malta's government in crisis. an investigation into the murder of a prominentjournalist leads to protests and a string of resignations. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: one of nature's amazing wonders, a mass coral spawning. we will be talking to researchers who are trying to restore the damaged parts of the great barrier reef. clive james, one of australia's most celebrated broadcasters and writers, admired around the world for his wit and humour, has died at the age of 80. good morning. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in the morning in london and 8:00pm in washington, where president trump has signed into law legislation backing protesters in hong kong. the law has been passed by both houses of congress, but until late on wednesday, the president had no shown huge enthusiasm for the bill. he said he had respect for china's president, xijinping, and was sure he would resolve the situation. but now, he has signed. so what difference does this make? joining me now, ben bland, a research fe

the headlines: malta's government in crisis. an investigation into the murder of a prominentjournalist leads to protests and a string of resignations. heavy snow and hurricane—force winds cause havoc on both coasts of the us, as the country gears up for the thanksgiving holiday. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: search and recovery in east africa. the un says landslides and floodwaters have claimed more than 120 lives in kenya. clive james — one of australia's most celebrated broadcasters and writers, admired around the world for his wit and humour — has died at the age of 80. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 1:00am in malta, where the government is under intense pressure as protests continue over the murder of a prominentjournalist. daphne caruana galizia was killed two years ago by a car bomb. she was investigating corruption on the island. her death shocked maltese socie

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: powerful winter storms strand drivers and air passengers on the eve of thanksgiving. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with th

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. rescuers in albania are still searching for survivors of tuesday's earthquake — the worst in the country for years. at least 30 people are known to have died in the quake, magnitude 6.4. gareth barlow has more details. screaming frantically working by torchlight, rescuers dug with their bare hands to free a young boy trapped by rubble. his solitary cry an expression of the pain felt by albanians as they come to terms with the most powerful earthquake in decades. as after—shocks continue, teams from a dozen countries are working tirelessly with special equipment and sniffer dogs to find those still trapped in ruined buildings. we are waiting for the police and the rescue team to find... because i'm his friend and his cousins are lost. and it's also a girl that is not found yet. she's young. and it was his... 20 years old. and we are waiting for the rescue team. whole families have perished in the disaster. for those who escaped, the fear of further tremors saw hundreds prepared to

malta's government is in crisis. an investigation into the murder of a prominentleournalist has to protests and a string of resiations. w reporting shows president trump knew about the whistleblower complaint before releasing aid to ukraine. after thanksgiving, the impeachment inquiry gok into high gear. plus, for decades mr. rogers offered kids life lessons. now a new film starring tom hanks shows how one journist was changed forever by the nicest man in the world. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the glo, welcome to "world news america." we start tonight's program in malta. an investigation into the murder of a journt has led to resignations from the daphne caruana galizia was investigating corruption when she was killed by a car bomb two years ago. now an alleged middleman to the murder has been given a for evidence.rdon in exchange as the scandal uolds, there are calls for the prime minister to resig atdamian grammas reports. damian: "mafia," they shout, "corruption." the targets inside malta's parliam

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: for the first time in more than a century, a manuscript featuring the writing of queen elizabeth i is discovered in lambeth palace. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands with and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge has been named as 28—year—old usman khan. he was convicted in 2012

on 27 april 1942, left malta, ordered to set sailfor the april 1942, left malta, ordered to set sail for the egyptian april 1942, left malta, ordered to set sailfor the egyptian port april 1942, left malta, ordered to set sail for the egyptian port of alexandria. but, just after leaving valletta, it is believed to have struck a mine. the submarine and its crew went down. all lives were lost. the ceremony is expected to take place next year, where this will be declared an official war grave. the heroes of hms urge honoured at last. for the first time in nearly a century, the us capital is celebrating a baseball world series champion. the nationals beat the houston astros in texas. they were the underdogs throughout, but overcame long odds to lift the trophy, as mat morrison reports. euphoria and more than a little beer filled the night air here in washington, dc as the nationals clinched the world series title here on wednesday night. the must—win game seven was played in houston, so nationals fans flocked to the local stadium to watch, and of course, to celebrate. i've been waiting

