9am in singapore and 3 30am in the morning in zimbabwe, where loud explosions have been heard in the capital, harare. Thats our breaking news this hour. Soldiers are reported to have taken over the headquarters of the state broadcaster and armoured vehicles have been seen on the citys roads. Earlier, zimbabwes ruling party accused the army chief, general constantino chiwenga, of inciting insurrection after he said the military was prepared to intervene to end political infighting. Theres been days of people of the president mugabe sacked a number of officials in his cabinet, many saying this was the way to pave the way for his wife, grace, to take over as vice president. Were getting reports of explosions in the area. Were waiting to get confirmation and we want to hear from were waiting to get confirmation and we want to hearfrom our correspondent on the ground in the capital of zimbabwe. As soon as we make contact we will bring you more from the scene there. These pictures we re from the scene there. These pictures were taken earlier on tuesday when armoured vehicles were heading towards the centre of the city of cu ra re, towards the centre of the city of curare, an unprecedented move, the 93 year old president , Robert Mugabe, in power for a 93 year old president , Robert Mugabe, in powerfora number of decades ferrari. His officials have denied and he has denied any suggestion a coup is under way but we are hearing the state broadcaster has been taken over by the military. More on that to come as soon as we get it. A majority of australians have voted in favour of legalising same sex marriage. More than 60 of voters said they supported the move in a postal referendum. The government has promised to pass a law by the end of the year. Prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said australians had voted for fairness and love. This is the moment the announcement was made. For the national result, yes responses 7,817,247, representing 61. 6 of clear responses. Thats 61. 6 of clear responses were yes. No responses 4,873,987, representing 38. 4 of clear responses. Thats 38. 4 of clear responses were no. Our correspondent Hywel Griffith is in sydney. The yes camp continued to celebrate in Prince Alfred Park in sydney. You we re in Prince Alfred Park in sydney. You were there when it was announced, a momentous moment for many people there . Yeah, the response was rapturous, heartfelt, loud and very, very proud. There were tens of thousands here, two hours on people are still dancing and celebrating, that will carry on all day and all night on the streets of sydney. Although for years the opinion polls have suggested the majority of australians were in favour of legalising same sex marriage, nothing was given in this campaign, it became pretty bitter and hurtful at times but that result you have heard there is fairly comprehensive and emphatic and now it gives a clear mandate for the weeks ahead. I say for the weeks ahead because its not a done deal yet. This is the australian public official view. Its up to the politicians to make it law. Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has already said he wants legislation passed before christmas. I know having spoken to some couples here, weddings have been booked already for the new year. Crucially, as you say, nothing has really changed in law. There are still plans for debating this in parliament, amending the marriage act, how much of a challenge will that be . It will come from conservative members of the government, an alternative bill on same sex marriage is already being talked about with lots of clauses inserted to protect religious freedoms and guarding against any changes to things like gender education in schools. The yes campaigners say that would simply add discrimination rather than take it away, which is what they spent decades campaigning for. The Prime Minister said that alternative bill doesnt have a good chance, he wants a clear and doesnt have a good chance, he wants a clearand simple doesnt have a good chance, he wants a clear and simple change in law that would enable same sex marriage, and he wants bad by a deadline. The no campaigners will be disappointed, this is really what they expected, but they will be continuing their fight, especially religious groups in australia. Ive spoken to the archbishop of sydney recently and he says his teaching will remain the same. The Legal Definition of marriage may change but he will talk about gottlieb and ungodly marriage in the future, so i dont think well see that rancour and division dissipate straightaway godly. Hywel griffith in Prince Alfred Park in sydney where those celebrations continued. Continued. Continue. Also making news today the us secretary of state Rex Tillerson will meet the head of myanmars military on wednesday to discuss putting an end to the violence in rakhine state. More than 600,000 rohingyas have now fled to bangladesh. 