at 18 months in prison two reuters journalists in myanmar reunited with their families. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: south africa's president will clean oui’ south africa's president will clean our corruption. will vote is in wednesdays lecture believe him? and rico's been talking to one of the states‘ biggest music stars, josh groban, about how he wants his music to bring people together. it isa it is a privilege to be able to sing songs and bring people together. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where china's vice premier is due to arrive for two days of trade talks, despite president trump's threat to double tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods. it had looked like the talks might help resolve the longstanding us—china trade war, until the trump administration accused china of backtracking on commitments. as a result the dowjones stock market closed 473 points lower on monday, the second—wo

>>> yanlt -- breaking overnight, two reuters journalists jailed for more than 500 days finally freed by myanmar. >>> the president's taxes, the mueller report, congressional subpoenas, the white house defying congress on all three, showing disdain for basic checks and balances. >>> he is not bluffing, the president's threats are real. critical trade talks resume tomorrow. >>> i'm just over the moon. >> it's a boy, and that's -- well, that's about all we know. the baby of prince harry and the duchess of sussex is now 7th in line to the throne and finally, a "game of thrones" conversation i understand. for once, good morning, everyone, welcome to "early start," i'm dave briggs. >> congratulations to them. >> congrats to the happy couple. >> harry was beaming indeed, wasn't he. >> good morning, everybody, i'm christine romans, tuesday may 7th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. let's begin with breaking news overnight. two journalists for reuters jailed in myanmar are free this morning after more than 500 days in prison. they had been sentenced under myanmar's official secrets act for reporting on

until now, all international pressure to release the reuters pair has been resisted. minister, just a word for the bbc, why have you decided to free wa lone and kyaw soe 0o today? we got no explanation from this government minister. is this an admission that these two reporters committed no crime? this british advisor to aung san suu kyi is being credited with securing the pardon. he believes it could mark a turning point in myanmar‘s relations with the west. what i've learned from all of this is dialogue works here. if we are to help rakhine, we need to engage with the international community, the myanmar government, to really bring peace and prosperity. tonight, thejournalists who inadvertently became global icons of press freedom finally embraced once again the roles they had been denied — husband and father. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. earlier, i spoke to kayleigh long, who used to work with wa lone, at the myanmar times. i asked her is she expected the two journalists‘ release. well, i mean, it has been a case that has had an unparalleled amount of intern

reuters collea g u es which was then opened. reuters colleagues came out and greeted the pair, they have been serving a sentence of pair, they have been serving a sentence of seven pair, they have been serving a sentence of seven years but were released this morning as part of this amnesty granted by aung san suu kyi's government. and this is a case which has attracted attention, many thinking that the journalist had been doing theirjob too well, because they exposed the massacre, many think the government didn't like it and they found themselves in prison. but today, huge relief for them and their families as they have been released. they exposed, effectively, the summary execution of ten muslim rohingyas. they said they were set up, they have been carrying documents given to them by police officers but so far the courts have rejected their appeals. i think we have a recording of that. inside the prison, and also around the world, people wishing to release us. the world, people wishing to release us. so i would like to say than

this is coming to you live from berlin and did not freeze to reuters journalists for their reporting while known and possible are reunited with their families after spending more than five hundred days in prison despite their ordeal and this is their looking forward to getting back to work also coming up. president enjoyment of turkey gets his way he stumbles election is to be redrawn after edge on starting complained about using the bullets that the opposition says the decision is the latest sign that the country is being drawn out like a dictatorship. does station morality to undershoot. clear people. know this is a bad thing to do. yes why not. with me to a group of german scientists working to make artificial intelligence more compassionate. and on but i'm not that she. they faced seventy years in prison but suddenly they're free to reuters journalists jailed for their reporting of the writing a crisis in myanmar have been released as font of a presidential amnesty wallow in and arrested in december two thousand and seventeen for that and that case prompted a global outcry by hum

priest to reuters journalists jailed for their reporting following and are reunited with their families after spending more than five hundred days in prison despite their ordeal this is their looking forward to getting back to buck or so coming out the president there drawing of turkey gets his way to stumbles election is to be redrawn after edge on sparty complained about losing the votes that field position says the decision is the latest sign that the country is being ruled out like a dictatorship. and this was germany in two thousand and fifteen at the height of the arrival of for refugees four years on how are those refugees faring and our german still as malcolm and we have the results of a new survey and talk to him for tough. tough teaching morality to a machine. true people. know this is a bad thing to do so i could start. yes why not. now we create a group of german fine just working to make artificial intelligence more compassionate. on a warm welcome to you i'm not that she. they faced seventy years in prison but sadly they are free to reuters journalists jailed for their re

some breaking news now into reuters journalists who were jailed in me and ma have been released as part of a larger amnesty they were convicted in december in a case that drew international condemnation they were sentenced to seven years in prison over their investigation into me and rango crisis now to wane in bangkok so bring us up to speed with what happened. first of all prisoner amnesty said this time of the year issued by the president himself not unusual they happened around this time. to mark the new year celebrations we had a very large one last month more than nine thousand people were freed as part of this amnesty there was hope that while lone and short the two reuters journalists as you say were arrested in december two thousand and seventeen would be among that group they were not then we heard that there would be another amnesty happening this morning on tuesday morning numbering more than six thousand again hopes will raise that they would be among the more than six thousand to be released and then just in the last few moments we. reports that in fact they were walking f

me and my priest to reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on that i think your crisis. i'm about this and this is all just here on live from doha also coming up. protests in istanbul as turkey's election board cancels the city's mayoral poll on all those a rerun. of the syrians bury the victims of israeli air strikes as a tensed cease fire holds. its money. plagued with allegations of corruption south africa's ruling party faces a major challenge ahead of elections. two reuters journalists have been freed from the me and mar jail wallowing in killers so who are serving a seven year sentence for violating me and laws official secrets act they were released under a presidential amnesty the pair were convicted in december in a case that drew international condemnation but arrested in twenty seventeen while reporting on a massacre of rohingya refugees in iraq on a statement immediately after his release while on thanks to people around the world who lobbied for his release. only to see you thank you. i'm very happy with my family my colleagues and i can with my use right no

this is deja vu news coming to you live from berlin and me and not freeze to reuters journalists jailed for their reporting following and quasi reunited with their families after spending more than five hundred days in prison despite their ordeal they say they're looking forward to getting back to work or to coming out turkey's opposition vows to fight on after officials and now all of the victory in istanbul is a local election supporters say that the president as drawn to educate people are riding roughshod over democracy. and this was germany in two thousand and fifteen at the height of the arrival of thousands of refugees for years on how our girls are refugees faring in argentine still as well coming up we have the results of a new survey. hello and welcome i'm. they face seven years in prison but suddenly they're free to reuters journalists jailed for their reporting of the rohingya crisis in men must have been released a spot of a presidential amnesty vallone casso all were arrested in december two thousand and seventeen and they case had prompted a global outcry by human rights

reuters colleagues, put into a car and taken away. this is something people had been hoping for but by no means had expected it. it's come finally as part of a pardon here from the government. for the past 18 months the government has refused anything to do about it or support these journalists or free them in any way. that'll change this morning and they have been reunited with theirfamilies behind and they have been reunited with their families behind closed and they have been reunited with theirfamilies behind closed doors. remained us, nick, about what they we re remained us, nick, about what they were found guilty of? they were given seven yea rs were found guilty of? they were given seven years in jail for breaking the official secrets act, but they were reporting, won't they do mark on the ranger crisis? —— they were reporting, wednesday? reuters went ahead with the publication on the rohingya prices down market prices, they won a pulitzer prize. they exposed the killing of rohingya men in the arcane state. —— rakine st

have become a symbol of press freedom in asia and around the world they are of wallonia and just to reuters journalists who were imprisoned in myanmar for their reporting on the crisis in northern iraq find states in particular the 2 journalists exposed a massacre of 10 rohingya men and boys by government forces and their arrests were widely seen as an attempt to hide the crimes committed by the army after more than 500 days behind the journalists are now free again wallowing in jurors who were released this month as part of a blanket presidential pardon the new spot celebrations around the world and one me in government praise but the story at the heart of this isn't over because it has just been revealed that granted an early release to 7 soldiers who'd been jailed for the very massacre the journalists had exposed. it means that the perpetrators of the crime spent less time in prison than the men who exposed it to talk more about this i'm joined by journalist dave in yangon dave good to see you now about a yacht ago the commander in chief of men must military spoke about the conviction of

have become a symbol of press freedom in asia and around the world they are of wallonia and just to reuters journalists were imprisoned in me for their reporting on the crisis in northern rock and states in particular the 2 journalists exposed a massacre of 10 men and boys by government forces and their arrests were widely seen as an attempt to hide the crimes committed by the army after more than $500.00 days behind the journalists are now free again while no $1.00 and $2.00 were released this month as part of a blanket presidents of the new stocks of russians around the world and 1000000 miles government praise but the story at the heart of this isn't over because it has just been revealed that granted an early release to 7 soldiers who'd been jailed for the very massacre the journalists had exposed. it means that the perpetrators of the crime spent less time in prison than the men who were exposed to it to talk more about this i'm joined by journalist dave in yangon dave good to see you now about a yacht ago the commander in chief of men must military spoke about the conviction of these

after spending more than five hundred days in jail to reuters journalists freed in me and. i'm sam is a this is al jazeera live from coming up. palestinians bury the victims of israeli strikes as the cease fire puts an end to days of violence. turkey orders a rerun of the stumbles my all of the action after the president's party loses to the opposition. i'm done. one hundred years after the presence of the former first lady eva peron can still be found all over argentina. we start with some breaking news into reuters journalists jailed in me and have been released under a presidential amnesty they were convicted in december in a case that drew international condemnation it was sentenced to seven years in prison with the investigation into me and a crisis but immediately after his release thank people around the world who lobbied for his release. later said thank you. really have. i can with my user. let's go live now to wayne hay in bangkok so no doubt the families will be very happy this morning. yes no doubt this has been a very trying time of course over the course of th

to reuters journalists are released from jail in me and mark one of them beats his child for the first time. i'm about this and this is obviously a live from doha also coming up. in istanbul nice election officials order a rerun of the city's mayoral votes after the opposition one. libya's u.n. recognized government accuses the u.a.e. of supporting the war a lot of. it and anybody else did that it would be considered a crime why the u.s. attorney general is facing a contempt vote in congress over them over a report on washington meddling. has released two reuters journalists who spent more than sixteen months in prison while on the so you were serving a seven year sentence for violating an official secrets act or reporting on the military. most men were reunited with their families one of them meeting his daughter for the first time when he reports in a case that's drawn international reaction. after almost a year and a half in prison while lone and walked to freedom they left insane prison in yang gone moments after finding out their names were on the list of thousands of inmates to b

ok on the reuters wire. so i called you i think at that time and i asked you to call not be able because i couldn't get through it and i think it was in syria. maybe. now me is older brother now below was in charge of the reuters operation in mosul we used to be a team the 3 of us traveled around together reporting on the growing insurgency timing mosul streets into a bloodbath. 2003 it just doesn't follow it's good yeah looks like that now and nothing like in their 2000 something very difficult to believe that most of them just when it was starting to happen yeah exactly when i think you know you save me your hand. as the situation deteriorated namie and was moved from mosul but he continued to document life and occupation and the violence that had unleashed much more of a sort of that he was not behind the me and. the airlock. and just. knocked out. that's what's john when. one of the modes. just came. a sword in to me and that's about that i'm the one. who had. within 3 years me and was killed by u.s. for

. >> breaking overnight, two reuters journalists jailed more than 500 days despite worldwide outrage finally freed by myanmar. >>> the president's taxes, the mueller report, congressional subpoenas, the white house defying congress on all three, again, showing disdain for basic checks and balances. >>> he's not bluffing, trade officials say the president's threat to hike tariffs on chinese goods is real. critical trade talks resume tomorrow. good morning, everyone, and welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> good morning, i'm christine romans, it's tuesday, may 7th. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east, and the breaking news overnight, two reuters journalists jailed in myanmar are free this morning. they are free after more than 500 days in prison. wa lone, and kyaw soe oo had been sentenced under myanmar's official secrets act for reporting on a massacre of ro hin -- rohingya civilians. the pair earned the pulitzer prize for international reporting for the story that got them jailed. >> inside in a prison and also around the world, people who are wishing to release us, so i would like t

they're really happy and excited to see our families their colleagues meum our friends to reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on the working your crackdown. on or about this and this is obviously a lie from doha also coming up. protests in istanbul up to turkey's election board cancels the city's mayoral election and orders a new vote. palestinians bury the victims of israeli airstrikes as a tense cease fire holds. money pleading if. we take a look at the major challenge south africa's ruling party faces as it fights to hold on to power. after more than sixteen months in prison and miramar to reuters journalists have been freed while on and shore so were convicted of breaking the official secrets act or reporting on the working year crackdown the government says the release was in the country's long term interest when he reports in a case that's drawn international reaction. after almost a year and a half in prison while loan and walked to freedom they left insane prison and yang gone moments after finding out their names were on a list of thousands of inmates to be freed in a presid

two reuters journalists jailed in myanmar for 500 days have been set free. wa lone and kyaw soe oo had been investigating the murders of roengya muslims when they w detained and sentenced to several years in jail. reuters maintained they never committed any crime, and today's release came as part of a presidential amnesty that saw thsands of prisoners go free. our correspondent nick beake was there when the journalists were freed. nick: they have endured 500 days in prison for posing a massacre. now, freedom. the outside world hailed them heroes, but myanmar jailed them as traitors. the treatment of wa lone and kyaw soe oo gained global media attention.th journalists in prison for doing their job. just a word in english, please? >> i'm really happy now. i want to thank you for everyone who helped us inside in thear prison and alsnd the world, people wishing to release us. i want to say thank you very much. i'm really happysee my family and my colleagues. i can't wait to gomy newsroom now. nick: this was the story they were covering, the roh crisis. their inv

that at all when you consider that they as you said they served less than a year in prison and the reuters reporters who exposed what happened there serving almost a year and a half in jail there was a press conference called yesterday after this news broke about the release of the soldiers and spokesman for the ministry of defense and the ministry of home affairs said they could not account for why these soldiers had been released so it just you know it seems like we're getting we continue to get facts coming out by great investigative work by the reuters bureau and then we seem to have uncertainty coming out at least publicly and certainly coming out from the military and all this i'm curious what is the reaction been inside me to news about the soldiers raise. so if you look at social media it's been overwhelmingly in support of the release of the soldiers you have to look at the narrative in this country most of the people they did not see the evidence that came out in the course they did not really read all this detail descriptions of what came out so they're not seeing that these sup