investigators arrested one of malta's richest men. konrad mizzi stepped down, and so did the chief ofeetaff. he hasquestioned by police. this evening, prime minister josephuscat was defiant. malta's opposition want him to stand aside so he cannot of interfere in the invesgation. he refused. outside the prime minister's office, daphne caruana galizia's sister told me that cos uption malta abled is an issue all of europe should worry about. >> imported for the security of everybody in europe. investigators in malta are kind to find -- tryirt to follow a money trail and to make sure they can follow that wherever the evidence leads and implicated faces justice. laura: justice -- damian: justice, meaning all of the corporate and the--rooked and shady her sister wrot pabout oursuit. laura: the growing scandal in malta over corruption. president trump is in florida for the thanksgiving holiday, but that has not stopped the news on the impeachment inquiry. "the new york times" is reporting that the pre was briefed on the whistleblower complai

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. anti—government protesters in iraq have been celebrating the prime minister's announcement he intends to resign. adel abdul mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities. the country's leading shia cleric, ayatollah ali al—sistani, had condemned the bloodshed, and urged parliament to reconsider its support for the government. gareth barlow reports. the worst unrest iraq has seen for years has left the prime minister with no choice. gunfire. this was the city of nasiriyah on friday, ordinary people running for their lives as gunfire shattered the air. around 400 people have died in weeks of protests. on thursday, at least 25 people were killed in nasiriyah when security forces opened fire. the violence and deaths continuing on friday. translation: these young men, what did they do? these are our children. i have a son lying in bed. he is injured. his life is over. why spill the blood of iraqis? enough with the shame! enou

joining us tonight from valetta malta the times the newspaper that 1st reported this story it's good to have you on the show keith let me at least pick up a what that reporter asked the prime minister saying i'll give this man a pardon him if he cooperates that you would assume means that the prime minister is confident that whatever this man says is not going to implicate the prime minister or his inner circle right would that's what we believe it but the prime minister was also very keen to state this is not going to be a blanket presidential pardon the prime minister said he himself admitted that he's not very fond of presidential pardons with difference to one particular case a civil today their own director taking where it was given presidential pardon but his evidence wasn't enough to incriminate the suspect so joseph was kind of the prime minister has always been very skeptical about presidential bid but it is indeed it has been quite a surprise as the footman and the british prime minister's test quite a lot this morning speaking out soon it was before a cabinet meeting that

journalists keith mccullough with the times of malta. joining us from valetta with the latest on murder investigation there surrounding that killing of the half me going to say i can't thank you. well some of today's fastest growing sports have nothing to do with ballgames or athletics computer based e-sports are attracting huge crowds international competitions and star players they can earn big rewards so it's no wonder that many youngsters dream of making a career in east sports some schools in sweden have latched on to the trend they are even offering lessons. 17 year old sean is on his way to school half an hour north of stockholm but his school is unique here kids can play games at 8 o'clock in the morning and it's part of the timetable so the shows will of course totally motivates me you wake up before academic classes start your brain switches into gear and you get to do what you like. shown as learning to play league of legends currently one of the most popular computer games more than 100000000 people play it worldwide and this

what's gripped malta is the question of who ordered her killing. this is yorgen fenech‘s luxury yacht. he was arrested on it as he tried to leave malta early one morning last week. yorgen fenech was one of those written about by daphne caruana galizia. ms caruana galizia made it her mission to expose the shady connections of malta's rich and its powerful. many here worry that the corruption that's been allowed to exist on malta has corroded this island's institutions and from here can spread through the eu, that's why it's so important that her killers are brought tojustice. alongside mr fenech, she focused on others including konrad mizzi, one of two government ministers who quit this week, and keith schembri, the prime minister's chief of staff who also resigned. so has the prime minister who's overseen the murder investigation been trying to protect those close to him? he's under intense pressure to go. i want this case to close under my watch. i think the authorities have already delivered what many thought could not be delivered and that is

ok journalist keith mccullough from the times of malta joining us tonight from valetta want to keep we appreciate your time and updating us on the story we appreciate it thank you we're now i'd like to bring in on the telephone kareena bella she is the sister of the murdered maltese journalist daphne gilead sia she joins me also from the lead. miss villa can you hear me. i think here you can yes i can hear you we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us i thought i'd like to get your take on this decision that we have received from the prime minister that he's promised a pardon to this middle man if the middle man cooperates and leads the investigation to the the murderer what's your reaction to that. how long i mean he's focusing on the cotton is something it is not really the issue this is a review about moving investigation for didn't it and from what i've seen and heard there seems to be enough profit potential evidence to move the investigation further than the person being arrested and. is now offering a plea bargain is a necessary step forward then it's a welcome step forw

nothing has changed in malta. the same people have kept their positions over there, and nothing changed, and there were demands from the ngos, from the family, and also from the conciliar area of europe, and nothing changed. we've seen recently the fact that the independent public inquiry will take place, and we hope to see whether this murder could have been avoided. and of course, the news tape with this arrest and this minister stepping down —— new step. this arrest and this minister stepping down -- new step. pauline, thank you very much. pauline is from reporters without borders. the scottish national party launched its manifesto today. it only stands for election in seats in scotland, but how it fares impacts uk politics. this was the make—up of parliament before it was dissolved last month. the snp had the third most seats after labour and the conservatives, and it wants more. here's its leader, nicola sturgeon. every single one of the 13 conservative—held seats in scotland right now has the snp as

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. the head of vue cinemas, the company which banned the london gang film blue story after a mass fight in birmingham, has told the bbc that the chain will re—start screening the film by the weekend. the company originally imposed the ban because it said there had been 25 "serious incidents" in 16 of its cinemas. the change of policy comes after the film‘s writer and director — rapman — questioned whether there were "hidden reasons" for the ban. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has the story. # let me introduce you to tim, innocent, kind heart...# blue story, a film about a friendship imperilled by postcode was in south london is becoming famous for not being seen. vue cinemas‘ decision to pull it from its screens has caused a backlash, with its director, rapman, saying he didn‘t believe his movie was responsible for the significant incidents reported by vue. the cinema chain‘s chief executive says it is. this is something that we‘ve never seen before. 16 cinemas were affect

he is the focus of the murder investigation that has rocked malta. you have named many people close to the prime minister, are you going to name them? yes, of course. and these people are responsible ?|j name them? yes, of course. and these people are responsible? i am confident. they are responsible for the death of daniela caruana galizia? are you responsible?” the death of daniela caruana galizia? are you responsible? i am confident. no comment. so you ordered the assassination? no, i didn't say that, i said i am confident the truth will come through. he thinks he is biased against him. why do you think he is biased? we have trust in the courts. pursuing him down the street, protesters who want to see all those behind the killing of daphne caruana galizia prosecuted. this isjust about justice for a murdered journalist who was doing herjob!m the prime minister resigns, does that help advanced things, do you think? of course, i am not saying change the administration, start afresh. give hope to the people! daphne caruana afresh. give hope to the p

can be drawn to protectjournalists still working in malta? because that isa still working in malta? because that is a key point. very fewjournalist going after this investigating reporting just like she did and they do so at great risk. thank you very much for speaking to us. general motors has filed a racketeering lawsuit against fiat chrysler automobiles, alleging that it engaged in bribery samira hussain is in new york... tell us the story. betweenjune 11 and 2015 gm is accusing fiat chrysler of bribing people within the union to give chrysler a competitive advantage. gm is saying they did things like allow fiat chrysler to have more entry—level positions and that was something that was not afforded to gm. this is all coming from a big federal investigation that led to several criminal charges against people within their executive body and within their executive body and within members of the union. gm has said they will sue for damages but have not specified how much. fiat chrysler has responded saying they are astonished by the lawsuit and wait for that to say they think it's

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thousands in malta demand justice as the crisis box by a murder journalist threatens to bring down the country's political elite prime minister joseph muscat is reportedly planning to resign. i'm jarad rated welcome police have identified the man who carried out friday stabbing attack in london they say it was 28 year old man khan who killed 2 people on london bridge he was later shot dead by police condit been convicted in 2012 for terrorism offenses and was released from prison about a year ago meanwhile several onlookers captured friday's incident on their mobile phones being praised as heroes for disarming the attacker. members of the public pin the attacker to the ground. one of them taking away the knife used in the attack. police are called and they're right quickly it's just been about 5 shots there's another one. with. 10 i phones me who i. moments later the police shoot again. on my course. as you would expect judge of the nature of the incident we responded as though this was terrorist related i'm now in a position to confirm that it has been declared a terrorist incident. b

news live from berlin political turmoil in malta and the government is caught up in the mud approach. protesters say the prime minister must go to suspicions grow over a high level cover up connected to the killing about confessed to get its journalist also in the program. u.s. president donald trump holds off so-called homecoming rally in florida the swing state is a battleground for votes ahead of the 2020 presidential election will cross to our correspondent for the latest from the trump campaign. rescue teams in albania trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings after a deadly earthquake struck overnight more than 20 people have been found so far and hundreds have been injured. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister as political fate is looking uncertain after he was pelted with eggs by protesters. i chose a must have had to be constructed out of parliament by security guards as an angry crowd gathered outside the building calling for him to step down there's been a series of high level resignations from the

last place in malta the arrest of a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of an investigative journalist next hour want to believe he was taken into custody aboard his yacht while trying to leave the country to speak to the sister of the murdered drugs. i brought in thomas great to have you with us a key witness has given potentially damaging testimony at the impeachment hearings in the u.s. border is the u.s. ambassador to europe addressed the house committee he detailed alleged attempts by the president to pressure ukraine's leader into investigating his democratic rival joe by. u.s. ambassador bolton sound and writing for the impeachment hearings. the question everyone wants him to answer did president trump hold back financial aid to ukraine in exchange for a corruption probe into his democratic rival joe biden and his links to energy fund the reason the onset he was following instructions from trump's attorney rudy giuliani thank you please as i testified previously mr giuliani's requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a white house visit for president selenski mr giul

this is news live from berlin political turmoil in malta as the government is caught up in the murder of. protesters say the prime minister must go a suspicions growth of a high level cover up connected to the killing of an investigative journalist also on the program. u.s. president holds a so-called homecoming rally in florida a swing state is a battleground for both the head of the 2020 presidential election to cross to our correspondent for the latest on the tram campaign. the rescue teams in albania trying to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings turned deadly earthquake struck overnight more than 20 people have been have so far been found dead hundreds have been injured. i'm told me well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister's political fate is looking uncertain after he was pelted with eggs by protesters. was it must have had to be escorted out of the problem by security guards was an angry crowd gathered outside the building calling for him to step down i have been a series of high level resignations from the government i made a grow

many in malta say that their government is corrupt and want prime minister muscat to go he denies any involvement there on the glitziest family go further saying that muscat is protecting those who were behind her murder was micallef is a journalist with the times of malta and joins us from the capital letter welcome to you why do you think these 3 men have decided to step down. at this stage it would be even 1st of all at this stage their position has become completely untenable you can't have any government no government can has it's one their highest ranking ministers in that under investigation over a political murder of a journalist i mean there was no way out of them except except to resign and people here say they should have resigned months ago this shouldn't have taken this long because there had been indications that there had been politicians involved and. however to situation as a skelly to do really following the air rest of mr fenech the businessman allegedly behind this contract killing of misgoverned ability and so do these resignations pose any threats to joseph masco

