Welcome to newsday. Im kasia madera, in london. The headlines Queen Elizabeth agrees to harry and meghans plans, to step back from being senior royals. But theres still a lot to work out. The bbc is given access to al asad in iraq, one of the american airbases ta rgetted by iranian missiles last week. This is the crater from one of five missile barrages. Look at the enormous blast, enough to force over these concrete barriers. Im mariko oi, in singapore. Also on the programme. More people flee the philippines volcano, amid fears of an imminent explosion. This is the scene live there,
this morning. And the nominations for this Years Academy awards are in joker, is leading the pack but could a film from south korea also capture the limelight . Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Its 8am in singapore and midnight in the uk where whats been dubbed as the sandringham summit has taken place, during which Queen Elizabeth met with her grandson, pr
Details of how britains prince harry will create a new life with his young family remain unresolved, despite the blessing of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth. The Prime Minister of canada, where harry and megan will spend some of their time, has said there is still much to discuss. In a statement after an emergency meeting with harry, the queen says the duke and duchess of sussex have made clear they do not want to be reliant on public funds. Royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. Within the seclusion of sandringham house, a family meeting, chaired by the queen, and attended by the prince of wales and his two sons, prince william, duke of cambridge, and prince harry, duke of sussex, to discuss how to accommodate the sussexes wish to step away from the royal family. After the talks, the queen issued a statement in which she said she went on to say that whatever the precise reasons for the sussexes disenchantment, its clear from the statement that the royal family is determined to
Details of how britains prince harry will create a new life with his young family remain unresolved, despite the blessing of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth. Justin trudeau, the Prime Minister of canada where harry and megan will spend some of their time says there is still much to discuss. In a statement after an emergency meeting with harry, the queen says the duke and duchess of sussex have made clear they do not want to be reliant on public funds. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. Within the seclusion of sandringham house, a family meeting, chaired by the queen, and attended by the prince of wales and his two sons, prince william, duke of cambridge, and prince harry, duke of sussex, to discuss how to accommodate the sussexes wish to step away from the royal family. After the talks, the queen issued a statement in which she said she went on to say that whatever the precise reasons for the sussexes disenchantment, its clear from the statement that the royal family
The royal couple are welcome in canada, but the details of prince harry and meghans new lives are proving tricky. And why this 91 year old teacher in india began her career at an age when most people have long retired. Good morning. Its 1am in london, 9am in singapore and taipei where taiwans newly re elected president , tsai ing wen, says china needs to face reality and respect the will of taiwanese people. Speaking exclusively to the bbc, president tsai said the threat from china, which considers the self governing island as part of its territory, was intensifying. She was speaking to our china correspondent, john sudworth. Hello, president tsai. How do you expect them to react . This is a very strong message from the people of taiwan. That is they dont like the idea of being threatened all the time. Were a successful democracy. We have a pretty decent economy. You know, we deserve respect from china. You spoke after the result about your hope that they could be a return to dialogue.
And why this 91 year old teacher in india began her career at an age when most people have long retired. Good morning. Its midnight in london, 8am in singapore and taipei where taiwans newly re elected president , tsai ing wen, says china needs to face reality and respect the will of taiwanese people. Speaking exclusively to the bbc, president tsai said the threat from china, which considers the self governing island as part of its territory, was intensifying. She was speaking to our china correspondent, john sudworth. Hello, president tsai. Hi. It was her warnings about china that hit home with voters. But now, she had something to say direct to beijing. This is a very strong message from the people of taiwan. That is, you know, they dont like the idea of being threatened all the time. Were a successful democracy. We have a pretty decent economy. You know, we deserve respect from china. Her critics say she is reckless, that she risks provoking china. But her promise to stand up for ta