ali's freeze to reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on the crackdown. libya's u.n. recognized government accuses the u.a.e. of supporting the warlords heidi for half top class. i'm door such a pari in iraq coming up i'll explain why this cemetery in the central city of najaf is so important to shows around the world. for the first time since a military offensive began in northern syria a week ago government forces have advancing to opposition territory the fighting has displaced one hundred fifty thousand people from their homes the region is seeing its heaviest strikes in months and relief agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis is a syrian opposition is last major stronghold france's president has expressed his concern and is calling for a u.n. backed political resolution as ring in a harder who's following developments for us from beirut in neighboring lebanon the fiercest bombardment in syria in months what's the latest you're hearing from your sources on the ground. more civilian casualties more than eighty civilians many of them women and children have b

until now, all internaonal pressure to release the reuters ir has been resisted. minister, just a word for the bbc? why have you decided to free wa lone andyaw soe oo? we got no explanation from this government minister. is this an admission that these two committed no crime? this british advisor to aung san suu kyi is being cdited for securing the pardon. he believes it could mark a turning point in myanmar's relations with the west. >> what i've learned from all of this is dialogue works. if we are to help, we need toth engage witinternational community, the myanmar government, to bring peace and prosperity. nick: tonight the joursts who inadvertently became global icons of press freedom finally embraced once again the roles aney had been denied, husb and fathers. nick beake, bbc ne. jane: let's have a look at the day's other news. ms. secretary of statee pompeo has visited baghdad on an unannounced trip. siraqi governmerces said he met iraq's prime minister an . yet canceled a visit to germany hours before he was due to meet chancellor merkel because of what we

this is al jazeera live from london also coming up to reuters journalists are released from jail in me and one of the meets his child for the first time last. protest in istanbul as election officials order a rerun of the city's mayoral vote after the opposition won. i'm done. one hundred years off to help the presence of the former first lady eva peron can still be found all over argentina. you know tens of thousands of people are fleeing syria's last rebel stronghold as government troops launch a furious advance with the support of russian app power the u.n. is calling for an urgent deescalation in northwestern syria where airstrikes have killed at least twenty civilians the rebels are promising to fight back and say no to has more now from beirut. it's a worsening humanitarian situation in northwest syria there are reports of up to one hundred fifty thousand people on the move heading north towards the border with turkey escaping what has been described as the fiercest bombardment in months. and only brought what we can we have nothing. syrian and russian planes are continuing to ta

until now, all international pressure to release the reuters pair has been resisted. minister, just a word for the bbc, why have you decided to free wa lone and kyaw soe 0o today? we got no explanation from this government minister. is this an admission that these two reporters committed no crime? this british advisor to aung san suu kyi is being credited with securing the pardon. he believes it could mark a turning point in me myanmar‘s relations with the west. what i've learned from all of this is dialogue works here. if we are to help rakhine, we need to engage with the international community, the myanmar government, to really bring peace and prosperity. tonight, thejournalists who inadvertently became global icons of press freedom finally embraced once again the roles they had been denied — husband and father. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. a woman whose parents died when she was nine years old, as a result of contaminated blood, has told a public inquiry that her life was shattered by the loss. lauren palmer's father had been given infected blood products for

recording that reuters was able to review. portions of that recording were first reported last month by "the wall street journal". i want to be clear that nbc news has not had an opportunity to hear this audiotaped conversation, so, nbc news has not been able to verify it. nbc news i should tell you have reached out to the falwells. they have yet to comment as yet. but think about what this means here. the report goes on to say that, "the falwells enlisted michael cohen's help in 2015 according to the source familiar with cohen's thinking." 2015, of course, was the year trump announced his presidential candidacy. at the time, cohen was trump's confidant and personal lawyer and he worked for the trump organization. "the falwells wanted to keep a bunch of photographs, personal photographs, from being public, cohen told arnold. i actually have one of the photos. it's terrible. oh, you kept one? you made the blackmailer destroy all the rest but you kept one? "the falwells told cohen someone had obtained photographs that were embar

recording that reuters was able to review. portions of that recording were first reported last month by "the wall street journal". i want to be clear nbc news has not had an opportunity to hear this audiotaped conversation. nbc has not been able to verify it. nbc news i should tell you have reached out to the falwells. they have yet to comment as yet. think about what this means here. the report goes on to say that, "the falwells enlisted michael cohen's help in 2015 according to the source familiar with cohen's thinking." 2015, of course, was the year trump announced his presidential candidacy. at the time, cohen was trump's confidant and personal lawyer and he worked for the trump organization. "the falwells wanted to keep a bunch of photographs, personal photographs, from beinging public, cohen told arnold. i actually have one of the photos. it's terrible. oh, you kept one? you made the blackmailer destroy all the rest but you kept "the falwells told cohen someone had obtained photographs that were embarrassing to them and