she had been investigating corruption at the highest level of malta's government. to us, daphne's death has always been linked to her work. people had in recent months switched from going complete denial to trying to excuse and defend what is very evidently corrupt behaviour. they are finally having to face up to the fact that the prime minister's chief of staff is implicated in a murder inquiry. so far, three people have been charged in relation to the killing, but police still want to find out who ordered it. rich preston, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: president trump has said he is going to designate mexico's drug cartels as terrorist organisations. but the mexican foreign minister has said he doesn't want the us to take that idea any further. under american law, individuals linked to terrorist organisations are banned from entering and have their assets in the us seized. thejudiciary committee of the us house of representatives has invited president trump's legal team to take part in its impeachment hearings next week, when the discussion wi

the world the call to action comes ahead of next week's un climate summit and political turmoil in malta where prime minister josef most orderly plans to resign as the deepening crisis sparked by a journalist's murder involves his closest allies we'll talk to our correspondent in blunt. i'm called aspen ball come to the program in london police say they have shot and killed a man wearing a hoax explosive device on london bridge after a stabbing attack british media is reporting that 2 people were killed means act footage posted on social media shows a man in civilian clothes wrestling with a person believed to be the attacker. surrounded by armed police other civilians back away one of them appears to be holding a large knife now footage also shows police checking a white truck which is parked across london bridge emergency services including ambulances were quickly on the scene there. this is once british prime minister boris johnson said this evening i can assure you assure everyone that anybody involved in this crime in these attacks will be on to darwin and will be brought to justice

the guns and says he will not be able to form a coalition before a midnight deadline and police in malta arrest a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of investigative journalist daphne zia the tycoon and his yacht were detained by the military today while apparently trying to flee the. time burnt off it's good to have you with a star witness has given the most explosive testimony so far in the impeachment hearings against u.s. president donald trump gordon song the u.s. ambassador to the european union had already given evidence behind closed doors about the alleged attempt to pressure ukraine's president selenski into starting an investigation into trump's democratic rival joe biden but at today's public hearing his online gave even more explosive details. u.s. ambassador to golden sunderland now writing for the impeachment hearings the question everyone wants him to answer did president trump hold back financial 80 ukraine in exchange for a corruption probe into his democratic rival joe biden and his links to energy fund the reason the own said he was following instruct

she'd been investigating corruption at the highest level of malta's government. to us, daphne's death has always been linked to her work. people had in recent months switched from going in complete denial to trying to excuse and defend what is very evidently corrupt behaviour. they are finally having to face up to the fact that the prime minister's chief of staff is implicated in a murder enquiry. so far three people have been charged in relation to the killing but police still want to find out who ordered it. rich preston, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. thejudiciary committee of the us house of representatives has invited president trump's legal team to take part in its impeachment hearings next week, when the discussion will focus on constitutional reasons for removing mr trump from office. mr trump has been blocking several senior officials from giving evidence to congress, but complained that his legal team was unable to take part in earlier hearings by the house intelligence committee. 13 french soldiers have been killed in an operation ag

well joining me now from malta is d.w. correspondent barbara vessel now barbara maltese media reports that from minister joseph most plans to quote resign imminently i mean but imminently maybe is a relative term i mean i was hours ago do we know what's going on behind closed doors there. it seems still imminent because everybody here is still waiting for it has been like that since the afternoon televised address. for. 7 30 in the evening but it didn't happen so far and we don't quite know what the joseph musket is now sort of waiting to be pushed or whether he can't find the day the way to the door of his presidential palace here in the background there has been massive problems and infighting and distrust and fury and they cabinet meeting last night many ministers sort of stood up against him and said we can't carry on like this you just have to step down and we've lost all credibility and so he really is being forced out and it seems he's just sort of dragging his feet and trying to find some sort of dignified looking

yorgen fenech was arrested last week as he attempted to leave malta on his yacht. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was earlier denied immunity in exchange for information about the case. daphne caruana galizia was known for her investigations into high—level corruption — she was killed in a car bomb in 2017. the charges have led to increased speculation that the maltese prime minister, joseph muscat, could be set to resign. pressure has been mounting on him to step down after his chief of staff, keith shkem bree(gfx)was arrested in connection with the murder. he was later released. he, along with the country's tourism minister, resigned last tuesday. they had previously been accused of corruption by ms galizia(mix back)which they have denied. our correspondent damian grammaticas is in the maltese capital, valletta. the courthouse here in valetta was opened especially late on saturday evening for this hearing and yorgen fenech, one of the richest businessman, was brought here to be charged in complicity with the murder of daphne caruana galizia. her

