Donald trump says he believes Vladimir Putin when he says russia did not meddle in last years us election. The us and russian president s are among World Leaders attending the apec trade summit in vietnam. The pair appeared alongside each other. And after what is being called a brief chat, donald trump revealed president putin had been very insulted by claims moscow meddled in the us president ial campaign. It once again puts donald trump at odds with his own intelligence agencies. From vietnam, Aleem Maqbool reports. They appear to have been careful not to be seen together too much in front of the eyes of the us media, but donald trump says he and Vladimir Putin did have two or three short conversations here. When asked if hed raised the issue of russian interference in the us elections, mr trump said he had. He said he didnt meddle, said mr trump. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times. Every time he sees me, he said i didnt do it, and i really believe when he tells me tha
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And they ask us to help, as i say, i think it will be very difficult to say no. We dont need unilateral action, we need to work through the un but, above all, we need to bend ourselves totally to getting a political settlement in syria. The government loses a court bid to delay publication of its Air Pollution Strategy until after the general election. New figures show a big rise in Violent Crime in england and wales with knife crime at its highest level for six years. And how readers are turning off their e books and switching back to paper, as publishers enjoy a record year. Good evening, theres been a major Security Operation in whitehall as armed Police Arrested a man suspected of Planning Acts of terrorism. A rucksack and several knives have been recovered from the scene, but no one has been injured. Its understood officers from Scotland Yards Counter Terrorism command moved in on the suspect as part of an Intelligence Led Operation. The Prime Minister was not in Downing Street at
In singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am In Moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in Anti Corruption rallies across the country in defiance of the kremlin. The biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. They included the Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny, whod called for the demonstrations. The rallies are the biggest seen in russia for at least five years. From moscow heres our correspondent steve rosenberg. There were moments today when moscow resembled a battlefield. Russian riot police broke up an Anti Government protest, on what was a day of demonstrations across russia. In moscow, they detained more than 500 people. Earlier, police had poured into the city centre, warning that the protest was illegal. Still, thousands of people packed into pushkin square, to accuse the russian government of corruption. The level of corruption is
The parents of a seriously ill eight month old baby say theyre devastated after the High Court Decides doctors can withdraw their sons life support. And 48 hours after this man was dragged from a plane in chicago the United Airlines boss finally issues a full apology to him and his fellow passengers. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News barca on the back foot again, Asjuventus Look to press home the advantage in the first of the Champions League quarterfinals. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. The american secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, has arrived in russia ahead of tomorrows talks, as tensions between the two countries continue to grow. He will urge President Putin to withdraw his support for the assad regime in the wake of last weeks Chemical Attack on a rebel town in syria. He flew out from italy, where g7 Foreign Ministers had been meeting. They rejected a british call for new sanctions to be imposed on syria and russia. This report from our Diplomatic Corresp