china will not cut off the fuel oil. there are signs it has turned that have a little tighter recently. there is not much more that can be done in that way. 0ne more that can be done in that way. one of the interesting facts of the reaction from the white house was the white house statement in words that seemed to have come from president trump, russia should be worried because it came near to vladivostok, the missile came near to it. russia took pains to say, actually, it didn't. that you get the sense that president trump wants more diplomatic effort and he is not getting it, really. there is a big question on whether he will get it. when we get more reaction, we will bring it to you. let's take a look at some of the day's other news — and we begin with a new warning to computer users everywhere — to beware of another potential ra nsom—wa re attack. according to the european police organisation europol, friday's attack hit more than 200,000 users in 150 countries. the ransom—ware was slowed by the actions of a

there many fa ns snooker in china and are there many fans of ding as well as of the game in china? sure, sure. snooker in china is growing much more bigger than before. we have to say it is because of ding, his performance and his achievements to promote this business into such a big one right now. we saw the game becoming very popular when ding junhui first hit the scene a number of years ago, but now he's had a bit of a setback. do you think the game will continue in such popularity in china? definitely it will. actually more and more young people, young guys are involved in this sport in china. most of them are huge fans of ding himself, so that's why i'm thinking... the business is growing up thinking... the business is growing up very well right now. obviously you were saying earlier he is still fairly young. do you think he will get there eventually as a snooker world champion? definitely he will. we are all expecting that. actually the year before last year, and last year into this year we were all expecting that but he's really trying. i believe that not very far away, may

something like 80% of north korea's fuel comes from china. china won't cut that. although there are signs that it has turned the cap tighter recently. there is not much more that can be donein there is not much more that can be done in that way. one of the interesting fact is of the reaction from the white house was that the white house statement, in workers into account from donald trump, said russia should be worried, because this missile went very close to vladivostok, on these d&c border russia. russia took pains to say that it did not. but you get the sense that donald trump wants more diplomatic effort, and he is not getting it, really. and there is a big question as to whether he will get it. stephen evans nair in a blustery morning in seoul. they you for joining blustery morning in seoul. they you forjoining us. —— stephen evans joining us there on a blustery morning in seoul. we can bring you news now of a new world record — which was set on sunday, here in the uk — for the oldest person ever to go skydiving. verdun hayes parachuted out of a plane

but china has urged the new president to heed its concerns about the deployment. translation: the chinese government‘s position on the thaad issue is consistent and clear. we hope that the republic of korea pays attention to china‘s security concerns, and deal appropriately with the thaad question. let‘s get more on this from the bbc‘s steve evans in seoul. we‘ve heard the chinese denouncing this anti—missile defence system, and the new president, moonjae—in, wa nts to and the new president, moonjae—in, wants to review this policy. how is it going to play out? i think particularly on the economy. there are signs already that the chinese unhappiness with south korea is having an impact on the economy. for example, you go on the streets, the number of chinese tourists is down. the company on which that anti—missile system has used the land — there is a big con blom at, lauter. they give the land, the golf course in the south, for the americans to put in thaad, and they are having difficulties in china now, so the economy is starting to come to th

the paper quotes a us company saying the authors are probably from china, are probably from china, hong kong, taiwan or singapore. two weeks ago the virus infected computers in 150 countries. that brings you up to date with the papers. there have been arrests following the bombings in jakarta there have been arrests following the bombings injakarta last week. a dozen people were also injured in the attack which took place at a bus stop in wednesday. what more do we know behind the arrests? the indonesian police are questioning a number of other people. these three people were arrested in raids late last week. they raided the home of a 30—year—old man they believed was one of the suicide bombers. members of his family are also being questioned. police say they found religious material, as well as some basic weapons in the home. now the so—called islamic state, through their news agency, has claimed responsibility for the attack. terrorism experts are warning it is very unlikely it was planned organised outside of indonesia and the links between people in syria or iraq and indonesia

and in london, china and the philippines hold their first talks the disputed south china sea later as they hope to ease tensions. and staying with the maritime theme we hear how scientists are searching the ocean for monsters with teeth from the deep. glad you could join us. it is seven in the morning here in singapore and midnight in london, seven in the evening in washington where president trump has spoken about the appointment of a special counsel to ta ke appointment of a special counsel to take over the russian investigation into potential ties to his campaign. he said the entire affair was a witch—hunt which hurt the country, as he put it, and he denied ever asking the fbi director to end the investigation into his national security adviser michael flynn. we have the details from washington. the president's just not happy with the scrutiny he continues to come under over his links with russia. the entire thing has been a witch hunt. and there is no collusion between, certainly myself and my campaign. but i can only speak for myself and the russians, zero. i think it divides t

