And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore. 1. 00am in london and 8. 00am also in beijing, where chinas president xijinping has become arguably the countrys most powerful leader since chairman mao. In the next few hours the party will announce the names of the new Leadership Team who will work with him. They may not be household names outside of china but these men, and they will probably all be men, give the world an important insight into his priorities. And it shows how president jinping has consolidated his power ever since he first became leader five years ago as our correspondent robin brant has been telling me. Yes, its hugely important. Firstly we get this very visual moment where these seven men walk out from behind a hoarding and are revealed to chinas 1. 4 billion people, but also to the world. They walk out in seniority. So we get xi jingping first and his premier li keqiang, he stays in post. Then the five new faces. As you say, not household names outside of china. Frankly, maybe not household names to many people in china, but hugely important because this is the most senior Decision Making body in this country and will they all be allies of xi jingping . That looks increasingly likely. Or will some of these new faces reflect still, some of the factional fighting that some of the competing allegiances that goes on within the communist party of china. We do know a couple of things, wang chi shan, the man who led the Anti Corruption fight in this country, he will not be in the standing committee. So he goes. Someone like the man who has ascended up the ladder very quickly. Maybe, just maybe somebody who could be an heir apparent in the future. We just dont know. This is the last day of the Party Congress and after the dust settles, how do you think it will be viewed by the international community, because the problems are still there, trade deficits with the us, problems about the environment back home. He has consolidated his position but on the International Stage or changes very little because he was viewed as a man with much power anyway. Donald trump come say with a similar message on what he says is chinas predatory trade attitude. North korea, that is a big problem for china. Its neighbour continues in its very aggressive push to develop nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons that could possibly strike the us mainland. China doesnt want to see a nuclearised north korean peninsulas. It doesnt want to see a unified korean peninsular either. It doesnt want to see a little bubble, with whom it shares a border moving so with whom it shares a border moving so quickly in such a destabilising way. So the reality of Global Politics very much returns to the forefront from today onwards. Donald trump has been publicly denounced by two members of his own party in separate speeches in the United States. Arizona Senatorjeff Flake announced he would not seek re election, saying behaviour at the top of his party was reckless and undignified. Earlier in the day, this man, senator bob corker said mr trump had weakened americas global standing. A warning, andrew plants report contains flash photography from the start. Arriving at a lunch with senior republicans, tax issues on the menu, but criticism from inside his party already being served. Arizona senator, it geoff lake announcing he will not seek re election, accusing the president of a flagrant disregard for truth and decency. Reckless, outrageous and undignified behaviour has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is, when it isjust countenanced as telling it like it is, when it is just reckless, outrageous and undignified. And when such behaviour and mates from the top of our government, it is something else. It is dangers to our democracy. President trump has previously described senatorjeff fla ke previously described Senatorjeff Flake as toxic. In a press briefing, a spokesperson showed no surprise at the move. I havent spoken him directly but i think based on previous statements and certainly based on the lack of support he has from the people of arizona, it is probably a good move. Senatorjeff flakes criticism probably a good move. Senatorjeff fla kes criticism of probably a good move. Senatorjeff flakes criticism of the administration, a Second Attack in the day from a senior republican, one who is also standing down, bob corker said the president is incapable of telling the truth. |j think it will be the contribution that hurts our nation most. You think the president is debasing the nation . I dont think there is any question that that is the case, just the way he conducts himself and he goes to such a low level. Just, i do. Mr trump responded with some scathing tweets saying that bob corker, who helped president obama to get as the bad iran deal, is fighting tax cuts, adding senator corkeris fighting tax cuts, adding senator corker is the incompetent head of the Foreign Relations committee and look how poorly the us has done. Republican critics of the president is only seemed to find their voice when the end of their political careers is already inside, but this may prove to be more than just the latest white house infighting. They could actively hurt republican chances of re election in arizona and tennessee, the state that will be vacated by the two dissenting senators next year. Also making news today. Kenyas Supreme Court will meet today to decide whether a president ial election will go ahead on thursday. The court annulled the poll in august, which was won by the incumbent, uhuru