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and london. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the latest tweet from donald trump is grabbing attention around the world. the president elect wrote that the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability. he said that process would continue until the world came to its senses. however, a spokesman has said mr trump was actually referring to the need to prevent nuclear proliferation. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. america and russia still hold more than 90% of the world s nuclear stockpiles, both able to deliver destruction on a massive scale, by ground, sea or air. for a quarter of a century, they have been reducing their nuclear arsenal. but the question now, is the arms race about to resume? tonight, president elect donald trump tweeted: it caught many by surprise, including the obama administration. i can t speak for what the president elect‘s nuclea ....
welcome to bbc news. police in germany and australia have foiled two terrorist plots overnight. the authorities in australia say they ve prevented an attack in the city of melbourne that targeted prominent landmarks, possibly planned for christmas day. five people have been detained after a series of raids in which explosives were discovered. in west germany. two men have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in oberhausen, near the dutch border. that s separate to the berlin lorry attack which killed 12 people and germany remains on high alert as a europe wide manhunt continues for anis amri, the tunisian man suspected of driving a lorry into the breitscheidplatz christmas market. we ll bring you the latest from australia injust a moment, but first, let s get an update from our correspondent in berlin. bethany, what s the latest? well, we had the news early this morning that two men who were born in kosovo, two brothers had been arre ....
but a 70 mph in exposed areas right now. as that clears through, don t be lulled into a sense of security across the far north of scotland. here, the wind will strengthen even further. this is not the wildest weather that the north of scotland has ever experienced. let s put it into context. but it is enough to cause significant disruption, possibly some power outages with winds of 80 and possibly 90 mph, hence the amber warning from the met 0ffice. be prepared for storm barbara through this evening. gales blowing as we head into the early hours of christmas eve. it turns colder, sleet and snow down to quite low levels, a lot of snow for highland areas of scotland. quieter further south. but we will start christmas eve on a chilly note, wherever you are. there goes barbara. we are into a run of strong, westerly wind. chilly westerly wind through christmas eve. pledge of sunshine across southern areas. here, a brightand pledge of sunshine across southern areas. here, a b ....
syria aid convoys to funnel money to extremists in wars is. and delays are expected on the roads and railways as the christmas getaway gets under way. on one of the busiest days of the year for the rail and road network, significant disruption is expected for those travelling over the christmas period. storm barbara has started crossing scotland, causing power cuts, school closures and difficult travelling conditions. and coming up in half an hour, we celebrate the lives of those who left us this year, including muhammad ali, in review in review 2016: we remember, part one. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. german officials have warned that the threat of terrorism in their country is still high despite the death of anis amri, the tunisian suspected of the berlin lorry attack. amri was shot dead in milan after opening fire on a police officer who asked him for id during a routine patrol. one police officer was shot and injured. the other then killed the suspect. th ....
as the christmas getaway combines with the end of the working week. and there are difficult travelling conditions and power cuts across parts of scotland as storm barbara starts to hit. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we begin with the latest on the plane hijacking, the plane which was meant to land in libya but was hijacked and landed in malta. let s get the latest on what is happening. here are the shots we have from valletta airport, the maltese capital. we understand that it has now ended peacefully. our correspondent is with me and has been following developments throughout this afternoon. the most recent news is that the hijackers have surrendered? the prime minister of malta has tweeted that the hijackers have surrendered, have been searched and have been taken into custody. there has been a big question over this what is their motivation, and what requests did they have? was it met? there are different rumours but nothing yet verified. there was a sugg ....