for the disputed south china sea. the paracel and spratly islands are claimed by six nations. a professor of international relations at the university of the philippines told me who he thought held the upper hand in the talks. i think both will have a very good chance at negotiating what will eventually be the code of conduct. it appears to me that the philippines is very much determined, under the administration of president duterte, to find a peaceful solution. but finding a peaceful solution, would this mean having a joint exploration of the disputed islands? well, the deals in october definitely included joint exploration and trade, which we are enjoying robust relationship with china. what i think duterte would like there, and what the philippine ambassador would like, is to be able to provide the ground through which a code of conduct can actually be hammered out peacefully. so what that means is that they would also like to look at issues such as simply... as it has been said in the press, looking at an exchang

a strategic policy that would boost the security of america, china and the security of america, china and the entire world. the european union has entered a collision course with myanmar‘s de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, by publicly supporting an international investigation into alleged abuses against rohingya muslims. a un body agreed in march to send a fact—finding mission to the country. but ms suu kyi told reporters she does not agree with the mission. there's been more violence in venezuela where demonstrators have clashed with police in protest at president maduro's call for the constitution to be re—written. his plan would also sideline the opposition—dominated congress. barricades were set up across the capital, caracas bringing parts of the city to a grinding halt. security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators. leading athletes have expressed outrage after proposals were unveiled that could lead to some existing world records being declared void. under the plans, many records set over ten years ago would be wiped out in a bid to restore confidence in trac

he told the bbc about what happened and when the dog went missing in western china. that's all from me. stay with bbc world news... now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.

-- up on a world war with china sucked in? —— which will border. do except the face company and say they are a nuclear power, what we do to mitigate it? there is no easy answer to this. stephen evans monitoring the situation. let's go to the philippines, where government troops are battling to retake the southern city of marawi from rebels linked to the so—called islamic state group. while many residents have fled the city, 2000 civilians are believed to be trapped in the city. at least 19 civilians have been killed, the bodies discovered by advancing soldiers. 0ur southeast asia correspondentjonathan head with the latest. this has proved a much tougherfight than the government expected. troops have to be careful and slow. the insurgents are well armed and positioned snipers in buildings gci’oss positioned snipers in buildings across the city. at times the government has used air strikes to try to dislodge them. unknown until recently, over the past year the group has proved successful in fighting. it has counted itself as an ally to the so—c

the south china morning post is looking ahead to this week's maiden test flight of china's first home—grown passengerjet. the c—9i9 is built by the state—owned aerospace manufacturer commercial aircraft and is meant to challenge the dominance of boeing and airbus. and those are the leading headlines. now, kasia, what are people watching online? this is trending on bbc.com. it shows a schoolgirl called anu, from brimingham, here in the uk. the seven—year—old lost her leg shortly after birth, and wears a prosthetic one. and here she is, showing off a new sports blade to herfriends in the playground. they‘ re pretty impressed and catching her won't be easy. the orangutan is a critically endangered species but an animal charity in borneo has rescued an especially rare example of the ape. this is an albino orangutan. instead of the usual reddish brown hair, this female orangutan has white hair, blue eyes and pale skin. she was being kept in a cage by villagers when she was found in a remote forest area in the indonesian part of borneo. there are thought to be just 100,000 orangutans al

china appeared over the weekend to be particularly vulnerable. for 12 hours on saturday, petrol stations nationwide could only accept cash after state owned giant, petrol china, found internet payment functions had been disabled. the majority of their work is now back online. all the biggest cancer hospital in indonesia, 200 people packing into waiting rooms after cyber attacks hitting computers requiring records to be checked manually. translation: cannot believe they selected hospitals. there are lots of patience that need to be treated. they have no humanity. in south korea government urged users is to upgrade their businesses. advised that came too late at this cinema complex. across asia, it has come as a huge wake—up call to use the latest patch up technology. later we will be hearing from a cybersecurity experts. some of the days other news — emmanuel macron has had talks with german chancellor angela merkel in berlin. before leaving for germany, he appointed a centre—right republican party prime minister. after his talk with angela

