Singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thank you forjoining us. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in washington, dc, where the investigation into Donald Trumps links with russia has taken another extraordinary twist. Donald trump junior as revealed e mails showing he was eager to accept an offer from the russian government to help the campaign against Hillary Clinton. He wanted to incriminate her. His response, if it is what you say, i love it. That is at the very least an attempt to collude with a foreign power. Gavin hewitt has the details. Congratulations, dad, we love you donald trumer was at the heart of his fathers election campaign. Today, he embarked on a high risk strategy. Fearing more revelations about a meeting at trump tower with a russian lawyer in june of last year, he decided to disclose the e mails today between himself and the publicist who arranged the meeting. The e mails raised serious and disturbing questions. The four pages of e mails reveal exchanges between trumpjnr, and a british publicist, rob goldstone. In one e mail, mr goldstone offers to put him in contact with a lawyer linked to high level russian officials who are promising official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary Clinton and would be very useful to your father. The e mail continues like this. In reply mr Donald Trump Jr says this. The meeting was set up by a british publicist, rob goldstone. Much was promised but the russian lawyer today denied any links with the kremlin. She was asked why those at the meeting thought she was going to deliver any information on Hillary Clinton. Translation it is possible they were looking for such information, they wanted it so badly. But the reaction from politicians today shows that these drip, Drip Revelations are proving damaging to the trump administration. Its serious and this is a serious situation and one that is a long way from over. It doesnt appear that when they had information that this person might be connected with the russian government or a Russian National, that they didnt immediately call the fbi. This is very problematic. We cant allow Foreign Governments to reach out to anybodys campaign and say wed like to help you. It is a non starter. So, what does President Trump make of it all . Well, today, he says that his son was a high quality person and praised his transparency. But the president is also said to be frustrated but after today the questions are only likely to get more searching. Tomorrow, the president goes back to europe, to france, determined to avoid the impression that his is an administration under siege. Gavin hewitt, bbc news, washington. The other top stories. Governments and by that organisations have pledged more than 2 billion to make contraception more widely available. Donors in london including the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Milestone is not a finish line. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Our advocacy is needed now more than ever. This is a difficult Political Climate for Family Planning, and ever. This is a difficult Political Climate forFamily Planning, and i am deeply troubled, as i am sure you are, by donald trump budget cuts. Empowering women is more thanjust rhetoric for the president . Prove it . A day after iraq declared mosul clear of Islamic State, the Human Observatory for human rights claims the leader of Islamic State is dead, al baghdadi. However, this is not verified. There has been a lot of Media Interest in the whereabouts and status of al baghdadi. Despite all of the helpful reports to us and resources , all of the helpful reports to us and resources, i am unable to confirm or deny where he is and whether he is alive or dead. Let me say for the record, my hope is the latter. The person accused of killing three partners and accused of killing a fourth has gone to court. She is japanese and was arrested in 2014, going on trial in kyoto last month. She said she committed the crime because her husband was not treating her well. Indias Supreme Court has suspended a Law Banning Cattle being sold in markets for slaughter. They announced the new ruling as a measure of anti cruelty. They said it would create hardship for those in the meat and leather industries. An update on a very rainy day eight at wimbledon. It was all about this woman, venus williams, the oldest semifinalist woman. Johanna konta came good for britain as well, the first british woman to reach the semifinals since 1978, virginia. And Novak Djokovic is past his opponent. And now for all of the wimbledon news in sport today later on. And 110w news in sport today later on. And now the australian cameraman of sorts, jamie hudson, who captured this video of a Whale Playing with a pack of dolphins off the coast of west australia. You can see the wail enjoying the company of the dolphins. Whale. He has attracted social Media Attention around the world, and no surprise. And now for more on the e mails released by Donald Trumpjunior. We are joined released by Donald Trumpjunior. We arejoined from released by Donald Trumpjunior. We are joined from washington by our correspondent david willis. These e mails may not necessarily show collusion with the russians, but at the very least, she is intent, willing to collude. Amazing emails released by Donald Trumpjunior, the president s eldest son, showing he eagerly reacted to an invitation in one of these e mails to get damaging information about his fathers political opponent, Hillary Clinton, allegedly, from the russian government. Now, that E Mail Strand Led to a meeting between donald trump junior and other senior members of the president s Campaign Tea M members of the president s Campaign Team at trump tower in new york last june. Also, the president s son met a russian lawyer, someone with close links to be kremlin. Nothing came of that meeting, but the significance of this is we have heard a lot in recent months of meetings between members of the Donald Trump Campaign tea m members of the donald trump Campaign Team and russian officials, but what we havent heard a lot about is what the meetings were all about stopping now, if these e mails are to be taken at face value, it shows they wa nt to taken at face value, it shows they want to do allow russians to influence the election from moscow. How has congress reacted to this, david a adam chef has already called for it to be brought before the committee and for donald trump to be accounting for them in person. David . He made the point that once someone david . He made the point that once someone gets this information from a Foreign Government, the First Port Of Call should be to the fbi. He has been highly critical of donald trump junior on that front. It is, of course, as Donald Trumpjunior has been claimed, quite normal to seek out information about a political opponent during a campaign. What is unusual about this is the information has apparently come from a Foreign Government, and not a Foreign Government that has been traditionally friendly towards the united states, rico hizon. Yes, and these e mails could fuel the official investigation by the special investigator, robert mueller. Yes, that is right. That is just one of a number of enquiries under way. There are congressional investigations going on into the alleged links between donald trump and russia, and the investigation by the special counsel, former fbi director robert mueller. Donald trump has been silent on what has happened with his son. But today he released a statement saying my son isa high released a statement saying my son is a high quality person and i applaud his transparency. 