And sun, sea but few signs of tourists. Sri lanka struggles to shrug off the impact of the Easter Sunday attacks. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, 1 oclock in the morning in london, and 8 00 in the evening in washington, where theres been a dramatic escalation in the war of words between President Trump and his Democratic Party opponents, on the question of impeachment. The president has given a series of irate News Conferences. In one, he accused the leading democrat adam shiff, in one, he accused the leading democrat adam schiff, whos chairman of the house intelligence committee, of being a low life whod committed treason. In another, he said democrat president ial hopefuljoe biden and his son were stone cold crooked. More now from my colleague in washington laura trevelyan. It should have been a routine visit by the president of finland to the white house but, with President Trump at the centre of an unfolding impeachment drama, there was nothing routine about today. Hes got to be a very important man to have so much press. The president is furious with the democrats for investigating his phone call with ukraines leader and their suggested that he may have abused his power by asking for dirt on a political rival. And in the oval office, he let rip. I think a whistleblower should be protected, if the whistleblower is legitimate. He either got it totally wrong, made it up, or the person giving the information to the whistleblower was dishonest and this country has to find out who this person was because that person is a spy. Events are unfolding at whiplash speed. With democrats threatening to supina the white house unless they get the documents they have demanded on ukraine. Chair of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, had this warning for the white house. The president wants to make this all about the whistleblower and suggests people that come forward with evidence of his wrongdoing are somehow treasonous and should be treated as traitors and spies. This is a blatant effort to intimidate witnesses. It is an incitement to violence. It has been reported tonight that the whistleblower first of his concerns about mr trump abusing his power to a House Intelligence Community aid, much of the disgust of the president , who is now trying to turn the tables on mr schiff. It shows that schiff is a fraud. Thats a big story. He knew long before and he helped write it too. Thats not true says hte whistleblowers lawyer but the president is reverting to his tried and tested playbook lashing out at his accusers. Laura trevelyan, bbc news, washington. Subpoena. We will be back in washington a little later. Lets take a look at some of the days other news at least five people have been killed in Anti Government protests across iraq. The protests, against state corruption, failing Public Services and unemployment, have spread south from baghdad. Social media platforms and Internet Access have been blocked in the capital and other parts of the country and curfews have been imposed on some cities in southern iraq. Also making news today Global Markets have fallen sharply wall streets main indexes were on track for their sharpest one day declines in nearly six weeks and the uks leading ftse 100 index dropped over 3 . The falls follow a set of gloomy Economic Data on employment, hiring and manufacturing in the last few days. But how are the asian markets responding . More on that in Asia Business report. North korea has admitted that the weapon it test fired on wednesday morning was a new type of a submarine launched ballistic missile. The test launch came just hours after pyongyang announced that Nuclear Talks with us officials would resume later this week. A world war ii era bomber plane has crashed while trying to make an Emergency Landing near hartford in connecticut. Seven people have been killed and six others on board are in hospital, some with critical injuries. The boeing b i7 flying fortress reported problems ten minutes after takeoff, but lost control on the runway. Three men have been rescued after drifting in the pacific for hours. But colombian authorities have some questions about what kept them all afloat. According to officials, the smugglers boat sank but they used packs containing 1. 2 tonnes of cocaine as a safety measure to keep them afloat. Britain has put forward its new proposals for breaking the brexit deadlock with the European Union. The plan, outlined in seven page document, would see Northern Ireland stay in the european Single Market for goods, but leave the customs union. Our Political EditorLaura Kuenssberg reports. 70 days into office, a man in a hurry. A matter of hours, perhaps, before hell know, and well know if he has a chance of getting a different deal with the eu. If he ought to be nervous, it didnt show. Applause. The darling of this hall for years, now their Prime Minister. Leader here, but with no control of parliament, no way of predicting what will come next. His first target, with humour, less hostility, politics itself. If parliament were a reality tv show, then the whole lot of us, im afraid, wouldve been voted out of the jungle by now. Applause. But at least we would have had the consolation of watching the speaker being forced to eat a kangaroo testicle. Laughter. With friends and family laughing along, labours position of holding another referendum on the eu was next. A second referendum on the eu, and can you imagine another three years of this . But that is the corbyn agenda, stay in the eu, beyond october the 31st, pay £1 billion a month for the privilege. Hes determined to get us out of the eu, but how, when theres so much hostility . This is not an anti european country. We are european we love europe, i love europe, anyway. Today in brussels, we are tabling, what i believe, are constructive and reasonable proposals, which provide a compromise for both sides. We will, under no circumstances, have checks at or near the border in Northern Ireland. We will allow the uk, whole and entire, to withdraw from the eu with control over our own trade policy from the start. Yes, this is a compromise by the uk, and i hope very much that our friends understand that, and compromise in their turn. In a letter to jean claude juncker, the Prime Ministers laid out what he describes as a fair and reasonable compromise. Spelling out a replacement for the controversial backstop, the guarantee against a hard border in ireland, Promising Solutions compatible with the good friday agreement, to protect the Peace Process. The plan would create an all ireland regulatory zone, where goods and agriculture in Northern Ireland would follow eu rules, but the Northern Ireland assembly would have to vote to approve that plan, and every four years afterwards. There would have to be some new customs checks, but carried out electronically or on business premises. No new customs posts, and theres a commitment never to introduce checks at the border. But the vital response from ireland . Waitand see. But will all of that be lost in translation . A guarded response from the eu, Angela Merkel said, well examine the proposals closely, but its important that eu stick together. And even if they say yes, would mps vote it through . Its worse than theresa mays deal. I cant see it getting the support that he thinks it will get. And it will take us into a regime in britain of deregulation. Although, crucially, the tories and Northern Irish allies seem to be on board. We believe this is a serious and sensible way forward, to have engagement with the European Union in a way that allows us all in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, and therefore, we will be supporting this plan. But if those talks cant get going, if the proposals have no chance with the eu, than borisjohnson would have no hesitation taking us out of the European