. >> the reuters news agency is reporting that the pentagon is considering sending 5000 extra u.s. troops to the middle east amid heightened tensions with iran. let's go live to washington, d.c. they are according to pentagon officials as saying the national security council will be briefed in the course of thursday with the recommendation that 5000 extra troops be sent to the middle east region. the officials according to reuters clarify that no decision has been taken as of yet and this will be a matter for discussion. it is important to note that the acting secretary of defense and secretary of state both agreed to congress tuesday that no mention was made about the deployment. both men insisted that it was an important factor in terms of dealing with what they perceive as a crisis. the fact that it aircraft carrier fleet was sent into the , regularfew weeks ago scheduling being brought out in light of the ongoing iran crisis. the fact they are seen deterrence is an important factor in dealing with the crisis, clearly the possibility arising of more land troops being put into th

they're really happy and excited to see our families their colleagues meum our freeze to reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on the working your crackdown. on or about this and this is obviously a live from doha also coming up. protests in istanbul after turkey's election board cancels the city's mayoral election and orders a new vote. count as anybody else did that would be considered a crime while the u.s. attorney general is facing a contempt vote in congress over the mulla report on russian meddling plus. analysts some of them putin norden colombia worth thousands of farmers ending their generous people have been forcibly displaced by a return of violence more than two years after the signing of a peace deal with fire gravels. after more than sixteen months in prison and million mark two reuters journalists have been freed while loan and shore saw who were convicted of breaking what's called the official secrets act while reporting on the wrecking your crackdown when he reports on a case that's drawn international reaction. after almost a year and a half in prison while lone and

this is deja news coming to you live from berlin and me and my offerings to reuters journalists jailed for their reporting and quasi are reunited with their families after spending more than five hundred days in prison despite that or do you listen to looking forward to getting back to work also coming up president edwin of cherokee gets his great election is to be redrawn after enjoins party complained about losing the bush that the opposition says the decision is a little fun at that country's being dropped like a dictatorship. and this was germany in two thousand and thirteen at the height of the arrival of the refugees boils down to how all of those refugees sparing in our job and still as welcoming we have the result of a new set up a. bluff teaching morality to a machine should i treat people. no this is a bad thing to tilt. yes fly not. completely to a group of german scientists working to make on the deficient intelligence compassionate. i don't welcome i'm with such a good to have you with us. they faced seventy years in prison but sadly they are free to reuters journalists ja

after spending more than five hundred days in jail to reuters journalists free than me and. i mean this is al-jazeera live from coming up. palestinians bury the victims of israeli strikes as a ceasefire puts an end to days of violence. turkey orders a rerun of the stumbles my all election after the president's party loses to the opposition. visits by sports stars to the white house of becoming controversial of the president trump. let's start with some breaking news to reuters journalists jailed in me and all have been released under a presidential amnesty they were convicted in december in a case that drew international condemnation and was sentenced to seven years in prison over their investigation into myanmar crisis and immediately after his release. people around the world. like to say thank you must be really happy. that i can with all my used. laura hay is the research of amnesty international joins us now live from bangkok are you celebrating today. yet this is wonderful news for you and their families are they being imprisoned for over five hundred days five hundred

this is live from doha coming up to reuters journalists are reunited with their families after being released from jail in myanmar. after the death of a journalist last month a new round of talks gets under way in northern. india maybe home to the third largest number of billionaires but how much of that wealth is making its way to the rest of the country. syrian and russian warplanes are bombing targets in north west syria killing at least twenty civilians according to the white helmets rescue group syrian government troops have now advanced into the last opposition territory but rebels are promising to fight back the hostilities are raising concerns for civilians who've been displaced to reports from beirut. it's a worsening humanitarian situation in northwest syria there are reports of up to one hundred fifty thousand people on the move heading north towards the border with turkey escaping what has been described as the fiercest bombardment in months. and we only brought what we can we have not. the syrian and russian planes are continuing to target villages. across southern and n

i'm sam is a dam in dar with a look at the headlines here in al-jazeera now to reuters journalists who were jailed in may and may have been released under a presidential amnesty they were convicted in this in a case that drew international condemnation they were sentenced to seven years in prison over their investigation into men miles during a crisis when hey has more from bangkok. the first hints that there could be some good news in this case came early tuesday morning with an announcement that there would be another presidential amnesty involving some six and a half thousand inmates to be released but this was the third amnesty in the past couple of weeks so family members supporters of while learning. perhaps not getting their hopes up too high but soon after that announcement came out about this that amnesty news was confirmed that those two reuters journalists would be included and then we saw the beaming smiles of while lone inch or so walking free from insane prison in me and mars largest city yangon gone they were arrested in december two thousand and seventeen while they wer