0ther is a high quality person and i applaud his transparency. Other than that, the president has been quiet on the issue. The white house says it stands by message that there was no collusion between the white house and the russians. It is often said Airline Travel is not what used to with so many security checks. Now, air india says it will only sell vegetarian meals on domestic flights. Many hindus are vegetarians. Muslims often eat meat. It isa vegetarians. Muslims often eat meat. It is a sensitive issue. So, what goes into choosing what to serve on board . We are joined goes into choosing what to serve on board . We arejoined by a correspondent. Welcome to the programme. Air india. The airline is already in billions of dollars of debt. Will this not cause more trouble than good if passengers are being discriminated against it is an interesting thing, how Airlines Make decisions about cutting costs. They are somewhat restricted. There are things they cannot do anything about, like wages, fuel, etc. But food is one of the things that is an easy target. And what they tend to forget is the social media storm, the impact that will have on decisions they make. This is a current example of one of them. They first took the decision in december, 2015, if you remember, to start serving only vegetarian food on shorthaulflights. And serving only vegetarian food on shorthaul flights. And now serving only vegetarian food on shorthaulflights. And now this media storm about something which should really not be about something as trivial as just food, but what they failed to appreciate is the value food and hospitality brings to their products. Fail. People remember what they eat on a plane months after they get off of it. But they can remember what they ate a week ago today at home. Airline is forget about this. Airlines. Week ago today at home. Airline is forget about this. Airlines. That is true. Eyewear and on twitter and type in airline food. I went on. There are thousands of messages from people all over the world talking about airline food disappointing them. Iam about airline food disappointing them. I am wondering, from your perspective, you understand a difference in expectations if you are flying from asia, or if you are flying from europe, where People Wa Nt Flying from europe, where people want food on board, or if they dont care. The model has changed across the world. Back in the day, and i am talking about those days and there after, it was pretty much the same everywhere, as major carriers dominated the market. Now we have such a variety of carriers who have conditioned passengers into lowering their expectations. And in america especially they have been dumbed down to almost the point of non existent hospitality, especially in economy. They are changing that around now with more cash hanging around. It is a selling point. They can do better if they put better hospitality on board. But the difference between the middle east, asia, europe, america, it has widened dramatically in the last 10 15 years. It is cost driven largely. But in old times, airline is were run by people coming from hospitality businesses. Airlines. Now it is run by accountants, who dont always see the value of the hospitality side. Some airlines do, and some capitalise on it, like qatar, they use hospitality as a selling point. But when they do not, it can come back. Them. We havent even talked about that yet. But anyway, thank you so much. I love that picture as well. I havent seen anything like that in reality either. Thank you. You are watching newsday on the bbc live from singapore and london. Still to come. Trying to build the ties that bind. How the Silk Road Project is supposed to build ties in the community in china. And female model making much more than a Fashion Statement in south korea. The male model. Central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. Police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that alqaeda was responsible. Germany we will host the 2006 world cup. They pipped south africa by a single vote. In south africa, the possibility of losing hadnt even been contemplated, and Celebration Parties planned in all the big cities were cancelled. The man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queens private bedroom. Then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world. Education is the only solution. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im Babita Sharma in london. Our top stories President Trumps son has released e mails that appear to show he was keen to accept damaging information from a Russian National about his fathers democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Governments and private foundations have pledged more than 1 billion than 2 billion to Family Planning projects to make contraception more widely available. A collection of handwritten notes by mao zedong, the founder of modern china, has been sold at auction for more than 900,000. The extremely rare notes are about classical Chinese Literature and poetry, this story is popular on bbc. Com. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. The japan times turns its attention to the simmering confrontation between the us and north korea. It says america plans to take action to impose tougher sanctions against pyongyang within weeks following its recent missile test. Singapores Straits Times reports on a pile up on a major expressway in johor. It shows a picture of the crash between two trucks, which it says blocked two of the three Main Expressway Lanes to malaysia. China dailys Business Section leads on plans to beef up the countrys cyber security. But also focuses on the chinese owned London Taxi Company going global with its electric cabs. And it says the new cars will maintain the iconic look of the london black cab, with its rectangular grille and circular headlights. Moving on to trending, babita. One of my favorite dance songs is in the news. Well, rico, i know how much you love gagnam style, and whenever we speak of it, it means you should do the moves. Thats not gangnam well see if rico can perfect that. That was rico not doing gangnam. Well, at one point it become one of the most watched youtube videos ever, but no more. Its been replaced by the song see you again written in 2015 for the furious 7 Movie Soundtrack and posted as a tribute to Actor Paul Walker, who died in a car crash four years ago. Its been watched a staggering 2. 