and as you mention, they will be arguing that there has been a violation of meng wanzhou's rights. and we heard in court today, the lawyer for meng wa nzhou, i'lljust read this quote, "there are issues arising from the treatment of ms meng upon her arrival at the vancouver international airport and her detention and subsequent arrest. " now what they're going to be arguing in this separate case, suing the canadian government, that her rights have been violated, she was let to believe she was being investigated about one thing but really it was another. of course, what she's ended up being arrested for was this extradition request from the united states. the us government is arguing that meng wanzhou and huawei in general deliberately conspired to lie to banks in the united states in order to get around these sanctions on iran. but in that hearing, which was only a brief appearance today in vancouver, her lawyer has also argued that this is political in nature and mentioned comments from the united states president, donald trump, when he said he would consider letting meng wanzhou g

lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. she faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. ms meng was arrested at the request of the united states in december. 0ur reporter lee carter is in toronto. what is she saying happened to her? well, in the claim which was filed on friday in a court in british columbia, meng wa nzhou on friday in a court in british columbia, meng wanzhou says she is seeking damages for, among other things, false imprisonment. she alleges she has suffered mental distress and anxiety, and loss of liberty. from the way she was treated, really right from the get 90, treated, really right from the get go, when she was detained and searched and interrogated at vancouver's airport last december. she says she was held for three hours without any explanation by police officers who didn't tell her why she was being arrested. the documents also say that the arrest was premeditated and that the border guards claimed that they were just doing a routine check when in

meng wanzhou was detained in canada last year at washington's request. she's accused of bank fraud to help her company break us sanctions against iran. she has denied the allegations. our north america technology correspondent, dave lee, outlined how the extradition process will move forward. the next step will be a hearing on wednesday, that will be a chance for the dates to be set for the extradition proceedings to begin in full. we are expecting meng wanzhou to appear at that hearing in vancouver on wednesday morning, although it could be a brief appearance, just to hear when the full proceedings will get under way. after that point, that could take several months, and what happens in that period is that a judge in canada will determine whether what meng wanzhou is alleged to have done would also be illegal in canada — and if that is the case, if the judge deems that to be the case, then she will most likely be extradited to face trial in the united states. now, where that becomes slightly more complicated is that the main defence of meng wanzhou at

meng wanzhou was detained in canada last year at washington's request. she's accused of bank fraud to help her company break us sanctions against iran. she has denied the allegations. our north america technology correspondent, dave lee, outlined how the extradition process will move forward. the next steps will be a hearing on wednesday, that is going to be a chance for the dates to be set for the extradition proceedings to begin in full. we are expecting meng wanzhou to appear at that hearing in vancouver on wednesday morning, although it could be a brief appearance, just to hear when the full proceedings will get under way. after that point, that could take several months, and what is going to happen in that period is that a judge in canada will determine whether what meng wanzhou is alleged to have done would also be illegal in canada — and if that is the case, if the judge deems that to be the case, then she will most likely be extradited to face trial in the united states. now, where that becomes slightly more complicated is that the main defence

meng wanzhou was detained last year at washington's request. she's accused of bank fraud to help her company break us sanctions against iran. she has denied the allegations. the next step will be a hearing on wednesday, that will be a chance for the dates to be set for the extradition proceedings to begin in full. we are expecting meng wanzhou to appear at that hearing in vancouver on wednesday morning, although it could be a brief appearance, just to hear when the full proceedings will get under way. after that point, that could take several months, and what happens in that period is that a judge in canada will determine whether what meng wanzhou is alleged to have done would also be illegal in canada — and if that is the case, if the judge deems that to be the case, then she will most likely be extradited to face trial in the united states. now, where that becomes slightly more complicated is that the main defence of meng wanzhou at this point is that her defence team feels the charges would not be illegal in canada, because they relate to

lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. let's get the latest from lee carter in toronto. tell us this latest twist in this ongoing saga? so this civil claim was filed in the provincial supreme court against the canadian government, the police and border agents. the allegations really go right tack to her initial arrest at vancouver airport on the first of december. meng wa nzhou's vancouver airport on the first of december. meng wanzhou's lawyer says that instead of immediately arresting her, water guards detained her, during which time they confiscated her electronic devices are made her give up her passwords, search her luggage and interrogated her, all before issuing an arrest warrant or informing her of her rights, and all without a lawyer present. and that, the documents say, violated her rights under canada's constitution, say, violated her rights under ca nada's constitution, and say, violated her rights under canada's constitution, and caused her mental distress. the us wants to try mark one double back try meng wan