has i'm sick and this is live from doha also coming up to reuters journalists are reunited with their families after being released from jail in myanmar. after the death of a journalist last month a new round of talks gets under way in northern ireland. the third highest number of billionaires but how much of that wealth is making its way to the rest of india. syrian and russian warplanes stepping up their bombing of the last rebel held province in the country activists say at least twenty civilians were killed on tuesday the attack is now in its second week zain a halt to reports from beirut. it's a worsening humanitarian situation in northwest syria there are reports of up to one hundred fifty thousand people on the move heading north towards the border with turkey escaping what has been described as the fiercest bombardment in months in the. death and we only brought what we can we have nothing but syrian and russian planes are continuing to target villages across southern adlib and northern hama it's been more than a week now dozens of civilians have been killed the night. nation'

two reuters journalists, jailed in myanmar for their reporting on the rohingya crisis, have been freed. the who's who of the celebrity world hit the red carpet in new york last night, for the annual met gala. and in sport, manchester city are just one win away from back—to—back premier league titles, after vincent kompany‘s wonder goal against leicester last night. good morning from windsor, where the arrival of a new heir to the throne was announced by a town crier yesterday, and, as the news flashed around the world, congratulations have been pouring in. especially from the us. the new york times declaring a royal baby and a sign of change. there was lots of speculation yesterday about whether this was a homebirth. on the grounds of the windsor estate. some suggestions over night that there is little boy was born in hospital and then the family quickly moved back to their home. we have not had confirmation of that. the most important thing, as for any new family, is that mother and baby are both doing well. the duke and duchess of cambridge saying they cannot wait to meet the n

most recent supreme court verdict denying their appeal so at this point the last possible avenue the reuters reporters have would be a presidential pardon and it's been so far there's no signal whatsoever that that is forthcoming and here too and me and maher you know it's a situation that's gone from you know from from bad to worse to dire and you see now a military a very autonomous military i mean mars contacts seems to be digging in and going after other local media groups that report critically on various armed conflicts across the country that it shang christin thank you thank you very much. to thailand next where hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend to tie king my what year long corns coronation starting tomorrow it will be a three day affair ending on monday many thais are cleaning up bangkok in anticipation of his crowning moment and one thai subject has really gone the extra mile to show his devotion. to chen through every step is agonizing his body aching his feet rule. him down as he enters the final stretch of his epic six hundred pounds a journey. around the w

until now, all international pressure to release the reuters pair has been resisted. minister, just a word for the bbc, why have you decided to free wa lone and kyaw soe oo today? we got no explanation from this government minister. is this an admission that these two reporters committed no crime? this british advisor to aung san suu kyi is being credited with securing the pardon. he believes it could mark a turning point in myanmar‘s relations with the west. what i've learned from all of this is dialogue works here. if we are to help rakhine, we need to engage with the international community, the myanmar government, to really bring peace and prosperity. tonight, thejournalists who inadvertently became global icons of press freedom finally embraced once again the roles they had been denied — husband and father. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. you can read more about the case and the journalists' fight for justice and freedom on our website, bbc.com/news. in the main article, if you scroll down, you'll find a link to the original reuters investigation entitled massa

now they were facing seven years in prison but suddenly they're free to reuters journalists jail for their reporting of me and most ranger crisis have been released as part of a presidential amnesty well known. were arrested in december twenty seventh in their case prompted a global outcry from human rights campaigners. free after more than five hundred days in detention following the arrest swallowing and just became international figureheads in the struggle for press freedom they were convicted of breaking the official secrets act for their coverage of the massacre of ten during your muslims in myanmar speaking shortly after their release one told reporters he was keen to get back to work inside the prison in an on going around the goal which is to resist a. legacy thank you very much you can really have yet to determine my calling than i can wait a minute right now live right now reuters said the two men were jailed in retaliation for their reporting and had not committed any crime. we are enormously pleased that me and maher has released our courageous reporters while loan and to

the reuters news agency is reporting that the pentagon is considering sending 5000 extra u.s. troops to the middle east amid heightened tensions with iran let's go live to washington d.c. and speak to al-jazeera is mike hanna what more do you know mike. all right this is quoting 2 pentagon officials as saying that the national security council will be briefed in the course of thursday with the recommendation that $5000.00 extra troops be sent to the middle east region now the officials according to reuters clarified that mode decision has been taken as yet this will be a matter for discussion it's important to note though that the acting secretary of defense and the secretary of state both briefed congress in the course of tuesday no mention was made about for the deployments though both men insisted that the terrence was an important factor in terms of dealing with what they perceive as the iranian crisis the fact that a aircraft carrier fleet was sent into the region few weeks ago its regular air being brought up a pace in the light of the ongoing iran crisis the fact that t

change or should also coming up they spent more than five hundred days behind bars but now the two reuters journalists jailed in march for their reporting on the workings are prices are free as part of a presidential amnesty. we report from jordan where women are fighting for the right to tap that isn't chiffon to their children but not everyone welcomes their poles for change. even the most amazing it's pretty good things are going to root for three margin. and maybe sussex is finally here as well wishers congratulate prince harry and his wife maggie and on the birth of their son speculation to me continues about what they'll may have to time when they'll release the first family photos. i'm serious so much going to thank you for joining us we start with a major political controversy in turkey election officials have thrown out the results of the controversial vote for the mayor of istanbul turkey as president to one had suffered a humiliating defeat in the in the vote by his ruling a k. party one marches local elections over all but lost the mayoral polls in istanbul and on corrupt his p