9 billion times. The ancient network of trade routes known as the silk road brought goods from china to the west. Now chinas president is resurrecting the route with a 7,500 mile railway, costing more than a 1. 3 trillion. But is it a win for all or a bid for Strategic Influence . In a series of Special Reports this week, our china editor Carrie Gracie is travelling the length of this new silk road. Today shes in western china, where they hope the route will help resolve tensions between a Muslim Minority and the state. This is the face of the new silk road. Behind the stage make up, buhalima is a muslim from a farming family. Her people left behind by chinas growth. Here in xinjiang, the state fears radical islam. And ethnic unrest has kept many away. Translation tourists i met told me they heard xinjiang was unsafe, that they couldnt be sure to get out unharmed if they came here. Some people did some bad things and its affected all of us. China is trying to re write the script. At this theatre, a grand narrative of ethnic unity and opportunities for all. There is a lot of ground to cover. The wealth gap between west china and the coast, a challenge as immense as the terrain. This economy is addicted to building but the coast now has as much road and rail as it can absorb. So chinas seeking new frontiers at home and abroad. First stop west china. To solve economic and Security Problems with one blow. The silk road was once unimaginably remote to most chinese. Not any more. In less than a decade, chinas built twice as much rail as the rest of the world combined and pushed it out to the far west, towards the fabled silk road oasis of dunhuang, a magnet for the biggest Tourist Force in the world. 0ne Government Hopes will kick start growth and stabilise the region. Heading west to troubled xinjiang, do they fear becoming targets of terror . Translation im not afraid. There are people looking after our safety everywhere we go. Translation a small group of people are causing trouble but 99 are good. At xinjiangs grand theatre, theyre spending 250 million on a silk road centre piece but the more china invests, the more it has to protect. The ancient silk road story has moments of danger. And chinas grand new narrative is fraught with peril. Deliver on the spin of opportunities for all, or forever scan the crowd for the enemy within. Carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang. Now, a 15 year old boy has become south koreas first black model. Despite once being told that south korean Modelling Agencies dont use black kids. Han hyun min has now proved them wrong, appearing in over 30 runway shows at seoul fashion week. Thats all from us now. We will be back with another edition of newsday, coming up. Stay with us. Good morning. Yesterday was one of those days for the second half of the uk, as the covers were on the court at wimbledon. The rain was heavy at times and the umbrella is we re heavy at times and the umbrella is were out. It wasntjust heavy at times and the umbrella is were out. It wasnt just across heavy at times and the umbrella is were out. It wasntjust across the south east of england. Rain further west in the south of wales. It was hammering it down for a time. Extensive rain in the southern half of the uk, as you can see from yesterdays radar. That rain is on the move overnight, moving southwards and eastwards. It is the far south east that still has some rain to be had. Temperatures about 40 50 rain to be had. Temperatures about 40 50 degrees. Lower than recently and dipping into single figures in northern scotland. So relatively chilly here. The Rain Clearing away pretty quickly. It leaves cloud in east anglia. Through the m4 corridor and south of that. Despite the cloud it is mostly dry. Then we break up the cloud and the sunshine through mid wales, the midlands, up in the northern england. And it should be a dry and bright start with sunshine for much of Northern Ireland at much of scotland. Maybe the odd shower and some mist and cloud in scotland. The cloud in southern counties will slowly move away through the morning and by the afternoon we will have a lot of dry weather and bright weather, good spells of sunshine and patchy cloud here and there. All in all a pleasant afternoon, with light wind southwest. We pleasant, into the low 20s. Always more fresh to the low 20s. Always more fresh to the north sea coastal areas, 16 18 degrees. A pretty decent day at wimbledon. It will be dry and right, with sunshine. Temperatures into the low 20s. Not particularly windy. High pressure building in through wednesday. It will stick around it to thursday. Notice the weak Weather Front Creeping towards the north and west. Ahead of that theres a lot of fine weather. Some Cloud Building and a couple of showers dotted around parts of england and wales, but most places will be fine and dry. There will be some thicker cloud into the west of scotland. A bit of a breeze and rain. For the eastern side of scotland, 18 in aberdeen. 20 24 in cardiff and london. Then the weak Weather Front slip south into friday. Behind it we have this region of High Pressure building in. So friday looks decent. It will be dry, bright for most places and not to windy either. A pretty decent and to the week. End to the week. Our top story President Trumps eldest son has published emails which appear to show an offer of help from russia during last years president ial election. He says he did not tell his father about them. The emails, which led to a meeting with a russian lawyer, Show Donald Trumer was promised official documents that would incriminate Hillary Clinton. Governments and private foundations have pledged more than 2 billion to Family Planning projects to make contraception more widely available. And this video is trending on bbc. Com. The video for see you again by wiz khalifa and Charlie Puth Has had almost Three Billion views. The tribute to the fast and furious film Actor Paul Walker is now even more popular than gangnam style by psy. Stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk