of more than fifty commonwealth countries to buckingham palace they will discuss issues including climate change terrorism and cyber security the queen says it is her wish that prince charles becomes the group's next head. israel is celebrating its seventieth anniversary of its founding with events across the country prime minister benjamin netanyahu began the day by inspecting a guard of honor he praise

defined one nine hundred sixty eight as a year of political social and emotional chaos al-jazeera swaziland jordan looks now at what shaped that year and the parallels with modern day america one thousand nine hundred sixty eight the year the world was watching the united states was my lily and psychologically falling apart it was a pivotal moment that saw the changes in nearly every aspect of american life transformative transformative. it was a period of shift as moral and political heroes were being gunned down the public discovered it could no longer put its blind faith in its political leaders. america . nixon's victory in sixty eight which arguably is only made possible because of these assassinations really takes that plea and parlay that into national power university students in the streets and in campus holds protesting what they called the us is disastrous war in vietnam. african-american snapped and rioted several cities throughout the country were left burning women took to the streets to demand equal treatment equal pay equal rights. throughout the year we will explore these d

little countries like swaziland get to be in the u.n. we're not going to trample on countries anymore. he wants to go back to the age where the big tough guys push the skinny guys around on the playground. that's what putin wants. does trump want that. >> that is this the problem. since donald trump has come into office before that on the campaign trail, he's been attacking the international system. all of the institutions that have made us safe since the end of the second world war. >> like nato. >> the u.n. >> like the snooun. >> doesn't like the european union either into but in this way, trump is helping beauty tin because putin's grand plan, we talk about this in the boom is undercut liberal western democracies and the whole notion of communal governmental global interaction. so putin's against that. so he doesn't want people to think that our democracies are legitimate here and in the eu. here comes trump kind of saying the same thing. why do you think putin wanted trump to get elected? it's pretty obvious. >> russian roulette. hel

and a lot of people are reading about swaziland's king renaming his country as ‘the kingdom of eswatini you up—to—date with the business. we start in washington, where many of the most important people in global finance are meeting. the international monetary fund's spring meetings are happening amid a climate of rising trade tensions, and despite a healthy recovery in the global economy, there's a warning not to get complacent. here's the imf‘s managing director. the actual impact on growth is not very substantial. when you measure in terms of gdp. we're talking about this in most cases. what is more important is something that is difficult to measure in the short—term, and that has to do with the of confidence. when investors do not know under what terms they will be trading, when they don't know how to organise their supply chain, they are reluctant on investing. growth is currently being driven by more investment and then we have seen in the previous years come on more trade. so why damage those two engines that are effectively working for growth? kim gittleson is in washington. wha

defined one nine hundred sixty eight as a year of political social and emotional chaos al-jazeera swazilandordan looks now of what shape that year and the parallels with modern day america. one thousand nine hundred sixty eight the year the world was watching the united states was my lightly and psychologically falling apart it was a pivotal moment that saw changes in nearly every aspect of american life transformative was transformative. it was a period shift as moral and political heroes were being gunned down the public discovered it could no longer put its blind faith in its political leaders. nixon's victory in sixty eight which arguably is only made possible because of these assassinations really takes that playbook and parlay that into national power university students in the streets and in campus halls protesting what they called the u.s. is disastrous war in vietnam. african-american snapped and rioted several cities throughout the country were left burning women took to the streets to demand equal treatment equal pay equal rights. throughout the year we will explore these develop

unemployment in senegal, swaziland, zambia exceeds 48%. in zimbabwe, 80%.f africa is approximately $200 to $300 per year. at a conference of the united nations 795 million people across the globe go to bed hungry every night. the world food program estimates 20 million people are on the brink of starvation and the majority of these people are in africa. in many of them will die. so the situation in africa continues to be terrible and dire despite recent economic advances. and in the u.s. the election of black president for two terms has not overcome the barriers that confront black america. especially the poor. income inequality is an astronomical levels and it is at its highest among blacks. we face rising political nonchalance. racial resentment and violence. employment opportunities have declined to federal and state government. that is where blacks have found the greatest access to the middle class. and all of this is magnified by the moribund state of affirmative action in education and employment. we need to do more. i said we need to do more. we need

the king of swaziland has changed the name of his country to the kingdom of esau teenie the new name means the place of the swatting the announcement comes as the african country celebrates fifty years of independence from britain king with swati the third has ruled by decree since nine hundred eighty six. for the first time in six decades a man with the name castro is in charge of the island nation of cuba tonight history in the making but just how much new history is about to be written does miguel diaz canel does he represent change in cuba or change in name only i'm bringing off from berlin this is the day. the world. i assume the responsibility for which i have been elected they ask now will do his best for the country. to give continues each of the cuban revolution in a crucial historical moment with. the outcome they need to make things better in the stores so we can support ourselves with the salary to make. it more from whichever job we hold in the trenches of the socialist nation.

the king of swaziland has changed the name of his country to the kingdom of esau teenie the new name means the place of the swati the announcement comes as the african country celebrates fifty years of independence from britain king with swati the third has ruled by decree since one nine hundred eighty six. i love as he wants solidarity she wants compromise will macular macor ever make up over the eurozone reform plans that have deeply dividing the continent. coming up power cashing in on gender stereotypes and a big box for the toy industry now parents of research is saying enough with the pink and blue. and south african farmers facing bankruptcy the drought is drying up everything in sight. the face is your business update on helena humphrey in berlin thanks for joining me bridging the deep divide over the euro zone reform french president of a new way to call paid a visit to berlin on thursday to convince his counterparts to overhaul the bloc giving it a finance minister and a common budget but it seems that angela merkel is holding on to those purse strings. germany's chancellor