to strike back moving on to another country that we mentioned earlier man maher how do you think the reuters journalists case will play out will they stay in prison for those seven years and what it's it like to be a reporter there well i mean they've just run out of legal remedies right with the most recent supreme court verdict denying their appeal so at this point the last possible avenue the reuters reporters have would be a presidential pardon and it's been so far there's no signal whatsoever that that is forthcoming and here too when me and maher you know it's a situation that's gone from you know from from bad to worse to dire and you see now a military a very autonomous military i mean mars contacts seems to be digging in and going after other local media groups that report critically on various armed conflicts across the country that it shan't kristin thank you thank you very much. to thailand next where hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend tycoon my what year long corns coronation starting tomorrow it will be a three day affair ending on monday many thais are clea

strike back moving on to another country that we mentioned earlier me and maher how do you think the reuters journalists case will play out will they stay in prison for those seven years and what it's it like to be a reporter there well i mean they've just run out of legal remedies right with the most recent supreme court verdict denying their appeal so at this point the last possible avenue the reuters reporters have would be a presidential pardon and it's been so far there's no signal whatsoever that that is forthcoming and here too when me and maher you know it's a situation that's gone from you know from from bad to worse to dire and you see now a military a very autonomous military i mean mars contacts seems to be digging in and going after other local media groups that report critically on various armed conflicts across the country that it shang cristin thank you thank you very much. to thailand next where hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend a king my ha what year long corns coronation starting tomorrow it will be a three day affair ending on monday many thais are cl

this is c w news live from berlin me and mark freeze to reuters journalists jailed for their reporting wallonia just so you are reunited with their families after spending more than five hundred days in prison despite their ordeal bay say they are looking forward to getting back to work. also coming up officials in turkey order a rerun of istanbul selection after president rajapaksa to one party complained about losing the vote there the opposition which won control of istanbul in march says the decision is the latest sign that the country is the world of fire dictatorship. the most amazing things are going to prove the forces remodulin baby sussex is finally here as well wishers congratulate prince harry and make a mark along the birth of their sons' speculation continues about what they'll name him and when the least the first family photos. i'm sorry so much kind of thank you for joining us they faced seven years in jail but suddenly they're free that you warders journalists imprisoned for their reporting of the ranger crisis and me and maher have been freed under a presidential amn

. >> woouff: after nearly 18 months in captivity, two reuters journalists walked out of prison today in myanmar their crime? reporting news the government there did not want known, about its campaign of persecution against the rohingya muslim people. their reporting recently won the pulitzer pze, among other prestigious honors. as john yang tells us, their plight garnered worldwide attention, and their release brought relief and joy. ( car horns ) >> yang: a thumbs up and a wave today, as wa lone and kyaw soe oo walked to freedom. they were swarmed by cameras after leaving yangon's notorious insein prison. >> i'm really happy, excited toe my family and my colleagues. and i can't wait to go to my newsroom now. >> yang: the two reuters journalists were arrested in december, 2017. they had been investigating a brutal military campaign that forced some 700,000 rohingya muslims to flee to neighboring bangladesh. authorities in mostly-buddhist myanmar charged the journalists had secret government documents, and last september, they were envicted of breaking stat secrecy laws and given seve

this is coming to you live from berlin and me and mom freeze to reuters journalists jailed for their reporting. and clouseau reunited with their families after spending more than five hundred days in prison despite their ordeal looking forward to getting back to work also coming up operations in turkey order drawn up istanbul's election after president. party complained about losing the votes that feel physician says the decision is the latest sign that the country is being good fight a dictatorship. and this was germany in two thousand and fifteen at the height of the influx of refugees for years on how are those migrants and refugees faring on the german still as welcoming we have the results. i don't welcome i'm a bit touchy about good to have you with us. this been seven years in prison but suddenly they are free to do it is journalists jailed for their reporting of the writing a crisis and me and ma have been released a spot of a presidential amnesty why lower and quiet so address it in december two thousand and seventeen and their case prompted a global outcry by human rights c

here's reuters editor in chief. we are enormously pleased that myanmar has released our courageous reporters since their arrest at 511 days ago, they have become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the world and we welcome their return. this story did untold damage to the repuation of myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san su kyi. she's a nobel peace prize winner, a former political prisoner herself. remember, myanmar was ruled by the military for nearly 50 years. aung san su kyi gave up herfreedom standing up to the ruling generals. upon her release from house arrest after 15 years, she led the national league for democracy to a majority win in myanmar‘s first openly—contested election in 25 years in 2015. but she defended these journalists being imprisoned. here's one of her confidant‘s lord ara darzi. because there is a strong belief in this country on the judiciary and seeing the whole pathway of the lot taking its course. and i was absolutely delighted, this is an amazing day that we should al