and china's president xijingping. president xi is said to have outlined beijing's "major concerns" but the two leaders also agreed to meet at an early date and sent positive signals for bilateral ties. the south china morning post reports on an anti—terrorist exercise in the territory's kowloon bay. more than 300 police mounted the large—scale drill in preparation for next month's visit by international leaders to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover. and, finally, the straits times here in singapore is reporting on a concert by the british pop star ed sheeeran. two friends were among the first to get their hands on tickets as people queued for more than 17 hours. and now, have a listen to this. birds tweeting it's a sound that hasn't been heard on the whangarei head reserve for 140 years. but all that changes this weekend. it's a bird called a popokatea, or whitehead, and it's small. it's being re—introduced to the reserve north of auckland as part of a habitat restoration programme. the birds come from a

so why is it so rare to see these women empowered films in china? china doesn't have too many empowered women. it is a result driven by the market. women are the main contributors to the box office. so most of them are aged from 18 to 35 years old, so young ladies like his face and muscles on screen. good-looking and pretty face on screen? but this is of course a very different type of theme, different type of story. are we likely to see more of these women empowered films in china? yes, we hope to see that kind of empowered women to display their versatile talents and big strengths, we hope so. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. we will be looking at a car showroom in singapore that is dispensing with tradition. a car "vending machine" is offering up luxury vehicles, like bentleys, ferraris and lamborghinis, as long as you have the money. and we will leave you with the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, photo—bombing a high school prom photo session as he jogs along a waterfront in vancouver, and it has gone viral. known for his

promised to deal with the thorny issue of north korea, as well as soothing tensions with the us and china. translation: i will have serious discussions with the united states and china for the resolution of issues. strong security is made possible with mighty defence. the government will also strive to further enhance self—reliant defence capabilities. it will also lay the foundation for the resolution of the north korean nuclear problem. earlier our correspondent in seoul, steve evans, told me how a possible review of the anti—missile system might play out. i think it will play out particularly on the economy. there are signs already that the chinese's unhappiness with south korea is having an impact on the economy. the number of chinese tourists is down and the company who owns the land used for the missile, they give it to the americans, they are having difficulties in china now. the economy will start to come to the fore now in this election. mr moon in his inauguration yesterday said that above all i will take care of job creation. so the missile system and north korea are the bi

a foreign ministry spokesman says china would take measures to defend its interests. the european union has annoyed myanmar‘s de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, by publicly supporting an international investigation into alleged abuses against rohingya muslims. a un body agreed in march to send a fact—finding mission to the country. but ms suu kyi told reporters she does not agree with the mission. there's been more violence in venezuela where demonstrators have clashed with police in protest at president maduro's call for the constitution to be re—written. his plan would also sideline the opposition—dominated congress. barricades were set up across the capital, caracas bringing parts of the city to a grinding halt. security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators. some leading athletes have expressed outrage that many of their world records could lose official status under radical new anti—doping proposals. european athletics says blood and urine samples should be available for re—testing for up to ten years to help prove athletes were clean. howeve

"who's the president who won't defer to the us or to china?" if moonjae—in wins power, that would be a big change in policy — a move to the left — a closeness to pyongyang. that's what happened the last time he was in government. but being close to pyongyang might make him more distant from washington. cheering there are five main candidates. whoever gets the most votes on election day wins. the us has installed an anti—missile system in south korea, called thaad, to shoot down north korean attacks. left—of—centre moonjae—in says there's no welcome in korea for it. potentially, there is a little bit of a train wreck, here, where you've got the trump administration saying "pressure, pressure, pressure" on north korea, and suddenly you have a new south korean president who says "actually, that's not going to solve the problem — we need to talk to those guys, we need to improve the relationship." in a room in the national assembly, defectors from north korea urged voters not to choose moonjae—in. they fear that a centre—left go