kenyatta. His main opponent, raila odinga, has pulled out of the re run of the election and urged his supporters to boycott it. The Saudi Crown Prince has said hes working towards the return of what he calls moderate islam to the country. Speaking in riyadh, Mohammed Bin Salman said officials would eliminate the remnants of extremism in the near future. Analysts say Prince Mohammed is behind several recent economic and social reforms. Russia has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution renewing an investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria. Its the ninth time russia has used its veto to protect its ally. Last month, un investigators said a forensic examination showed beyond doubt that the Syrian Air Force carried out a sarin gas attack in april. The olympic torch for next years winter games has been lit at a ceremony in olympia, in greece. The torch will travel around greece before heading to the host nation, south korea. The pyeongchang winter games begin in february. A year of official mourning in thailand will culminate in a spectacular cremation ceremony on thursday for the late King Bhumibol adulyadej, who died last year at the age of 88. He reigned for more than 70 years, and presided over the transformation of his country from a poor, Rural Economy to a fast growing manufacturing and tourism powerhouse. Our South East Asia correspondentjonathan head is at the grand palace in bangkok. Like a gilded mirage, a spectacular complex of pavilions has risen from the ground this year in bangkoks historic royal court. No expense has been spared in preparing this elaborate sendoff for a king who reigned for seven decades and personified the modern development of his country. For many thais, this cremation will be a final farewell to a king they felt a powerful, personal affection. But these loveless preparations are much more than that. They tap into a deep well of tradition and ritual which has been used for centuries to legitimise the monarchy as the highest and most essential institution holding this country together. The royal funeral is a blend of hindu, buddhist and other influences. King bhumibol was seen as an incarnation of a hindu god, who will now return to heaven. Hundreds of thailands finest artists have contributed to the cremation. Each detail carries symbolic importance. The royal urn will be transported to the cremation site on this 14 tonne, 200 year old chariot. The late kings finaljourney, a slow and accurately choreographed procession, befitting a man who helped restore the near divine status, historically enjoyed the near divine status, historically enjoyed by thai monarchs. Theres much more on this story on our website including this rare footage of the 1926 funeral of king rama vi, a clue to some of the traditions were likely to see at the cremation ceremony of King Bhumibol adulyadej. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme. The hong kong book seller kidnapped from thailand two years ago, apparently by chinese agents, has reportedly been freed. Also on the programme. The foreign minister of pakistan speaks exclusively to the bbc, saying there is a Huge Trust Deficit between his country and the us. A historic moment that many of his victims have waited for four decades. The former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and decades. The former dictator in the dock, older, slimmerand he decades. The former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and he sat down, obedient enough. Dawn and as the sun breaks through, it lights up a biblicalfamine, the sun breaks through, it lights up a biblical famine, now the sun breaks through, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now in the 20th century. The depressing conclusion in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with the money. Concorde bowers out in style after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its admirers for so long, taxis home one la st admirers for so long, taxis home one last time. This is newsday on the bbc. Im in singapore. Im in london. Thanks forjoining us. Our top stories in a few hours time the communist party of china will unveil its new leadership and well get some clues about a possible successor to president xi. The Republican Party senator jeff flake has announced he wont seek re election because of what he called the reckless and undignified behaviour of President Trumps white house. And a story thats popular on bbc. Com is about two childhood friends reuniting in nairobi, kenya. The lady on the right was walking along and heard a homeless man shout her name. She realised he was an old school friend. Now, shes helping him overcome his drug addiction. He says she is an an angel sent from god and i owe her my life. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. No surprises that the headline of hong kongs South China Morning Post is about the communist Party Conference in beijing, but theres also the story of the hong kong book seller. The paper says mr gui is still missing despite swedish authorities saying he has been freed. More on that shortly from our correspondence in hong kong. The Philippine Star features the meeting of asean defence ministers in country, but also repeats president dutertes warning that the Terror Threat remains, after the battle against militants in the city of marawi. And finally to the International New york times, which has coverage of the rohingya refugee crisis on its front page a picture of a village in myanmar, which an official has proudly told the paper is muslim free us secretary of state Rex Tillerson has warned pakistan to stop backing terrorism. Speaking in islamabad, he is the first senior american official to visit the country since President Trump accused pakistan of providing a safe haven for the afghan taliban. Pakistans foreign minister khwaja asif has been speaking exclusively to our pakistan correspondent Secunder Kermani who began by asking him for a response to those american demands. They do not need or territory any more, because almost 40 of the territory is now under the direct control of the taliban. This has been admitted internationally. There is basically one key factor which is missing in our relationship and that is the trust. We have a Huge Trust Deficit and we are desperately trying, both parties, the us and pakistan, to breach this trust deficit. We dont have safe havens. The us doesnt seem to buy that . You are right, they are not buying our narrative and were not buying their narrative. There is a trust deficit. They must do some self accountability. Why have they lost 45 of territory in the last few yea rs. 45 of territory in the last few years. Why has there not cut trade gone up by 3700 . They said years. Why has there not cut trade gone up by 370096. They said the war is going bad for the Afghan Government is because. It is the ineptitude of the forces which are present over there to bring discipline or bring some sort of normal situation to afghanistan, which has resulted in what is happening today. Are you saying pakistan has been blamed for the ineptitude of the United States . Absolutely. If you want me to repeat it, i will repeat it. The failure is much bigger than what they are attribute into us. You talk about a trust deficit between the United States and pakistan, how concerned are you about the possibility of economic sanctions being levelled against pakistan . We dont get any economic assistance from the United States. Just a trickle, nothing more than that. We dont get any military hardware from them, not at all. But having said that, there is a willingness on both sides to bridge this deficit, bridge this gap. Elephant poaching in africa is declining for a fifth year in a row and that is the claim of a new study from the organisation which monitors illegal trafficking. It says a record a0 tonnes of illegal ivory we re record a0 tonnes of illegal ivory were seized from around the world last year. Alistair liam heard has more. The good news is, after a 10 year surge the level of killing five v is on the level of killing five v is on the decline, particularly in east africa, which has lost half of its elephants. But elephants are being killed across the continent and elephant numbers are beginning to fall. The report said a0 tonnes of eye rake were recovered in a Record Number of seizures last year, perhaps because of better Law Enforcement and recognition and there has been an increase in the amount of ivory being carved into bangles and jewellery rather than transporting to asia as tusks, which is easier to intercept. The global effort is starting to reap results but were not there yet. Hong kong book seller has gone missing in china. His daughter says nobody has spoken to him since his release. The last time we saw mr gui publicly was in january 2016 and thatis publicly was in january 2016 and that is when he was paraded on state chinese television, tearfully confessing to voluntarily handing himself back to chinese authorities after being on the run for more than ten yea rs after being on the run for more than ten years due to a drink driving conviction. That was a few months after he went missing from his holiday home in thailand. That interview was not well received, certainly outside china. Here in hong kong there was a sense the confession was forced. There was suspicion among his friends and his daughter that he was actually abducted by chinese agents from his holiday home in thailand. As you say, mrgui holiday home in thailand. As you say, mr gui was the owner of the mighty Current Publishing house. He was one of five Hong Kong Based book sellers who went missing around the same time. Certainly, there was a view the chinese authorities where after these five men to try to get them to end their publishing business. And it does appear to have been successful. Mr gui was the last of five to be released, possibly released, the other four had been released, the other four had been released last year. Where is he now because the daughter says she hasnt heard from him since his supposedly is, so what more do we know . This case was always very mysterious and it remains so. Angela, mr guis daughter, who lives in the uk, said she had heard from the swedish authorities that he had been released a week ago. But when they went to see him they were told he had already left and since then she has not heard from him at all. She says she fears for his safety, his well being and there is a question as to how free he is at the moment. The french master, paul cezanne is famous for his post impressionist art and now a major exhibition of his work goes on show in london. Over 50 cezanne paintings from collections around the world will be displayed together for the first time. Our arts editor Will Gompertz has more. A portrait of an artist as a young man. Paul cezannes early selfie, painted in his 20s, when he was still learning to look like no other artist. He would paint himself throughout his career, making breakthroughs in technique and tone each time, until this final self portrait, when the artist picasso called the father of us all