and police in malta arrest of prominent businessman in connection with the murder of the investigative journalist or one of the let's see who was taken into custody aboard his yacht all trying to leave the country he speaks of the justice system. plus what to do with all that plastic weights down the china to stop the porting class of garbage much of it from europe to other asian states are finding themselves absolutely in. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us a key witness has given potentially damaging testimony at the impeachment hearings in the u.s. gordon saw the u.s. ambassador to europe addressed the house committee he detailed alleged attempts by the president to pressure ukraine's leader into investigating his democratic rival joe biden. u.s. ambassador gold in sunderland now writing for the impeachment hearings. the question everyone wants him to answer did president trump hold back financial a.t.u. crane in exchange for a corruption probe into his democratic rival joe biden and his links to energy fund the research the own says he was following instructions from trump'

and also political turmoil in malta where prime minister joseph muscat purportedly plans to resign imminently as the deepening crisis sparked by a journalist murdered king goals his closest allies plus the fridays for future goes global again thousands of young people taking part in rallies around the world the call to action coming ahead of next week's un climate summit in the dritte. oh my are great to have you along everyone and we begin with breaking news want to take you to london where police have shot a man after several people were stabbed on london bridge police say they are in the early stages of an incidence there and that a man. has been detained a white vehicle was seen parked on the bridge as police cleared the area and ambulances arrived on the scene on the bridge was the scene of a 2017 attack when the so-called islamic state inspired attackers drove into people on that very same bridge and then went on a stabbing spree killing 8 people all right this is very much a developing story that we are in the midst of let's go to charlotte pos who is a monitoring developments for you

well authorities in malta have arrested a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of the investigative journalist daphne. elease yup now the car bomb killing 2 years ago sparked international outrage the maltese government has been strongly criticized for its handling of the case which is raise questions about the rule of law in malta i'll speak to her sister in a moment but 1st let's get the story. i heard demanding justice from the justice minister i must hear they shout and shame on you. and arrest has reignited anger at the murder of journalist jeff knew how to honor god leave a murderer still without a conviction. they say the government is corrupt and want prime minister joseph scott to step down i their order to get there they must soon their political responsibility and decide you know. we cannot go on like this. the protests came after an arrest in connection with glitzy as murder. prominent businessman new york and finnick was on his luxury yacht and apparently preparing to flee when armed forces arrested him. finish a rigidly run hotels and casinos but then got

vessel for us there in malta thank you. now at some other stories making headlines around the world russia has test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile a video released by the country's defense ministry shows the total em being launched from the country's couple sinjar firing range the ministry says it successfully reached its target in kazakhstan. 3 men have been sentenced to decades in prison for plotting a terror attack in melbourne australia the trio had sworn allegiance to the so-called islamic state they plan to use homemade bombs and knives to attack a busy downtown area during christmas and 2016. u.s. president donald trump says he has restarted peace talks with the taliban 3 months after ending the goshi ations the announcement came during a surprise thanksgiving visit to afghanistan where he met with president donnie and american troops trump also said he wants to draw down the number of u.s. soldiers in the country. and rescue crews in albania are winding down their operation to find survivors of tuesday'

political rival joe biden and he says everyone knew the president knew about it also coming up police in malta arrest a prominent businessman in connection with the murder of investigative journalist stephanie carroll one. tycoon was detained aboard his got walloped trying to leave . plus what do you think is the right age for a girl to get married didn't go 60 years now doesn't and what age 60 is 60 years so. you doubly reports from nigeria which brides are commonplace. a math and how it welcome to the program a star witness has given the most explosive testimony so far at the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump gordon's on the u.s. ambassador to europe had already given evidence behind closed doors about alleged attempts to pressure ukraine's president selenski into starting an investigation into trump's democratic rival joe biden and at today's public hearing mr lynn gave further details. u.s. ambassador good and sound and now writing for the impeachment hearings the question everyone wants him to answer did president trump hold back financial 80 ukraine in exchange for a c