wanzhou in huawei and the detention of meng wa nzhou in canada, huawei and the detention of meng wanzhou in canada, that means he wa nted wanzhou in canada, that means he wanted to be asked about it and he wa nted wanted to be asked about it and he wanted to be asked about it and he wanted to send a message to the us and canada. that message was that his company has no choice but to stand by huawei and meng wanzhou, who he said refuse to be that mies like silent lambs. —— refused to be victimised. he also said any impartial observer would see this is not a normal case, not a normal extradition request, this is a deliberate political move on the pa rt deliberate political move on the part of the united states and canada. he also said china was not only defending huawei for the sake of this company, but for all countries around the world who have similar companies, tech companies, and who believed in free trade. so in this sense, in a way, he is taking the high moral ground and saying that china is defending multilateralism and defending free trade. steve mcdonnell, thank you very much

meng wanzhou meng wa nzhou exhibited meng wanzhou exhibited a remarkably calm casual demeanour. one who is at the centre of an unprecedented little storm. during the short hearing, the lawyers reiterated the argument as she was being used as a negotiating chip in the ongoing trade talks between china and the us. evidence of this the defence said were recent comments by donald trump, suggesting he wouldn't intervene in a case if it meant getting a more favourable deal. the next hearing will be held on may eight. for that, she going on the defensive. huawei announced it is filing a lawsuit against the us government. america but the decision to effectively banned huawei products was unconstitutional. we are products was unconstitutional. we a re left products was unconstitutional. we are left with no choice but to challenge the law in court. strictly speaking, these cases are not linked, but diplomatically they of course are. it is about who holds the balance of power in the next technological age, and canada experiencing fierce pressure from both sides is caught in the middle. thi

lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. she faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. ms meng was arrested at the request of the united states in december. 0ur toronto—based reporter, lee carter, told me why this claim is being brought now. in the claim which was filed on friday in a court in british columbia, ms meng says she is seeking damages for, among other things, false imprisonment. she alleges that she suffered mental distress, anxiety, and loss of liberty. from the way she was treated, really right from the get go, when she was detained and searched and interrogated at vancouver's airport last december. she says she was held for three hours without any explanation by police officers who didn't tell her why she was being arrested. the documents also say that the arrest was premeditated and that the border guards claimed that they were just doing a routine check when instead the documents say it was a deliberate attempt to extract evidence from her. it also allege

it points notjust of the allegations of spying, but also to meng wanzhou's case where they have charged her with breaking sanctions, us sanctions on iran, and what the us‘s position on this is it said huawei has systematically broken us laws, not just with huawei has systematically broken us laws, notjust with regards to the run violations, but also because of allegations of trade which the united states this has gone on for yea rs, united states this has gone on for years, and a lot of put together is the position that the us is putting forward , the position that the us is putting forward, saying that this points to the fact that in some shape or another, this company has strong links or connections to the chinese communist party and is a company that cannot be trusted. of course huawei has consistently denied this. but in reality, it is a very hard argument for quite late to make simply because of the way the chinese system and how heavily influential the chinese communist party is within chinese companies. thank you very much indeed, the very latest on that story which is our top

latest on meng wanzhou and huawei, thank you. still ahead for you on the newshour, the mediator in chief, south korea's president, vows to alp the united states strike nuclear deal with north korea. and fears over the impact of on science. and former manchester united star makes a positive start to in asia. anchor: it may now be march but winter prevails in the u.s. northeastern states, great lakes back to the plains, cold enough to drop snow and california, the story has rain andge amount of snow but the rain principally producing flooding and more to come on saturday. line that runs across york.do and towards new the cold is to the north, .inking slowly south it's bringing snow south with it, as well. almost as far south as kentucky. certainly up towards d.c. so huge amounts of snow. dropping.es minneapolis minus 16. high ofdropped to a minus 3 on sunday. winter's not finished with the u.s. at all. caribbean seeing slow changes. more cloudy, showers more likely in jamaica and cuba and increasingly costa rica, nick rog with a a

the other allegation or charge i should say against meng wanzhou has charge i should say against meng wa nzhou has been charge i should say against meng wanzhou has been the breaking of american sanctions on iran, the violation of american sanctions on iran. all of this to paint the picture of huawei as a company that cannot be trusted, and that is the message the united states has been taking to its allies, secretary of state pompeo saying if partners use huawei in its 5g networks it would be hard for the us to share intelligence thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the times is reporting that a third of british billionaires have moved to tax havens, in what it describes as an "exodus" over the past decade. it also says political parties have accepted money from people living off—shore. the article claims that "many have been given honours or hold titles." a deal confirmed between the uk government and the wind energy industry will ensure that 30% of electricity comes from offshore wind by 2030. the move will help the uk towards an aim of secur

and on the same day that the senior huawei executive, meng wanzhou the senior huawei executive, meng wa nzhou appeared in the senior huawei executive, meng wanzhou appeared in court in canada are facing extradition proceedings to the united states. that is about alleged breaches of iran sanctions. it comes out and announces it is suing the us on its ban on all us government departments from using huawei technologies. as we heard there, huawei is saying that the us congress has not produced any evidence that it has used its equipment to spy on people, that it has, apparently, according to huawei, the us government has acted asjudge, jury, huawei, the us government has acted as judge, jury, and huawei, the us government has acted asjudge, jury, and executioner. huawei went even further and today has said that the us government has hacked huawei's servers and stolen e—mails from huawei and they are saying that on the other hand the us side, washington, has got no evidence that we are spying on american citizens and that all of this will stop american consumers from having access to th

meng wanzhou is now suing the canadian authorities in relation to her arrest at vancouver airport last year. she faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. china has condemned her arrest. translation: the us and canada abused their bilateral extradition treaties to arbitrarily take coercive measures on chinese citizens. we once again urge the us to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant and extradition request. also making news today: president trump is under pressure from a democrat—led congressional commitee which has demanded documents from dozens of people, including his son, donald junior, to examine allegations that the president obstructed justice and abused his powers. mr trump denies any wrongdoing. in the last hour, china has said it will increase defence spending for the year ahead, but it's a smaller rise than last year. a budget report is being announced at the country's annual meeting of parliament in beijing right now. at the same time, china has lowered its growth targets for 2019. we'll have more reaction on this, i

the announcement comes as the company's chief financial officer, meng wanzhou, appeared at a canadian court to fight extradition to the united states. the american singer r kelly is back in custody after a court hearing in chicago on unpaid child support. officials said the singer would be detained until he paid more than $160,000 that were owed. and this video is trending on bbc.com. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon got quite the surprise today after baby grace threw—up on her during a visit to a local hospital. she saw the funny side though — joking that there are many people who would love to do the same. that's all. stay with bbc news. a muslim convert has been given a life sentence for planning to kill dozens of people in central london. lewis ludlow, who's 27 and from kent, was described by his own lawyer as naive and vulnerable. lewis, who called himself ‘the eagle‘ and ‘the ghost‘, swore allegiance to the islamic state group, and had identified oxford street as an ideal target. he had previously admitted his guilt, at the old bailey, to plotting an attack

this case is unquestionably bigger than just one woman, but the daily reality for meng wanzhou is that she must spend most of her time confined to this house until this huge diplomatic row is over. that could take years. dave lee, bbc news, in vancouver. let's talk now to emily taylor, associate fellow with the international security department at chatham house. shejoins us from 0xford this morning. very good to have you with us, emily. tell us more about what is in this writ issued by huawei's lawyers. what were away are claiming is that section 889 of the national defence organisation act is unconstitutional, ineffective and it harms us consumers. “— unconstitutional, ineffective and it harms us consumers. —— what huawei are claiming. it is quite an irony that a case brought by a chinese company makes extensive quotations from the us founding fathers and it really goes to the heart of the us constitution, saying that it breaches the separation of powers, and you can't make laws that specifically target and harm an individual. so huawei is called out by name in this section of

meng wanzhou is stuck in canada as china seeks or extradition. -- as the u.s. seeks her extradition. she has filed suit against the government saying her constitutional rights have been violated, saying she was detained for hours before her arrest. to sue the prepared government thatt strengthens - - on propoposals. beijing is calling on the u.s. and canada to free her. >> the u.s. and canada have abused the treaties. this is a serious violation of legitimate rights and interests. canada to release her so she can return to china. >> carloss ghosn is seeking bai. he has been held in a detention arrest.ince his breach ofharges of trust for trying to transfer personal financial losses to nissan's books. he maintains his innocence. his supporters say he is a target of a japanese coup. >> essssentially, nissan should have dealt with and rectified these cases. they had 10 years to do so. it is peculiar they brought the cases to prosecutors s w. the geneva international motor show gets underway this week. carmakers are looking to jumpstart lackluster sales figures. a

meng wanzhou was detained in vancouver last year at washington's request. she firmly denies allegations of bank fraud and helping her company break us sanctions. pakistan has freed an indian fighter pilot captured after his jet was shot down in the disputed region of kashmir. wing commander abhinandan varthaman was handed over at a border crossing in punjab. pakistan's prime minister has called the move a gesture of peace. the government has been forced to pay £33 million to eurotunnel, to settle a legal dispute over brexit contingency plans, in the event of no deal. the department for transport had given ferry contracts to three companies, including one with no ships and no port. but eurotunnel said the process had been "secretive and flawed". labour blames chris grayling, the transport secretary, who oversaw the contract process, and says he should resign. our business correspondent joe miller is at the eurotunnel terminal in folkestone. the department for transport has already had to step back from one of its three controversial no—deal brexit ferry c

meng wanzhou faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran — which she denies. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the metro. it's among many newspapers leading on the latest fatal stabbings of two teenagers, and a plea from home secretary sajid javid for the violence to end. let's move to the ft and the promise from uk chancellor philip hammond that there will be an increase in public spending if mps back theresa may's withdrawal treaty and enable a smooth brexit. the bbc website now: the algerian president abdelaziz bouteflika has now formally registered as a candidate, despite days of nationwide protests against his decision to seek a fifth term. and the washington times reports on the safe landing of an american—built capsule designed to carry humans into space. the dragon capsule just had a test dummy aboard this time, but it paves the way for two nasa astronauts making the trip this summer. and finally the south china morning post — it explains how the danish toymaker lego is

meng wanzhou, the chief financial officer of huawei will appear ina financial officer of huawei will appear in a canadian court, at the same time as the giant will begin a lawsuit against the us government. we spoke last month with huawei's chairman's father, who deny the allegations. what did he tell you about the relationship with the chinese government? i'm picking that relationship for any chinese company is very tricky, but mr ren speaking to me last month was categorical. huawei hasn't got where it is today because of any undue influence or favours from the chinese communist party but there has been criticism raised about how close these entities are when you look at the retaliation that china has gone out around the world defending huawei and also the detention and arrest of the two canadians very much being seen as beijing's way of retaliating for what the united states and canada have done to huawei. listen to what mr ren said to me when i put to what mr ren said to me when i put to him how stridently china is defending huawei around the world. translation: it is the chinese

lawyers for meng wanzhou says she maintains her innocence and the extradition request is an abuse of the processes of law. she is the daughter of the founder of huawei and is accused of conspiring to violate u.s. sanctions on iran, and this comes as the u.s. is in the midst of this trade standoff with china, although if you believe larry kudlow, it's very very close to getting resolved. she has been banned and huawei is banned from developing 5g infrastructure here in the u.s. she's currently under house arrest in canada but still, trade optimism is helping markets kick off march with a little bit of madness here. the nasdaq for its part is on pace for its longest winning streak since december of 1999. that was just before the top of the dot-com bubble. today is a day to mind the gap, so to speak. we have shares soaring as the retailer plans to split into two publicly traded companies. old navy and the one that the gap is going to call newco. i don't like that name. you know me with names. i want them exciting and sexy. newco, not exciting and sexy. the company is also saying it will

