live from singapore, this is bbc news. another white house ambush, president trump confronts his counterpart, cyril ramaphosa, with discredited claims of a white genocide in south africa. these are articles over the last few days. death of people. death, death, death. horrible death. israeli prime minister netanyahu says only 20 of the 58 hostages remaining in gaza are still alive, insisting the war will continue until all are brought home. and coming up in business today - retailer marks & spencer warns disruption to online shopping could continue until july, as the company deals

with the aftermath of a cyber-attack. welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. the white house has once again become the scene of the ambush of a foreign leader, as president donald trump launched into a pre-planned confrontation with the south african president, cyril ramaphosa. mr trump repeatedly claimed that south africa's white afrikaner community was facing a genocide, and he had a video played purporting to back this up. mr ramaphosa, whose stated aim was to reset relations, said the video content didn't represent government policy. mr trump did not say where the video was filmed and his assertion that a genocide of white farmers was taking place has been discredited. our north america editor sarah smith was at the white house and has more on the video president trump showed, and the exchange that

took place after. the south african president came looking for a reset in relations, hoping to get beyond donald trump's repeated, unfounded allegations that there is a white genocide taking place this country. it all started pleasantly enough. turn the lights down, and just put this on, it's right behind you. but the white house had prepared an ambush, playing video clips of an opposition politician, julius malema, using violent rhetoric. now, he has been expelled from the ruling anc, and they condemn his language. he sings. president ramaphosa looked excruciatingly uncomfortable, trying to keep calm in the face of accusations he is presiding over a genocide. death, death, death. horrible death. death. i don't know.

just pick any one. white south africans are fleeing because of the violence and racist laws. mr trump also claims the south african government is seizing land from white farmers. but you do allow them to take land. no, no, no... you do allow them to take land. nobody can take away... and then when they take the land, they kill the white farmer, and when they kill the white farmer, nothing happens to them. no, no. there is... nothing happens to them. there is criminality in our country. people who do get killed, unfortunately, through criminal activity, are not only white people. dozens of white afrikaner farmers came to america as refugees last week. the white house believes they are being persecuted. while refugees from other countries are turned away. today, the us accepted the gift of a luxury plane from the government of qatar. the south african president wished he could offer the same. i'm sorry i don't have a plane to give you. i wish you did.

i would take it. laughter. i would take it. if your country offered the united states air force a plane, i would take it. ok. looking on, elon musk, who was born in south africa and frequently makes allegations about anti-white racist violence. this meeting was tense and testy, but did not descend into a full-scale row. world leaders have learned, since president zelensky's mauling, you don't cross swords with donald trump when you're in his house. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. despite the confrontation, president ramaphosa said afterwards that he believed the meeting had been a great success, and that he had fulfilled his goals of re-engaging the us, and discussing investment with mr trump. he added that south africa and the united states will hold further talks, particularly on trade, industry and critical minerals. so in the end, we had a really good bilateral, although a number of issues came up, which you will all have observed, and we were able to have a robust

engagement with mr trump in your presence. i'm joined now by matthew neuhaus, honorary professor of international law at the australian national university. he was formerly the australian ambassador to zimbabwe from 2011 to 2015. thank you for your time. now, president ramaphosa has been trying to put a positive spin on what unfolded at the white house, but what's your take on why president trump decided to take things in the direction he did? well, i think one of the issues here - and you referred to it in your report - is the role that elon musk has been laying with president trump and providing him with a fair bit of misinformation around this issue, which has been an issue that's come up over the last 10 years. it came up in the context of the last trump presidency in the us as well. well, the us president also suggested australia was being inundated by farmers fleeing south africa. is that the case? that's absolutely not true. and