Union without a deal. Even though parliament has changed the law to try to stop him, this crowd would push him to do it, somehow. Then let us be in no doubt, conference, of what the alternative is the alternative is no deal. And that is not an outcome we want, its not an outcome we seek at all, but let me tell you, my friends, it is an outcome for which we are ready. Boris johnson has, after years, found his coveted place on a platform leading his party, but how long he may be able to stay there depends not on a show of faith from this crowd, but a leap of faith perhaps in brussels. In europe, the reaction has been mixed the eus brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said there was progress but lots of work still needed to be done. More now from our europe editor, katya adler. Well, firstly, eu leaders really want to digest this proposal and many of them feared before they saw it that it would show that the Prime Minister is focussed on a domestic audience, on an upcoming general election, and not on engaging with the eu. But i have spoken to a number of eu diplomats tonight who say that some of those proposals were a lot better, they said, than expected, although they said, they emphasised that very big differences remain between the two sides. The eu has a number of concerns when it comes to the Prime Ministers offer and the European Commission says, before it can think of compromise, it has a number of detailed questions for the government when it has probably digested the paper. Another main concern for the eu, the big flashing red light, comes down to customs. It fears that the Prime Ministers offer could pose a threat to the Northern IrelandPeace Process and also leave the Single Market exposed after brexit. Two big no nos for the eu. Demonstrations have continued in hong kong where thousands expressed their anger at police, after a teen aged protester was shot in the chest tuesday during clashes with police. Students held a peaceful sit in outside the 18 year olds school, and hundreds attended a vigil in honour of the wounded protester. Further demonstrations were held in a Shopping Mall where protesters displayed origami birds here again a show of support for injured teenager. But clashes flared up in the evening with Police Firing tear gas at demonstrators who attacked a Police Station with petrol bombs. The bbcs Stephen Mcdonnel is in hong kong for us. Plenty of bleak news coming out of hong kong, which would indicate the increased level of violence in this city, as hong kong moves into its fourth month of political crisis. Were hearing that doctors have told an indonesian journalist that she will be blinded in her right eye, at least a certain extent, to some extent. That followed Police Shooting her in the face with a rubber bullet. That happened on the weekend. Then, on the 70th anniversary of the communist party coming to power in china, more than 100 people were sent to hospital in hong kong. Two of those still in a critical condition. Now, that does not include the teenage activist who was shot in the chest by a Police Officer. The bullet missed his heart, went through his lung, and he apparently is in a stable condition, but the police are defending the action of the officer who fired that shot. They say that, at the time, he was attempting to assist another Police Officer who had gone down and was being beaten by a group of other activists using home made weapons. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme the deadly Easter Sunday attacks have hit sri lankas vital Tourism Industry hard. We will look at the efforts to bring the holidaymakers back. Also on the programme dogmeat in decline. We talk to the Charity Changing appetites in south korea. In all russias turmoil, it has never quite come to this. President yeltsin said the day would decide the nations destiny. The nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. Russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. It was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. But his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. This man, israels right winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. He wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea thats unthinkable to palestinians. After 45 years of division, germany is one. In berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europes biggest and richest nation. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im Lewis Vaughanjones in london. Our top stories President Trump has hit out at the democrats leading the impeachment inquiry, calling them crooked and the whole process a hoax. The European Union is considering the uks latest brexit proposals. A spokesman said there is progress, but still a lot of work to be done. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. The protests in hong kong dominate asian newspapers this morning. The South China Morning Post reports an attempt to adopt new measures under a tough colonial era emergency law. The paper says that the police have urged the government to issue curfew orders which they say will empower the force to better tackle the escalating social unrest. The japan times also leads with hong kong. Its front page focuses on the shooting of a demonstrator by police on tuesday. It carries a picture of the protesters schoolmates, who staged a sit in outside their school. Finally, the Philippine Daily Inquirer runs a story on the devastating fire that hit star city, one of manilas landmark theme parks. It says the blaze has razed most of the amusement parks premises, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. Lets get more now on our main story. It has been a tense day in washington, where us President Donald Trump has squared off against leading House Democrats as the pressure builds towards impeachment. Our washington correspondent Chris Buckler has the latest. It felt a very punchy, a very aggressive News Conference today, as President Trump stood up and essentially attacked the democrats and attacked this whole inquiries into impeachment process that is taking place at the moment. But it does give you the sense at the moment that the white house is trying to line up and to fight back, because they know these questions are coming. And at this News Conference today, it became very clear that President Trump has become sick and tired of the constant talk of impeachment, but also the many questions about what he asked the Ukrainian Government and the ukrainian president to do when he asked them to look into the affairs of Vice President or former Vice President joe biden. At one stage he got into a bizarre fight with a reporter in which he essentially tried to shut the whole thing down, stop the questions. He said, speak to the finnish president , dont speak to me anymore. But, at the same time, he knows that democrats are going to keep on pushing, because they smell something here. They believe there is the potential that the white house has something to hide, and what youre going to see over the coming days is democrats try to push for more and more information. They want to speak to state department officials. They are subpoenaing for information, for documents, for them to look at that and to try and gather information about what the president said. Of course, the white house will say that they have nothing to hide, but youre certainly seeing them come back aggressively, and even today, weve seen this very slickly made video that has been put online by President Trump in which he attacksjoe biden, set to really 90s rock music in fact, picturing the photograph alongside what he claims is a ukrainian gas executive, alongsidejoe biden and his son hunter, again raising these questions about the former Vice President. It seems to be a matter of attack as well as defence, as far as President Trump is concerned. Eating d