meng wanzhou, the choff financial cer of the chinese tech firm huawei, has made herrs t appearance in a canadian court. the u.s. wan to extradite her here to face charges. she's accused of misleading american banks to violate sanctions against iran. the case has anger beijing, which says she is innocent and calls her arrest politically motivated. angry interview, singer r. kelly has denied multiple chargul of sexual as it is his first broadcast interview since being indicted last month. chago prosecutors charged kelly with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. three of the four alleged vie.ims were minors at the t our north america correspondent nick bryanreports. r. kelly: ♪ i believe i can fly ♪ nick: r. kelly is one of the best-selling musicians of al time. but last month in chicago he was charged th aggravated sexual abuse against four alleged victims, three of whom were underage girls. r. kelly: i'm a man, i make mistakes, but i am not a devil and by no means am i am monster. nick: today he went on american television to claim that the melegations were baseless. r. k

meng wanzhou, a senior executive of the chinese tech company huawei, is suing the canadian authorities in relation to her arrest at vancouver airport last year. ms meng faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. she was arrested at the request of the united states in december. the us—backed syrian democratic forces say their final push on baghouz, the last village still held by the islamic state group in syria, has met with stiff resistance. the sdf expected the offensive, which began on friday, to be over within hours. the jihadists are now using booby—trapped vehicles to repel the attack. algeria's president, abdelaziz bouteflika, has promised to call an early election and not stand again, if he is re—elected next month. the 82—year—old has now formally registered as a candidate, despite days of nationwide protests against his decision to seek a fifth term. martina navratilova has apologised for language she used about tra nsgender athletes. the tennis champion used the term cheating when discussing whether the athletes sho

meng wanzhou was detained in gtcanada last year at wash's request. she is accused of engaging in bank fraud to help her company violate u.s.anctions against iran. she has denied the aegations. saudi arabia has revoked the citizenship of hamza bin laden, the son of the late al qaeda leader. thate is after s. issued a $1 million reward for information to track him down. officials say the younger bin laden is emerging as a leader of the islamist militant group. he has released audio and video d ssages calling on followers to attack the u.s. s western allies to avenge his father's killing. earlier i spoke about this with seth jones of the ceor strategic and international studies. thanks for joining me. what do we know about hamza bin laden, and how significant is he? seth well, we know he is osama bin laden's son, the heir to the throne of al qaeda. he is about 30 years old. he said part of his time after 9/11 in iran. he is almost certainly in pakistan or afghanistan, that region. if you look at what he said the past couple of years, he has been increas

the men were detained after canada arrested meng wanzhou — a senior executive of the controversial chinese telecoms giant, huawei. she is suing canada over her arrest — claiming her civil rights have been violated. prince harry has officially dedicated a memorial in birmingham to the british victims of the 2015 tunisia terrorist attacks. the memorial will be a focus of remembrance for those killed in two separate attacks on the bardo museum in tunis and a hotel beach resort in sousse. a number of the british victims were from the midlands. one of canadian prime minister justin trudeau's top ministers has quit over the government's handling of a corruption inquiry. jane philpott, the treasury board president, left her post over the snc—lavalin affair. this comes as pm trudeau faces allegations of political meddling to shield the engineering firm from a corruption trial. ramzan karmali has more it is probably prime minister trudeau's biggest political crisis since he took office in 2015. the snc—lavalin affair has now seen three high—profile departures from government. treasury board

meng wanzhou was detained in vancouver last year at washington's request. she firmly denies allegations of bank fraud and helping her company break us sanctions. pakistan has freed an indian fighter pilot captured after his jet was shot down in the disputed region of kashmir. wing commander abhinandan varthaman was handed over at a border crossing in punjab. pakistan's prime minister had called the move a gesture of peace. now on bbc news, trouble in the elephant sanctuary. alastair leithead presents a special programme on how poaching has provoked a political row over whether botswana has too many elephants. botswa na botswana is africa's last great elephant sanctuary. a third of the continent's numbers live here. latest estimates say there are at least 130,000 of them. but they are notoriously difficult to count. for decades, these giants have been safely travelling their ancestral migration routes, while their cousins in other countries have in hit hard by poaching. but now even botswa na's elephants are hit hard by poaching. but now even botswana's elep