well the political crisis in malta is also sounding alarm bells in the e.u. the european parliament is dispatching a delegation to malta on monday to assess whether the tiny member state is he adhering to laws and values the pressure on the maltese government is escalating with ordinary citizens getting angrier by the day. day and night people are out on the streets to show their anger anger at their government and the state of their country. they have to pay for that drives they can't just walk away free. the face of murder journalist stephanie cutter want to kill it has become a symbol for all that's wrong our country has been destroyed by these screwball criminals you can call them posing as government officials the protests transcend generations and party lines people here want the same thing change. what we witnessed in the bus the airs is complete merger between the big business and the government but many think that people power can help clean up the country we can make a difference that change is possible. all agog you can finnick has been charged wit

is in malta and we asked her what it would mean if the prime minister does go. that would just be a mere beginning i mean of course people here want justice that's what they always screaming at those demonstrations now justice justice they want people to go to jail for the murder bought everybody here knows that. the disease kills so much deeper there is this mafia like concrete action of people being sort of doing business together and doing favors for each other and doing criminal favors for each other and covering up money and laundering is rampant on the island there is a whole cozy no economy that has developed that laundering illegal money from russia from the near is from from everywhere really and it's streaming through the island passports are being sold to russians to chinese to all the guards from wherever who wanted a european passport for a big sums that there are no controls in place this goes on and on and the whole economy and the political elite here are sort of totally in connected and there is this network really that is just an crusted in soc

i'm told me all laddie well welcome to the program we begin in malta where the prime minister's chief of staff is tourism minister and economy minister all stepped down amid a growing scandal surrounding a mud a journalist daphne cairo and a girl it's you know was killed in a car bombing in 2017 after reporting on corruption in the country. keith schembri chief of staff to the maltese prime minister resigns 2 other ministers swiftly left office conrad mitzi and chris cardona here on the left why the explanation for maltese prime minister joseph muscat regarding his chief of staff decision to quit. she said this would enable the government to go ahead with its work serenely what i've said and some suspect that what's really behind all this is the murder of daphne. a popular journalist described as a one woman wiki leaks killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago she had become known for exposing cronyism within the country's political and business elite but 3 of those who've now quit were all accused of corruption. was 3 men were arrested for planting the car bomb but little more was done

on 27 april 1942, it left malta, ordered to set sail for the egyptian port of alexandria. but just after leaving valletta, it is believed to have struck a mine. the submarine and its crew went down. all lives were lost. a ceremony is expected to take place next year, where this will be declared an official war grave. the heroes of hms urge honoured at last. tim allman, bbc news. for that story and more, breakfast is coming up at 6 o'clock with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. they'll have the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has intervened in britain's forthcoming general election in a radio interview with the right—wing politician and brexit supporter nigel farage. he criticised the opposition labour party leader, jeremy corbyn, and praised the prime minister, borisjohnson. in pakistan, the first funerals of some of the 7a people killed when fire ripped through a crowded train have been taking place. the fire is thought to have started when a cooking gas cylinder exploded. now it's time to look at

she had been investigating corruption at the highest level of malta's government. to us, daphne's death has always been linked to her work. people had in recent months switched from going complete denial to trying to excuse and defend what is very evidently corrupt behaviour. they are finally having to face up to the fact that the prime minister's chief of staff is implicated in a murder inquiry. so far, three people have been charged in relation to the killing, but police still want to find out who ordered it. rich preston, bbc news. the mexican government says it's seeking clarification after president trump said he would designate mexico's drug cartels as terrorist organisations. under us law, individuals linked to terrorist organisations are banned from entering the country and have their assets in the us seized. joining me now is professor david shirk, who is director of thejustice in mexico project at the university of san diego. thanks for being on the programme. what would this mean if they were to go ahead with this idea on the part of the white house to c