- we do have a lot of south africans coming to australia, black, white and asian, and have over many years and they have a range of reasons for coming. farmers are a fairly small number in that group. they're mostly people with skills from cities and they've really strengthened our relationship with south africa and contribute significantly to australia. but they have not come as refugees and there are not large numbers of farmers them. and how do you think president ramaphosa handled the white house meeting? and how would you describe the state of play when it comes to the relationship between the us and south africa? well, i think he handled it in a very dignified way, and i think president mandela would have been proud of him. i mean cyril ramaphosa was always one of the people he favoured to become president of south africa and, of course, at this moment he's also running a coalition government with a predominantly white-supported party as well. so he was able to speak from a national point

of view and did, as you say, manage to avoid it turning into a slapping match. i think he handled it in a very dignified way. and where do you see the relationship going forward when it comes to investment, trade and tariffs that trump has inflicted on many nations? well, it's complicated. of course, the republicans and trump don't like the fact that south africa is such a prominent member of the brics, which russia and china are also part of, and it's true that there has been quite some chinese and russian influence in south africa. but the relationship with the us is diverse. the trading opportunities are large and ramaphosa himself said he wanted to have a reset. and it's important that that continue and that relationship is built. i mean if the west wants to have more influence in south africa, they also need to make efforts in this regard. matthew, we'll leave it there. thanks very much for your

thoughts, matthew neuhaus honorary professor of international law at the australian national university and former ambassador to zimbabwe. let's turn our attention to the war in gaza now. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has defended his government's military expansion in gaza and the limited supply of aid into the palestinian territory. in his first press conference this year, he said the fighting would not stop until hamas was defeated, israeli forces controlled all of gaza, and the remaining hostages were brought home. the prime minister acknowledged that only 20 of the remaining 58 hostages in gaza were certainly alive. mr netanyahu also said israel has probably killed mohammed sinwar, the leader of hamas in gaza. and this happened on wednesday in the israel-occupied west bank - israeli troops fired what they called warning shots towards a group of 25 diplomats who were visiting jenin on an official mission organised by the palestinian authority to observe the humanitarian situation there. the israeli military said the delegation deviated

from the approved route. un officials say that palestinians in gaza are still waiting for aid to arrive, days after the lifting of a blockade on aid. here's our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. for 19 months, they've been looking for the end of the road in gaza. home as elusive as the end of the war. families who have been moving for more than a year were moving again today, as israel's army issued new displacement orders. and its prime minister laid out his plan for gaza's future. translation: our forces are capturing more and more areas to clear them of terrorists and hamas terror infrastructures. at the end of this process, all areas of the gaza strip will be under israeli security control and hamas will be completely defeated. also in mr netanyahu's plan, the suggestion by us president donald trump that gaza's entire population leave

for other countries. translation: i am ready to end the war on clear terms that will ensure israel's security - the hostages returned home, hamas disarms and its leadership is expelled. we are implementing the trump plan. gaza residents who want to leave will be able to leave. israel is under immense international pressure to end the war. a recent aid blockade has triggered new riffs with key allies like the uk. more than 100 aid trucks have now crossed into gaza but agencies say they still don't have clearance to retrieve and distribute it. the development minister, on a visit to the west bank today, said israel was using hunger as a weapon of war. we just cannot stand by and allow millions of people to be starved to death, when it's a choice. this isn't a natural disaster, there hasn't been an earthquake

or a volcanic eruption, this is a decision that's being made by a small group of politicians to stop families and children from having the food that they need. views of gaza's destruction have damaged views of israel, too. mr netanyahu said britain is under pressure from its muslim minority and what he called fake propaganda from hamas. criticism and consequences are now the language of allies. a trickle of aid will do little to ease the pressure of gaza's hunger, nor the pressure of allies horrified by israel's plans. jordan has sent around 17 children back to gaza in the last week, after it says they completed medical treatment in jordanian hospitals. bbc arabic's adnan el bursh has tracked down some of their parents, who say they do not understand the decision. the war in gaza has been called one of the deadliest conflicts for children. jordanian authorities have told

the bbc the children returned were in good health, noting that it's always been clear about its intention to send them back once treated. bbc's lina shaikhouni reports. with israeli drones hovering above her family's tent in northern gaza, this seven-month-old is back to war and devastation. she's had an open-heart surgery for a hole in her heart in jordan and has been under medical supervision there since march. but a late-night phone call changed everything. translation: they called me, saying they will send us back to gaza the next day. i asked them how will they send us back without a ceasefire? we left when there was a ceasefire. how can we go back when the war has restarted? niveen was mopping dozens of children evacuated to

jordan as part of a pledge from the king to treat 2,000 sick gazan children in the country's hospitals. jordan says all returned children have completed their treatment. an official at the gaza health ministry tells the bbc some of the returned children still require medical care. and parents like this one say they feel their children have been forced back. her toddler was treated for severe dehydration and serious asthma in jordan. translation: i left my other kids here. i left my husband here. my children suffered terribly so that mohammed could receive treatment and now you send me back without completing his treatment. why? the jordanian government insists it's always been clear about its intention to children back following treatment. in a statement to the bbc, it says the decision is part of its policy not to contribute to palestinian displacement.

on their return to gaza, nihaya says the israelis mistreated them. translation: the israeli army started insulting us, swearing at us. they threatened to beat us. they took all our money, our phones, our devices. they didn't leave anything with us. other families say even their medical records and medicines were confiscated. the israeli ministry of defence tells us that some families had more money than allowed. it was confiscated on suspicion that it might be used for terrorism inside gaza. the returned families say they're grateful for the care their children received in jordan, but they fear a life back in gaza will undo all the progress they've made, and beyond, that their fragile lives are now at greater risk.

torrential rain has pummelled eastern australia, with authorities in new south wales ordering one of the state's biggest emergency operations. a 63-year-old man has died, and three others are missing. 50,000 residents have been asked to evacuate, but they were also warned that they could be isolated - with more downpours expected over the next 24 hours. the storms have already dumped more than four months' of rain across parts of new south wales in two days. for the latest, we can speak to phil mercer, our correspondent in sydney. phil, tell us a bit more about this, the extent of the damage that's been caused by these floods. well, australia is a land well used to nature's extremes, but certainly, speaking to residents in northern parts of new south wales state, they are describing a catastrophic

situation, significant flooding, very heavy rainfall and, as you say, the disaster has turned deadly. a 63-year-old man has been found dead in the flood zone and the authorities here in eastern australia say they have grave fears for the safety of three other people who've been reported missing. so, at the moment, 50,000 people are preparing to leave their homes and the australian prime minister anthony albanese is urging those people in the flood-hit areas to heed those emergency evacuation orders. yeah, the numbers involved are quite staggering, phil. tell us a bit about how people are coping and how authorities have been trying to reach them. this is one of the biggest disaster operations we've ever seen in eastern australia. 2,500 emergency personnel, supported by hundreds of boats and other

vehicles, a squadron of around a dozen helicopters - some have been used in extremely dramatic and potentially perilous rescues, of plucking people were the roofs of their homes, potentially life-saving interventions by the emergency authorities. they're also using drones as well to monitor the situation, to see people who are in need. power is out in many areas. towns are been inundated and schools and roads have been closed as well. so authorities say that these large storms are moving south and some of those emergency warnings have been put in place for parts of sydney as well, so this does cover hundreds of kilometres of eastern australia's coastline. phil, thanks for getting us across those updates. phil mercer, our correspondent in sydney. we'll keep a close eye on that story and see how it develops.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. philippine president ferdinand marcos junior has called for the courtesy resignation of all cabinet secretaries in a bold move to re-evaluate his administration. in a statement, marcos said that this was not about personalities but about performance. this all comes as marcos faced a big setback in the country's midterm elections, securing only five of the 12 senate seats up for grabs. organisers of a new and controversial sports event have announced plans for an olympics-style tournament in which athletes will be allowed - and even encouraged - to use performance-enhancing drugs. the enhanced games, as they're being called, are due to take place in exactly one year in las vegas. the world anti-doping agency has staunchly opposed the project, warning of health risks to athletes. tottenham hotspur have beaten manchester united in an all england final to win the europa league, marking an end to spurs' 17-year wait for a trophy. brennan johnson scored the only goal of the game in bilbao shortly before half-time. the victory means spurs have qualified for next season's