the same day that the senior huawei executive, meng wanzhou appeared in court in canada facing extradition proceedings to the united states. that's about alleged breaches of sanctions in a wrong. it comes out and announces it is suing the us and on all us companies, government departments, from using huawei technology. as we heard that, huawei is saying the us congress has not produced evidence that it has used its equipment to spy on people, that its equipment to spy on people, that it has apparently, according to huawei, the us government has acted asjudge, jury huawei, the us government has acted as judge, jury and executioner and is huawei went even further and said that the us government has hacked huawei's servers and stolen e—mails from huawei and there saying that on the other hand, washington has no evidence that there are spying on american citizens and that all of this. american consumers from having access to their products. to huawei building a 56 network there. this is not just the building a 56 network there. this is notjust the us government. several governments are inves

lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. she faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. ms meng was arrested at the request of the united states in december. the opposition centre—right reform party has won estonia's parliamentary elections. its leader, kaja kallas, is now poised to become the country's first female prime minister. reform polled just under 29% of the vote, well ahead of the governing centre—left centre party. after days of nationwide protests against his decision to seek a fifth term in office, algeria's president has formally registered himself as a candidate in elections to be held next month. but abdelaziz bouteflika appears to have made a significant concession, suggesting that he will only serve one more year if he wins the vote. this report from jon donnison contains flash photography. once again, mass protests on the streets of algiers. riot police deployed to contain the crowd. these demonstrations have been going on now for ten days. they want t

lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. she faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. after days of protests against his decision to seek a fifth term in office, the algerian president, abdelaziz bouteflika, has registered as a candidate in elections to be held next month. but he's suggested he would only serve one more year if he won the vote. it's liz30am. now on bbc news, hardtalk. in 2015, mass migration plunged hungary into chaos. the result — a political backlash still reverberating around hungary and europe today. viktor orban is next to mr macron, mrs merkel, i think, the most influential politician in europe. he is perfecting a kind of new style of politics, single—party rule. hungary is still very far away from russia, azerbaijan or turkey in this respect, but it's inching towards that place. if you want a symbol that captures the power and the simplicity of viktor orban's nationalist message, then this is it. 170km of fortified borderfence. hungary's way of

the us is seeking meng wanzhou extradition on charges of bank and wire fraud relating to sanctions against iran. for more on both side of this story, i'm joined now by stephen mcdonell in beijing and dave lee in vancouver. at present it goes to as if the two strands of the story are unconnected. they are not, of course unconnected. they are not, of course unconnected. there is a game of political and economic tit—for—tat going on. give us the picture. this showdown that is becoming a big geopolitical affair and we have an embargo copy of the huawei case against the us government which is now just against the us government which is nowjust come out often embargo so it can give you the details. basically, us government departments are banned or using huawei technology and also they are banned from engaging in contracts with other entities, third parties who are using huawei's equipment. to the is going to argue that this is a breach of the principle of separation of powers, that is the government and private is this should not be colluding together in this way. here's a quote from the ro

lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. she faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. after days of protests against his decision to seek a fifth term in office, the algerian president, abdelaziz bouteflika, has registered as a candidate in elections to be held next month. but he's suggested he would only serve one more year if he won the vote. it's 3:30am. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello. welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. and this week, the first date was love at first sight, the second date didn't go so well. "sometimes you have to walk away," said president trump, but is the world any safer after his hanoi summit with north korea's kimjong—un? and how safe is it to go home when his one—time enforcer is telling the world that the president is a racist and a cheat? here in the uk, tick—tock, tick—tock goes the clock. but with four weeks till march 29th, the prime minister mentions delay for the first time. my guests today — political comment

meng wanzhou is now suing the canadian authorities in relation to her arrest at vancouver airport last year. she faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. china has condemned her arrest. translation: the us and canada abused their bilateral extradition treaties to arbitrarily take coercive measures on chinese citizens. we once again urge the us to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant and extradition requests. also making news today: president trump is under pressure from a democrat—led congressional commitee which has demanded documents from dozens of people, including his son donald jr, to examine allegations that the president obstructed justice and abused his powers. mr trump denies any wrongdoing. 200 foreign is fighters have surrendered to the us—backed kurdish—led syrian democratic forces in eastern syria. the group surrendered in the north of baghuz after the sdf announced a pause in the fighting to allow civilians to leave the area and any is fighters to surrender. the american actor luke perry, who starred in the 199

