booth in jakarta it s newsday. i am outside a polling booth injakarta as a citizens cast their votes today in what has been called the most complicated single day election in the world. and pushing for a bigger voice in afghanistan we have a special report on the changing role of women in a deeply conservative society. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news it s newsday. it s 1am in london, 8am in singapore and 2am in paris. just 2a hours after notre dame was burning and the worst was feared, there is this morning a mixture of grief, defiance and hope in paris. hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring in to rebuild the landmark cathedral within the next five years. the french president emmanuel macron says it will be even more beautiful than before. however many art works inside the building have been lost for good. from paris, our correspondent lucy williamson reports. words were hard to find last night to describe this loss, to absorb
in france, grief is now mixed with defiance and hope. hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring in to rebuild a spiritual and cultural landmark within five years, president macron has promised. there is relief that so much of notre dame cathedral, and what was inside it, has survived. but much has been lost for good. from paris, lucy williamson reports. what burned with notre dame, high above the paris skyline, was 800 years of history. for some, the physical anchor of paris, the cultural soul of france. it took 23 minutes to confirm the fire alert and send emergency crews to the scene. the fire was spreading quickly, oak rafters that had held the roof for centuries turning to ash in the evening sky. this was the first glimpse of what they faced, footage of the building filmed from above, the flames mapping a cross against the night sky. inside, burning embers were still falling when the first crews made their way in. the pews where people had been waiting for mass that aft
in france, grief is now mixed with defiance and hope. hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring in to rebuild a spiritual and cultural landmark, within 5 years, president macron has promised. there is relief that so much of notre dame cathedral, and what was inside it, has survived. but much has been lost for good. from paris, lucy williamson reports. what burned with notre dame, high above the paris skyline, was 800 years of history. for some, the physical anchor of paris, the cultural soul of france. it took 23 minutes to confirm the fire alert and send emergency crews to the scene. the fire was spreading quickly, oak rafters that had held the roof for centuries turning to ash in the evening sky. this was the first glimpse of what they faced, footage of the building filmed from above, the flames mapping a cross against the night sky. inside, burning embers were still falling when the first crews made their way in. the pews where people had been waiting for mass that after
in france, grief is now mixed with defiance and hope. hundreds of millions of dollars are pouring in to rebuild a spiritual and cultural landmark, within 5 years, president macron has promised. there is relief that so much of notre dame cathedral and what was inside it has survived. but much has been lost for good. from paris, lucy williamson reports. what burned with notre dame, high above the paris skyline, was 800 years of history. for some, the physical anchor of paris, the cultural soul of france. it took 23 minutes to confirm the fire alert and send emergency crews to the scene. the fire was spreading quickly, oak rafters that had held the roof for centuries turning to ash in the evening sky. this was the first glimpse of what they faced, footage of the building filmed from above, the flames mapping a cross against the night sky. inside, burning embers were still falling when the first crews made their way in. the pews where people had been waiting for mass that aft
it s 8 am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 pm in washington where the us secretary of state mike pompeo has described the government of venezuela s president nicolas maduro as illegitimate and undemocratic to the core. he s urged latin american governments to recognize the head of venezuela s opposition as interim president instead. juan guaido declared himself acting leader on wednesday during widespread anti government protests in caracas. russia s president vladimir putin expressed his support calling for peaceful dialogue in the country. our north america editor jon sopel has this report. last night in caracas, and, much like a lot of recent nights in the venezuelan capital, gunfire, violence, protests against the government. oil rich country collapses. but there was one crucial difference. it came after mass rallies as the leader of the national assembly, 35 year old juan guaido, declared himself the interim president as thousands took to the streets a move