the south china morning post is looking ahead to this week's maiden test flight of china's first home—grown passengerjet. the c—9i9 is built by the state—owned aerospace manufacturer commercial aircraft and is meant to challenge the dominance of boeing and airbus. those are the lead stories of the major publications. now, kasia, what are people watching online? rico, this uplifting story is trending on bbc.com. it's about anu, a schoolgirl from brimingham, in the uk. the seven year old lost her leg shortly after birth and wears a prosthetic one. well here she is, showing off a new sports blade to herfriends in the playground. they‘ re pretty impressed and catching her, won't be easy. lawmakers in the philippines have rejected the appointment of the country's controversial environment secretary only ten months after she took up the position. regina lopez invoked environmental concerns to order the closure of more than half the country's existing collieries and banned open—pit mining — a decision which angered many people who work in the mining industry. she gave the bbc her reactio

so why is it so rare to see these women—empowered films in china? china doesn't have too many empowered women. it is a result driven by the market. women are the main contributors to the box office. so most of them are aged from 18 to 35 years old, so young ladies like his face and muscles on—screen. good—looking and pretty face on screen, huh? but this is of course a very different type of theme, different type of story. are we likely to see more of these women—empowered films in china? yes, we hope to see that kind of empowered women, to display their versatile talents and big strengths. we hope so. a new tv channel dedicated to women has launched in afghanistan, the first of its kind in a country dominated by men. zan tv has only female presenters and producers — but there are a few men working in technical areas. so, how successful can the channel hope to be? heidi ghaichem has more. female newsreaders appear on many afg ha n tv female newsreaders appear on many afghan tv channels. but an entire station with content dedicated solely to w

the china daily. the top story is a phone conversation between south korea's new president and china's resident, xijinping. xijinping talked about the major concerns of china. they agreed to meet at a date and set positive signals for bilateral ties. the south china morning post of hong kong reporting on anti—terrorist exercises. more than 300 police mounted a large—scale drill in preparation for the next visit of international visitors next month to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover. and finally, singapore. they are reporting on a concert by the british pop star, ed sheeran. these two were among the first to get there hands on tickets as fans queued for more than 70 hours for the show. big fans. now, have a listen to this. bird sounds. 0h, those beautiful sounds. they have not been heard on that reserve for 140 years. that changes this weekend. it is called a white head. it is small and will be introduced to auckland as part of a habitat restoration programme. they are coming from a sanct

market in china. it reports what was once a duo—poly between apple and samsung is now a fierce competition with chinese brands like huawei making a serious mark. and the china daily reports on the sandstorm that engulfed one—sixth of china on thursday. the paper says the sandstorm, which also hit beijing, was the strongest the country has seen this year. basketball has changed its rules on headgear to make it more accessible to women's teams from muslim nations. hijabs had previously been banned because of what governing body said was a safety issue. qatar women's team even withdrew from the 2014 asian games after being denied permission to wear the hijab. new rules will take effect from october. joining me from our hong kong studio is sin heng sim, who's the deputy secretary—general of the malaysia basketball association thank you forjoining us. there was a safety concern, was itjustified and how significant is the new rule? i cannot hear you. i was wondering whether you thought it was a justif

when it came to china, it was laden with polish goods. from this october, people will need to buy a personal act of —— accident policies of at least $60,000. that is returned to the french are elections and talk about what will happen in the coming weeks and months. sometime between tuesday and months. sometime between tuesday and no later than next saturday the 13th, the government of the sitting resident francois hollande will resign to stop by monday the 15th, emmanuel macron will be sworn in as president. at the moment, there is no set —— precise date. in early june, the first round of elections to the lower house takes place and a week later, it is the second and final round based on those results. a government reshuffle is likely. joining the now in the studio is a professor douglas webber, at a business school that is based in france but we have a campus here in singapore which shows that the internationalisation of the french institutions. first, we have had a lot of analysis about the domestic issues of what president emm

they have been looking to work with china to get leverage in regards to north korea. they have been working with the un as well. in a separate move, they sent an aircraft carrier group to the region. now, the latest prong of action with north korea is a charm offensive on the part of donald trump who yesterday described the leader, kim jong—un, donald trump who yesterday described the leader, kimjong—un, as a smart cookie. he says he would be willing to meet him in the circumstances we re to meet him in the circumstances were right, even going as far as to say he would be honoured to do so. the white house was very swift to play down any suggestion that any sort of meeting might be imminent between the two men. meanwhile, there are those who are saying that this is just there are those who are saying that this isjust a sign of an there are those who are saying that this is just a sign of an incoherent policy on behalf of the administration and there is only likely to be more confusion. incoherent policy, but there are those saying, through this latest move by mr t