meng wanzhou was detained in vancouver last year at washington's request. she firmly denies allegations of bank fraud and helping her company break us sanctions. pakistan has freed an indian fighter pilot captured after his jet was shot down in the disputed region of kashmir. wing commander abhinandan varthaman was handed over at a border crossing in punjab. pakistan's prime minister had called the move a gesture of peace. a man has beenjailed for 8.5 years for the manslaughter of the daughter of the holby city actorjohn mickey. the men supplied his girlfriend with drugs and then filmed her when she was dying at a music event in dorset in 2017. her family told winchester crown court they had been torn apart by her death and their lives happy forever diminished. whee! louella, hours before her death. alongside her, her boyfriend, ceon. today, her mother described how the family's hearts and souls had been ripped out. her father said his daughter's life was cut cruelly short. regardless of the outcome of this harrowing trial, there were never going to be any

in the next 24 hours meng wanzhou — the company's chief financial officer and daughter of the company's founder — will face a court hearing in vancouver over the us's request top extradite herfrom canada. the usjustice department has accused her of circumventing us trade sanctions against iran. ms meng is now suing the canadian state over her arrest, while china has condemned the move, and has charged two canadians arrested in china with espionage. 0ur asia business correspondent karishma vaswani, who spoke last month to ren zhengfei, the founder of huawei last month, is with me today in the studio to help unpick this. when you spoke to him he has denied all these spy allegations, but what about the influence of the communist party, what can you tell us about this was yellow when i spoke to him last month at his shenzhen headquarters, huawei's founder said that his company cannot be found guilty of spying, they would never do that, they would never create a backdoor as has been the allegation full—forwa rd to backdoor as has been the allegation full—forward to them. backdoor as ha

lawyers for huawei's chief financial officer, meng wanzhou are suing the canadian government, its border agency and federal police, alleging that her constitutional rights were violated when she was detained, searched and interrogated for three hours. wanzhou remains in a canadianjail awaiting extradition to the us who want to prosecute her for fraud. the head of brazilian mining giant vale has stepped down following the collapse of a dam which killed 186 people. fabio schvartsman and several other executives asked to be removed after prosecutors called for their dismissal. at least 122 people are still missing more than a month after the accident. the british government is planning to make more than $2 billion available to less well—off towns after brexit. more than half the money will go to towns in the north of england and the midlands to create jobs and boost economic activity. the opposition labour party describes it as a bribe to influence mps in those areas to back mrs may's brexit deal. the new lawyer for carlos ghosn — the former boss of renault—nissan — has said he'll p

meng wanzhou was detained in vancouver last year at washington's request. she firmly denies allegations of bank fraud and helping her company break us sanctions. pakistan has freed an indian fighter pilot captured after his jet was shot down in the disputed region of kashmir. wing commander abhinandan varthaman was handed over at a border crossing in punjab. pakistan's prime minister has called the move a gesture of peace. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello, there. welcome to the week in parliament where theresa may holds out the possibility of delaying the uk's exit from the eu. but she says she still wants us to leave this month. our absolute focus should be on working to get a deal and leaving on the 29th of march. jeremy corbyn says theresa may is offering a botched deal but holds out a possible shift in labour's policy, too. we believe that there must be a confirmatory public vote to see if people feel that is what they voted for. also on this programme, demands for urgent action to tackle global warming. and mps hear about the enduring cha

meng wanzhou is accused of bank fraud to help the chinese technology giant break us sanctions against iran. she was detained in canada in december at washington's request. firefighters in australia's south—east are battling a numbr of out of control bushfires which have forced residents to evacuate. it comes as the country's bureau of meterorology announced this week that australia experienced its hottest summer on record. sophia tran—thomson has this report. a dangerous combination, hot weather, lightning strikes and unpredictable winds. at least 100 fires across the state of victoria now cover about 1500 hectares of bushland. the main fire emergency warnings for the bunyip state park, are bound by the hundred kilometres from melbourne, dargo in far eastern victoria. more than 300 firefighters are battling the lasers, which officials say are spreading erratically. firefighters on the ground doing their best to protect people's homes. we've got significant resources that we have brought to bear on those fires, whether it is hundreds of firefighters on the ground with trucks and ot