until now, all international pressure to release the reuters pair has been resisted. minister, just a word for the bbc, why have you decided to free wa lone and kyaw soe oo today? we got no explanation from this government minister. is this an admission that these two reporters committed no crime? this british adviser to aung san suu kyi is being credited with securing the pardon. he believes it could mark a turning point in myanmar‘s relations with the west. what i've learned from all of this is dialogue works here. if we are to help rakhine, we need to engage with the international community, the myanmar government, to really bring peace and prosperity. tonight, thejournalists who inadvertently became global icons of press freedom finally embraced once again the roles they had been denied — husband and father. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. a british soldier has died after being trampled by an elephant while on an anti—poaching operation in malawi. guardsman mathew talbot, who was serving on his first deployment with the 1st battalion coldstream guards, was on

they really have resigned you see our family colleagues myanmar freeze to reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on the rohingya crackdown also this hour. it's monday glutinous. a major challenge for south africa's governing party as it faces another corruption scandal ahead of elections. james holden again hits the heights in the n.b.a. playoffs his houston rockets team down the reigning champions golden state level for a semi final series. thank you for joining us for the first time since a military offensive began in northern syria a week ago government forces have advance into opposition territory the fighting has displaced one hundred fifty thousand people from their homes these are the heaviest strikes the area has seen in months and relief agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis busy syrian opposition major stronghold france's president has expressed his concern and is calling for a un backed political resolution then a harder has a report from beirut. it's a worsening humanitarian situation in northwest syria there are reports of up to one hundred fifty thousand peopl

>>oodruff: after nearly 18 months in captivity, two reuters journalists walked out of prison today in myaar. their crime? reporting news the government there did not want known, about its campaign of persecution against the rohingya musm people. their reporting recently won the pulitzer prize, among other prestigious honors. as john yang tells us, their plight garnered worldwide attention, and theirelease brought relief and joy. ( car horns ) >> yang: a thumbs up and a wave today, as wa lone and kyaw soe oo walked to freedom. they were swarmed by cameras after leaving yangon's notorious insein prison. >> i'm really happy, excited to see my family and my colleagues. and i can't wait to go to my newsroom now. >> yang: the two reuters journalists were arrested in december, 2017. they had been investigating a brutal military campaign that forced some 700,000 rohingya muslims to flee to neighbori bangladesh. authorities in mostly-buddhist myanmar charged the journalists had secret government documents, and last september, they were convicted of breakine secrecy laws and given seven- year s

those two occasions for friends family members anyone who has followed this case and of course the reuters journalists themselves then on tuesday morning came word from the president's office that they would be a third amnesty in ghana involving thousands of inmates to be released and this time the reuters pair were able to walk free. after almost a year and a half in prison while alone and walked to freedom they left insane prison in yang gone moments after finding out their names were on a list of thousands of inmates to be freed in a presidential amnesty their immediate thoughts were for those closest to them and their profession. in the freezing. of their own the. regime to release says i want to see thank you very much i am really happy and excited to see my family and my colleagues and i can wait a minute right now right out and soon after they were emotional family reunions for the journalists who were arrested in december two thousand and seventeen working for the reuters news agency they were investigating a massacre muslims in me and miles west when they were found to be in posit

they really have be and as i did see our families and colleagues me and my friends to reuters journalists jailed for their reporting on atrocities against the red. talks underway to restore a power sharing government in northern ireland driven by demands for action after a journalist was shot. monday cleanest telling the. south africa's governing party facing a major challenge before elections as another corruption scandal emerges. in sport barcelona are in sight of a ninth appearance in the final of the european champions league little messi is team taking a three no lead into the second leg of the semifinal with liverpool. for the first time since a military offensive began in northern syria a week ago government forces have advanced into opposition territory the fighting has displaced one hundred fifty thousand people from their homes and these are they heaviest strikes the area has seen in months it is the syrian opposition's last major stronghold the french president had. expressed his concern and he's calling for a u.n. back political resolution. holder is live for us now in beirut

two reuters journalists who were jailed in myanmar after reporting on a massacre of rohingya muslims by the military, have been freed under a presidential amnesty. wa lone and kyaw soe oo say they now want to get back to work. and this video is trending on bbc.com. famous faces gathered in spectacular outfits for the met gala, an annual benefit event in new york. a full compilation of some the best outfits is on our website — bbc.com/news. that's all. stay with bbc news. and the top story in the uk: liverpool are through to the uefa champions league final after they beat barcelona 4—0 in the second leg of the semi—final at anfield. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. trade wars slide, asian stock markets follow the us, lower ear to after donald trump's brate to impose after donald trump's brate to impose a fresh round of tariffs on chinese exports. google that. the latest from the tech giant's annual developer conference as it unveils new devices and software. good morning, asia, hello, world. it's wednesday. glad you could join us it's wednesday. glad