tracks of china trains coming. tracks of china trains are different to the tracks and kazakhstan so the train is coming from china, we transferred the containers to the next train and it goes all the way to germany or the uk or wherever. it goes all the way to germany or the uk orwherever. i it goes all the way to germany or the uk or wherever. i think it is buried to save that this is where the east meets west along the silk road —— ithink the east meets west along the silk road —— i think it is fair to say. with this project, we are making the rail trade sexy again. it is not going to be to buy with all the glamour and letter, with skyscrapers and things like that. but we are building a society in a place where there was nothing —— glamour and blisters. —— there was nothing —— glamour and blisters. — — glitter. a special court in india has charged senior leaders from the governing bjp with criminal conspiracy in relation to the destruction of babri mosque in ayodhya 25 years ago. former bj

south china morning post leads with a call on macau to improve its governance. it's come from the chairman of the national people's congress, who's on a visit to the autonomous region. finally, to a story in the irish times, about the strange things found at a postal centre. they include an active birds nest, shipped all the way from china and a package containing 4,000 live bees. let's return to france and despite emmanuel macron‘s compelling margin of victory in the presidential election, some believe it was more a vote against the far—right candidate marine le pen than for mr macron. to test public opinion, the bbc‘s huw edwards travelled to meet people in a suburb of paris. it is the annual bank holiday football tournament in this eastern suburn of paris. the reaction to the election seems to be more relief rather than enthusiasm. sure, lots of people voted for him yesterday, but it's almost against marine le pen. he is young and has no past experience. so, it might be difficult for him, but i believe he can — he can do it. it is a complex picture, e

and in the new york times, this piece on china's enormous appetite for seafood. it says intense fishing in china is ravaging african waters pushing fisheries to the brink. it has long been considered one of the biggest red carpet events of the year as new york play‘s host to the met gala. —— of the year as new york plays host to the met gala. it celebrates the opening of the metropolitan museum of art's annual fashion exhibition. it's an extravagant black tie event which brings together big names in music, fashion, film and politics. this year the gala is honouring 74—year—old japanese designer rei kawakubo. sharon lim is former editor of elle magazine and is now fashion communications lecturer at nanyang academy of fine arts in singapore. i asked her why kei kawakubo is so influential? she was part of a group of japanese designers in the 1970s, like, the punks in england? the japanese designers were the equivalent of the punk movement because they subverted everything about traditional forms of dress. what they did was not on the traditional female for

pyongyang has defied calls even from its main ally, china, to rein in its nuclear ambitions. so far, tougher sanctions appear to have failed. also making news today, mr trump and president erdogan of turkey have met at the white house and talked of their shared commitment to fighting terrorism. but turkey strongly opposes america's alliance with kurdish forces in syria that are confronting so—called islamic state. speaking to the press, mr erdogan said that turkey would never accept such cooperation. facebook is still available in thailand, despite a deadline passing for it to remove material the authorities had deemed critical of the monarchy. facebook was given until tuesday to take down 131 web addresses deemed to violate its strict lese—majeste law. authorities had threatened legal action and a complete shutdown of the social media site. there's more disappointment for maria sharapova. the french tennis federation has denied the russian star a wildcard invitation to next week's french open. the five—time grand slam winner came back from a fifteen—month doping ban

market in china. it reports what was once a duo—poly between apple and samsung is now a fierce competition with chinese brands like huawei making a serious mark. and the china daily reports on the sandstorm that engulfed one—sixth of china on thursday. the paper says the sandstorm, which also hit beijing, was the strongest the country has seen this year. let's go back to our top story now, the repeal of the affordable care act, otherwise known as 0bamacare. speaking after the vote, president trump said he was confident it would pass through the senate. i spoke to our washington correspondent laura bicker and asked her what made the bill more appealing to republicans. there are several changes to 0bamacare, several there are several changes to 0bamaca re, several key there are several changes to 0bamacare, several key changes to 0bamacare, several key changes to 0bamaca re that 0bamacare, several key changes to 0bamacare that made republicans, make it slightly more appealing to republicans. so the