0ur washington correspondent Barbara Plett usher says mr tillerson has called for a credible investigation into those who have committed atrocities. He has spoken out on myanmar a couple of times. Hes talked about the violence there, calling for an end to it. Saying that the army has to guarantee the security of refugees, create the conditions so that they can come back. Hes called for full access to the media and to humanitarian aid organisations in particular, and hes called for a credible investigation that would lead to an accountability of those whove committed the atrocities. Hes going to press those messages when he goes on wednesday, as well, although it has to be said, babita, youve just had the Myanmar Military come out with its own internal investigation saying it did nothing wrong, soldiers did not commit any rape, did not kill anyone, did not torture anyone. So thats not a very auspicious beginning to mr tillersons trip. Well have to see how he handles that, but his main focus on the trip will be to try to get stabilisation of the rakhine province and get an end to the violence. The us attorney general, jeff sessions, has dismissed claims that he misled members of congress about contacts between the Trump Campaign and russian representatives. In evidence to the house judiciary committee, mr sessions emphatically denied that he had lied under oath during previous testimony. More than two days after a powerful earthquake on irans border with iraq, tens of thousands of people are still in desperate need of help. The majority of the casualties and the damage were on the iranian side of the frontier. Some survivors there have complained about the slow pace of the relief effort. More than 460 people died in the quake. At least five people, including a gunman, have been killed in a shooting at an Elementary School in northern california. Several people including three children were injured in the shooting at the rancho tehama school. The gunman is said to have fired randomly until two Police Officers killed him. At least seven scenes are being investigated and police say there may be more victims. This is the barbie new model, which is due to be released, wearing a hijab. Its been made to honour an american fencer who became the first us woman to wear the headscarf while competing at the olympic games. Ibtihaj muhammad won a bronze medal at the rio 0lympics last year, and says the doll is a childhood dream come true. More on the breaking developments in zimbabwe after reporting loud explosions had been heard in the centre of the capital, harare. We understand from the afp and reuters that the us embassy has confirmed it will close its embassy in harare all day on wednesday and has warned its citizens in the country to shelter ina citizens in the country to shelter in a safe place due to the ongoing Political Uncertainty as the crisis threatening president mugabes government deepens. Lets get more from Shingai Nyoka in harare. Give us an from Shingai Nyoka in harare. Give us an update on whats happening where you are. Tanks and troops carriers have been moving around the capital and that number has increased as the night has progressed. I saw three troop carriers blocking of a road that leads to the university and also to the state broadcaster. Soldiers then took over the headquarters of the state broadcaster and this has been confirmed by reuters, they say theyre not there to take over but merely as a precautionary measure. The tv did not broadcast the iipm news and they didnt play music. Shingai, weve been reporting about the state broadcaster being taken over by the military, but any word on over by the military, but any word o n exa ctly over by the military, but any word on exactly what the military might be doing, theres been no announcement on zbc. Theres been no announcement on zbc. Theres been no announcement from the military. People living near the headquarters say they heard what sounded like explosions, they havent been able to confirm that independently. There is Little Information about what else is happening with the state broadcaster. Weve seen anti personnel carriers moving around the streets in several suburbs and the bbc has also heard recordings of heavy gunfire and artillery in northern suburbs where government officials, including the president , live. Whats your assessment of what you think is likely to unfold in the coming hours . This quite unprecedented thing is happening . M is quite unprecedented and we are waiting to see what happens, what will come out of this. Theres likely to be more clarity in the morning but at the moment theres a lot of rumours, theres been a lot of fa ke lot of rumours, theres been a lot of fake news over the last 12 hours. The government has given no information at all about the things that are happening. We are waiting to hear it in the morning what exactly has happened overnight. 0k, thank you very much or that update, Shingai Nyoka. More on that to come. The president of france, Emmanuel Macron, has told the bbc that donald trump and Vladimir Putin are threatening western values of openness and tolerance. It is now six months since mr macron took office promising to transform french society, the economy and even its modern sense of identity in the world. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson, who travelled with the president to abu dhabi recently, sent this report. Most president s enjoy a flash of military uniform in their schedules, a tang of Old Fashioned global power, but Emmanuel Macron is fighting his own slippery battle for french influence abroad. Jihadi groups in this region have built a grand narrative around their vision, he says, the west needs one too, based on openness, tolerance and democracy. At the opening of a new louve museum in abu dhabi, he told me those values were under threat from leaders like Vladimir Putin and donald trump. If you dont defend these values, it will become harder and harder, iagree. But is it harder now, is it under threat . I mean for sure its a threat, for sure. But first of all, you have to speak and discuss with those leaders because sometimes theyre changed, they were not like that at the very beginning, and the explanation of the divergence is very often due to their paranoia of the threat and their willingness to protect something and to be much more nervous about what they want to protect, but forgetting the fact that part of their own civilisation is about openness. If you decide just to push them back from europe and all that youre saying, you are betraying our values, its bad, you lose them. But does it work . When you sat