champions league. both teams are currently floundering at the bottom of the english premier league. it's time to turn our focus to business and market news in business today. the marks & spencer website is down in many countries around the world, including the uk, leaving users unable to browse, as the retailer continues to deal with the aftermath of a cyber-attack. customers had been unable to make online orders for weeks but on wednesday evening the website became unavailable and users were left seeing this message: "we're making some updates and will be back soon." the bbc has reached out to marks & spencer for comment, but hasn't heard back just yet. for more on this story our asia business reporter, suranjana tewari, joins us from our singapore newsroom. it's been bad for some time with marks & spencer with these cyberer attacks. it seems to be getting worse? that's right, steve. and we've actually checked a few websites here in

singapore and australia and the middle east. now, some websites are working internationally, but those that use the marks & spencer.com domain seem to have the same notice that the company is making some updates and will be back soon. now, the international businesses are really interesting because of the way that marks & spencer operates around the world. it's either through selling through other retailers like target in the united states, or in a franchise model where third-party companies run operations while the company retains some of the infrastructure from the uk company like it services for example. now, this maintenance could be routine but it does come hours after the retailer said it's facing a £300 million, or us$400 million hit to profits after that ran some ware attack last month. online purchases, as you said, had been suspended since the

incident on 22 april and the company has said it may be a couple of weeks before services are even partially restored. but more recently, m&s warned the disruption to its operations could last into july, even though the chief executive says the retailer is on the road to recovery. it is widely believed that the retailer fell victim to scattered spider, which is a hacking group that's also been linked to similar attacks targeting the us's co-op and harrods as well and google says the same group are targeting us retailers too. thanks very much for that. this just in - us media reporting that two people cbs is reporting that a man and woman were shot and killed outside a jewish museum on

wednesday night. according to cbs, officers are still searching for the suspect. responding officers arrived at the scene to find the victims with gunshot wounds, unconscious and not breathing. we'll have more on this story as information becomes available to us. an investigation led by tech giant microsoft discovered that almost 400,000 windows computers were infected worldwide by a malware to steal passwords, credit cards, bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. it happened between march 16 through may 16. on wednesday the tech giant said its digital crimes unit was able to dismantle the web domains underpinning the malware's infrastructure with the help of a court order from the us district court. nike has announced it will increase prices on many items next month. trainers priced between $100 and $150 will see an increase of $5. those costing more than $150

will be subjected to a $10 price hike. nike's products are also returning to amazon. the sportswear retailer had stopped selling on the e-commerce platform in 2019 as it shifted focus to sales on its own websites and in stores. in a statement, nike said it's focusing on offering the best experience to consumers, wherever they choose to shop. let's turn to india because the company that operates the country's largest airline, indigo, has reported a 62% jump in quarterly profits. the results were fuelled by record numbers of passengers in the first three months of the year. our india business correspondent archana shukla is joining us live now from mumbai. archana, why all this demand for air travel? well, in this period particularly, it was largely owing to the kumbh mela, considered the world's largest religious gathering, that took place in the month of january and february and was attended by over 660 million people coming to this north indian city to take the holy dip. and that boosted travel in that

period and also the demand for air travel. air fares have shot up. new multiple services had been started by airlines, boosting profitability and indigo, holding more than two-thirds of the market share here in india, got a fair bit as well. it flew about 32 million passengers in the quarter ending march, which was more than 20%, compared to the same period last year. but despite this, you know, apart from this, overall aviation industry has seen fastest growth post covid in india. indians are travelling more. you know, infrastructure has been beefed up. new airports have been coming up and that's aiding air travel. however, in the month of may, there has been a bit of a glitch because of the armed conflict between india and pakistan when india closed the airports, but overall there has been good demand for the year. thanks very much for that.

we are keeping across that story where a man and a woman were shot and killed outside the jewish museum

oh, it's good. distance 17.4 metres, in terms of how far you've actually kicked it, which is a decent... i'm pleased with that. if you had a chance to talk to someone that died, that you love, would you take it? it's really nice. you get that hoppiness. bitter... is this drinking on the job? this is a sport that's about speed... ..innovation... ..and pushing technology to the next level.