revealed a lifetimes knowledge and skill in a single image. Cezannes portraits were radical when he painted them in the second half of the 19th century and they still feel radical today. Not for him idealised versions of the rich and famous and the great and the good. He just wanted to paint ordinary people in really ordinary settings and thereby create something extraordinary. Even though he doesnt seek to represent expressed emotion, obviously his interest in character, and i think he really wanted that sense of the peoplenesses of people regardless of social status, regardless of anything. I mean, when you look back in the history of portraiture, who has done that before, and you end up with rembrandt. Are there pictures in this exhibition, john, where we see cezanne the artist ta ke lea ps forward . The first big thing is very early, in the mid 1860s, where he makes paintings entirely with a palette knife. Portraits had never been painted in that way before. The next big step is in the middle of the 70s where, after having worked with the impressionists, colour blooms in his pictures. Then by the 80s, volume is very present with regular hatch brush strokes. And then in the 90s, all these different currents really start to come together. Cezanne was famously grumpy. Sitters could be reprimanded for the slightest fidget. Does an apple move . Hed snap, even though it might have been the 150th session theyd attended for a single portrait. It is fair to say, cezanne was something else. Will gompertz, bbc news. You have been watching newsday. Stay with us for a look at singapores strict control of its cars, and why the government is clamping down on the number of wheels on the road. And before we go, a british man has taken to the heights across south africa, balloon style. Tom morgan from bristol reached heights of 2500 metres suspended from 100 helium balloons strapped to a camping chair. Tuesday saw a range of temperatures across the uk. The temperature of 20 degrees in east anglia. 12 degrees through the central belt of scotland is about normal. In between, we had this weather fronts and it was out of this weather front we had the milder, warmer air. This weather front was active, bringing heavy bursts of rain across england and scotland. Heading south, the weather front is weakening considerably and there is not much rain left by the time we get to wednesday morning. Dan burn drizzly across southern england and may be low cloud and missed and hill fog. Further north, cloud more broken into fresh air across wales and the midlands and northern england. Drier by this stage. Further north in scotland, chiefly across the north west of scotland, maybe a few heavy ones in their first scotland, maybe a few heavy ones in theirfirst thing in scotland, maybe a few heavy ones in their first thing in the day. Heavy showers push towards the Northern Isles as the winds ease across mainland scotland. For many places it will be a nice day. Lots of sunshine around. Cloud sticking south of the ma and through the english channel, but 19 degrees in london. 13 or 1a to the central belt of scotland. This weather front, having moved southwards is going to start to move northwards on wednesday evening and wednesday night. It doesnt know whether it is coming or going. It looks like it is moving north at this stage and it will drag daily macro drag low cloud and missed further into north wales and missed further into north wales and bring pockets of rain and drizzle. Mild across england and wales, but a lot of cloud and the fog takes awhile to shift. Were left with this damp across north wales. Perhaps the far north of england will be 30 degrees in the sunshine. Still a decent day. 17 in the south east despite the cloud. But the cloud should clear away by the time we get a friday because the weather front is moving the time we get a friday because the weatherfront is moving back the time we get a friday because the weather front is moving back south again. It is going to introduce a brighter day across the boa rd and again. It is going to introduce a brighter day across the board and it wont be as mild across southern pa rt wont be as mild across southern part of the uk but colder air still to come this weekend. High pressure to come this weekend. High pressure to the west and south west and draw winds around the saturday, seeing a fair bit of cloud and resilient showers but a plunge of cold air the second half of the weekend. Given the strength of the wind it will feel colder, but we may end the weekend with a touch of frost and skies clear. Im Babita Sharma with bbc world news. Our top story. In a few hours time, the Chinese Communist party will unveil its new top leadership line up for the next five years. Analysts will be looking for clues about whether the party is lining up a successor for president xi or whether his term will continue beyond the usual two terms. A very different kind of reception in the United States for President Trump, who faced a protestor accusing him of treason. Two senators from the Republican Party have also criticised his effect on american politics. And this video is trending on bbc. Com. Two notes written by Albert Einstein suggesting advice for happy living have sold for a million and a half dollars. The first recommends a calm and humble life the second one just reads where theres a will, theres a way. Thats all from me for now. Stay with bbc news. And the top story here in the uk. A british man is back in the uk, two days after he was jailed
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