down with mr trump and mr putin, have you found that youve been able to affect real change . I mean its not overnight effect, for sure. Im optimistic and i can. Im extremely determined. So i will insist and insist and insist. Macron ran his Election Campaign by insisting on the power of liberal values to solve frances problems, including its most pressing one jobs. Graulhet used to be the centre of a booming leather industry, with more than 100 factories. Serge cathalas factory is one ofjust a dozen left. Unemployment here is 21 , twice the national average, but president macrons sweeping reforms means serge has begun hiring again. Translation whats great about macron is that hes young, he looks like hes got guts. Nobodys going to walk all over him, unlike his predecessors, and hes got good ideas, more flexibility for Company Owners to hire people and more freedom. A Company Needs leaders who will let them work. President macron has already reformed frances rigid labour law to curb the power of the unions, but graulhets favourites for president were the protectionist candidates on the far right and far left. And in cafes like this one, mr macrons plans to extend Unemployment Insurance have less impact than say his tax break for french millionaires. Translation hes the president of the rich. He hasnt changed my life or the lives of the people in this town. We are the little people, the proletariat, and i dont know if this man is going to change things for us. Here in paris, six months ago, mr macron vowed to remake french politics. Since then, hes been criticised for being more king than president. Even some of those who agree with mr macrons analysis have questioned his style as president. Where some see clarity, determination and poise, others see arrogance, pomposity and hubris. Mr macron has said modesty doesnt interest him because hes frances last chance to prove to itself that openness, tolerance and democracy work. Lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. You are watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme we will have more reaction from sydney, after australians voted in favour of same sex marriage. Also on the programme we report on the indonesian island that is so special, its residents are hoping for World Heritage status. Berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced round their liberated territory. And, with nobody to stop them, it wasnt long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. Its keeping the candidates name always in the public eye that counts. Success or failure depends not only on public display but on the local Campaign Headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. Yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. The Palestinian Authority has declared a state of mourning for the leader who symbolised his peoples hopes for independent statehood. In the wake of the colombian volcano disaster, rescue teams are trying to reach thousands of survivors who managed to clamber onto rooftops and trees above the sea of mud. After 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. Women ministers whod long felt only grudgingly accepted amongst the ranks of clergy suddenly felt welcomed. This is newsday on the bbc. Im Babita Sharma in singapore. Im Sharanjit Leyl in london. Our top stories loud explosions have been heard in the zimbabwean capital, where soldiers are reported to have taken over the headquarters of the state broadcaster. Australians have voted in favour of legalising same sex marriage. More than 61 of voters support the move. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. Lets start with the philippine star, which reports the association of South East Asian nations, the us, and the European Union have agreed to uphold the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. It also reports president duterte considered it a personal and official insult that canadian Prime Ministerjustin trudeau had discussed extrajudicial killings in an informal meeting with him. The state run newspaper the china daily says beijing has assured leaders at the asean summit of safe navigation in the South China Sea. Premier li keqiang said, as the largest country in the South China Sea and a major user of its sea lanes, he wants peace. The japan times reports us commerce secretary wilbur ross has urged japanese automakers to reduce exports. He says he wants to make it more attractive for Japanese Companies to engage in production in the us, and to try to cut the trade deficit. Now, the island of manhattan, at the heart of new york city, is a pretty valuable piece of land. But it seems it wasnt always that way. 300 years ago, the dutch gave it to the british in return for a tiny spice island in what is now indonesia. Back then, manhattan was far less valuable than the indonesian island of run, one of a cluster of islands rich in valuable nutmeg known as the banda islands. Well, islanders are now lobbying to have their home recognised as a World Heritage site. Rebecca hensche reports. Hi, i am from the bandas. This is run island, which was exchanged for manhattan in 1667. So now we want to put run back onto the map again. It seems like a bad deal when you think about it now, and how valuable manhattan is. But actually, at the time, it was a very good deal for the dutch. They were not doing anything in manhattan, and yet they desperately needed the isle of run to complete their monopoly, their hold over the source of nutmeg, the only source in the world of nutmeg. And this is what made these islands so valuable nutmeg, a commodity at that time worth more than gold. And here was the only place you could find it. Translation in order to control the local people, the dutch generals massacred, basically exterminated, the indigenous