the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, says the united states is working with china, on a new sanctions resolution. she said america will consider talks with north korea's leader kim jong—un if he stops all missile tests. what we are saying is, for peace on the korean peninsula, he has to stop this testing, he has to stop any nuclear programmes that he has. the united states, we are willing to talk, but not until we see a total stop of the nuclear process and of any tests there. cyber—security experts around the world are continuing to link this weekend's global cyber—attack to north korea. similarities have been found between the software used in the hack and other tools believed to have been created by the lazarus group. they've previously been associated with pyongyang. facebook is still available in thailand, despite a deadline passing for it to remove material the authorities had deemed critical of the monarchy. facebook was given until tuesday to take down 131 web addresses deemed to violate its strict law. authorities had threatened legal action and a comple

so they will work with china to get the economy working as well. south korea has a new president. they deserve much for the update. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: fine tuning one of the world's most iconic buildings. renovation work gets underway to improve the acoustics inside sydney's opera house. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. our top stories: us president don

and wayne rooney might not be getting that big money move to china after all. that's because the football authorities there have announced a 100% tax on future signings of foreign players. the move is being made to encourage the development of home—grown talent. us president donald trump has strongly criticised nato leaders australia has long grappled with its history of its first inhabitants that preceded british settlers by an estimated 50,000 years. indigenous australian leaders have been meeting at uluru, a landmark considered sacred, there they have been discussing this issue and some favour constitutional change while others demand a treaty. let's cross to uluru, also known as ayers rock, and we can speak to writer and activist michael manson. welcome to the programme. aboriginals are asking for compensation as part of a national treaty at this historic meeting. how confident are you that you will get it? the process that led up to 250 aboriginal people from around australia meeting at uluru was set up by the federal parliament. they anticipate that abo

cross reef, one of the disputed south china sea islands. it says the defence system has been set up to ward off vietnamese divers. the reef is also claimed by taiwan and the philippines. and the moscow times features a special report that russia's military build—up in the arctic is spooking its neighbours. under the headline, frozen conflict: russia's arctic expansion, is a dramatic picture of a soldier decked out in white and grey arctic camouflage. now, kasia, we know the internet is all about cat stories, but one particular cat has really got people talking on—line. it certainly has, and, rico, when you see this moggy, you'll understand why it's trending. meet omar, from melbourne, in australia. omar is a whopping 120cm long. and this super—sized feline could be the world's longest domestic cat. he found fame after his owner, stephy hirst, started his own instagram account. the guinness world records then asked ms hirst for his measurements. the current record—holder is a 118cm long cat from west yorkshire in the uk. omar weighs

in the south china sea. officials say it is the first such action under president donald trump. the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the ship was travelling close to the spratly islands in a challenge to china's territorial claims. the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, has said martial law could be imposed across the whole country — as security forces continue their battle against islamist groups. the president has already declared martial law in the southern island of mindanao — which makes up roughly one third of the country and is home to 20 million people. the army failed in an attempt to capture one of the leaders of the militants on tuesday, some of whom have declared allegiance to so—called islamic state. the islamists responded by killing the chief of police in the southern city of marawi and taking several people hostage including a catholic priest. president duterte who is already well known for waging a violent campaign against drug dealers and has warned he

the paper reports that president xi jinping confirmed that china has so far signed cooperative agreements with 68 countries and international organisations. the japan times has a story on north korea's apparently successful test—firing of a new intermediate—range ballistic missile. the paper says that pyongyang bragged that the test had been aimed at verifying its capability of carrying a large—size heavy nuclear warhead. and the straits times, here in singapore, reports that organisations were relieved to learn that they had emerged relatively unscathed from the global ransomware attack. the paper says that companies in singapore had their systems checked at the weekend, and that damage was relatively light. iraqi forces have renewed their efforts to retake districts of western mosul still under the control of the islamic state group, in an attempt to seize victory before ramadan. after seven months of fighting, militants have been dislodged from all but a few areas of mosul. the bbc have been given rare access to us coalition troops on the ground, helping iraqi forces defeat is. 0

the south china morning post leads with a call on macau to improve its governance. it's come from the chairman of the national people's congress, who's on a visit to the autonomous region. finally, to a story in the irish times, about the strange things found at a postal centre. they include an active birds nest, shipped all the way from china and a package containing 4,000 live bees. life for refugee children can be very difficult, as they find themselves far from home and trying to adjust to a culture which may be very different from anything they've seen before. around the world, it's estimated there are roughly two million child refugees from syria alone. now they're getting a little help from a cartoon character called captain tsubasa. he's the hero of a series of manga comic books, which have been translated into arabic. the idea is to inspire young syrian children to dream again, and believe their dreams could come true. joining me now from our tokyo bureau is the translator of those books, obada kassoumah. he's a syrian student who lives in tokyo. it is grea