meng wanzhou was arrested in canada at the request of the united states which claim that had she helped you huawei s circumvent sanctions in iran. the u.s. is pressuring allies to limit huawei's participation in 5g network saying it poses a national security threat. and that the behavior of playing up the security risks in chinese products by some u.s. officials is interference in economic activities by political means. the u.s. has also indicted meng and huawei on charges of bank fraud and sanctions evagsioneva. they deny the changes. her next court appearance is scheduled for wednesday. >>> president trump surprising u.s. officials and regional allies claiming u.s. backed forces would have 100% of isis forces in syria defeated by sunday, but that deadline came and went and commanders on the ground say there is more work to do. ben wedeman is live in eastern syria with for us. ben, where are we headed? >> reporter: dave, this operation began at 6:00 p.m. friday local time, and it is ongoing. we were very close to the front yesterday and we saw lots of vooair strikes, artillery, and mor

wanzhou. meng faces fraud charges in the u.s. she was arrested in vancouver in december. the chinese telecom company is accused of stealing trade secrets and violating u.s. sanctions on iran. meng has maintained her innocence. and, stocks closed higher on wall street today, amid optimism that the u.s. could reach a trade deal with china. the dow jones industrial average gained 110 points to close at 26,026. the nasdaq rose nearly 63 points, and the s&p 500 added 19. still to come on the newshour:re reports thatdent trump rejected concerns from antelligence officials and his own legal team to his son- in-law top-secret security clearance. an alarming look at ture of climate change in a new book, "the uninhabitable earth." mark shields and david brooks examine cohen's testimon the failed nuclear summit, and muc more. >> woodruff: now, the latest controversy at the white house revolves around family, contradicting statements, ignored concerns and national security. the president was silent today

nancy pelosi wants to protect the party, not just congresswoman meng wanzhou 's interest. paul: is there an implicit message that may be robert mueller, special counsel report will provide not a lot of new information about the russian collision? and therefore, you know, sort of protect the members from full charge on week information. >> sure, there is that. and in her heart of hearts, i think nancy pelosi would love to see donald trump be impeached. but she is being very politically shrewd here.she knows that despite the fact that ocasio-cortez and tlaib get the media they do not have control. she is looking out for their interest and she knows that impeachment could be a backlash. her problem is, these chairman, committee chairman, your nadler, adam schiff and so forth who are all impeachment all the time. while nancy palooza may want to do the politically shrewd thing, whether she can keep the other folks in line is another story. paul: and not just the committee chairman. because bribing a committee chairman, know your good friend, tom stier, who has been spending mon

they are clearly watching this very closely indeed, watching the machinations of meng wanzhou in canada. there has been all along support for huawei's chief financial officer. there are also two canadians who were jailed in beijing, who have had very little consular access. the concerns about those canadian individuals were articulated outside the courtroom in canada a few hours ago. in terms of what is being written in the press here, they have to be careful about how they portray this, but certainly, there is sympathy for meng wenzhou. in support for the company. >> how about u.s. allies? the u.s. government has been trying to argue that huawei is a security risk. how is this being pursued by u.s. allies were being lobbied by u.s. officials? tom: it is a real conundrum particularly for countries like germany and the czech republic and like poland, who are wrestling with these issues. they want to have access to what is cheap and high-performing gear from huawei, but they have to maintain the security alliances with the u.s. we heard from the likes of mike pompeo and vice president mik

part of the individuals, huawei cfo meng wanzhou, putting in plea, unable to respond, in vancouver for possible extradition to the u.s. and we'll see what her plea will be at that point. back to you guys. connell: susan li in new york. thank you, susan. melissa: more on tesla, if it is not facebook or tesla. gathering data as you drive, tesla gathering droves of information about its owners as the company gets ready to unveil the latest models just hours from now. we'll give you details on that other story next. ♪ in a multitude of countries, where we get to know the people that drive a company's growth and gain new perspectives. that's why we go beyond the numbers. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. that's why we go beyond the numbers. (bird chirping) lots to do, hope you fuelled up. sure did. that storm sure ripped through. yep, we gotta fix that fence and herd the cattle back in. let's get at it. (whistle) (dog barking) (♪) ...that's why i've got the power of 1-2-3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved 3-in-1 copd treatment. ♪ trelegy. the power of 1-2-3 ♪ treleg