cross reef, one of the disputed south china sea islands. it says the defence system has been set up to ward off vietnamese divers. the reef is also claimed by taiwan and the philippines. and the moscow times features a special report that russia's military build—up in the arctic is spooking its neighbours. under the headline, frozen conflict: russia's arctic expansion, is a dramatic picture of a soldier decked out in white and grey arctic camouflage. now kasia we know the internet is all about cat stories but one particular cat has really got people talking online. it certainly has and rico when you see this moggy you'll understand why it's trending. meet 0mar, from melbourne, in australia. 0mar is a whopping 120cm long. and this super—sized feline could be the world's longest domestic cat. he found fame after his owner, stephy hirst, started his own instagram account. 0mar weighs 14 kilograms and eats human—grade kangaroo meat. ican i can see us carrying him this way and having a cell free. i can see us carrying him this way and havi

and wayne rooney might not be getting that big money move to china after all. that's because the football authorities there have announced a 100% tax on future signings of foreign players. the move is being made to encourage the development of home—grown talent. american media are reporting that president trump's son—in—law and senior and —— senior adviserjared kushner is under fbi scrutiny over alleged russian meddling in last yea r‘s alleged russian meddling in last year's russian alleged russian meddling in last yea r‘s russian election. these are the rumours that have been circulating in washington. these are the rumours that have been circulating in washingtonm these are the rumours that have been circulating in washington. it brings the enquiry not only to the doorstep of the white house but potentially within the inner circle of president trump himself. that is why there was a lot of interest in the suggestions and it is the washington post that is leading the way on this reporting. jared kushner is, apart from being the president's son—i

the china daily has ca ptu red divisive views. the china daily has captured people at play honours from page at our frothy fun bubble run in the north—east province and that is as they celebrate the dragon boat festival. that brings you up—to—date with all the papers. what is online? apart from handshakes, trending, you also have the hacker. listen to this. it is the sound of the new zealand hacker. in this case, performed by jason from the television programme game of thrones, along with members of auckland's ultimate fighting championship team. the video has been shared across the world. bangalore is india's silicon valley famous for its it parks, gleaming skyscrapers as well, but that booming economy —— bangalore is india's silicon valley, famous for its it parks and gleaming skyscrapers. the booming economy means over the last 15 years, its population has almost doubled. but , the city's water supplyjust can't keep up. sanjoy majumder has been to find out more. morning rush—hour. thousands of these tankers crisscro

the china daily has captured people at play on the front page, add a frothy fun bubble run in the north—east province and that is as they celebrate the dragon boat festival. that is bringing you up—to—date with the papers. what are some of the stories online? if it is not a handshake that is trending, it will be the hacker. listen to this. it is the sound of the new zealand hacker, this is performed byjason bell more from the television show game of thrones along with members of the ultimate fighting championship team. the video has been shared across the world. two yea rs of been shared across the world. two years of war in yemen have created what the un has described as the world's largest humanitarian crisis. as well as impending famine, the country is also facing an unprecedented outbreak of cholera. in the past month, 52,000 cases of suspected cholera have been reported and the world health organisation believes more than a00 people have died in the past month. our correspondent has this special report from yemen. frail, weak and fighting for their lives. these are the faces of yeme

working with china, this is a different dynamic than we see with us and japan taking the lead. as one who is sitting here in tokyo, i think it is —iam sitting here in tokyo, i think it is — i am optimistic about this. we will have to see going forward whether this missile defence system will be put in place, or who is gonna pay for it. that will be the big issue as well. it is a big—ticket item. big issue as well. it is a big-ticket item. thank you so much for your insight on the south korean presidential elections, nancy snow. joining us from tokyo. and on bbc.com, this is the most—watched video: uk prime minister theresa may and her husband philip have appeared on the bbc‘s the one show as part of the general election campaign. it's the first time that they've been interviewed together. sophie long was watching. make yourself comfortable. it was theirfirstjoint television interview. this is how theresa may decided to show voters what makes her tick. she says she believes the public should have the chance to see who they're voting for — not in a prime ministerial d