10/02/2017 World News Today

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The headlines - President Trump says he is committed to bringing American

Mr Trump describes the relationship as the cornerstone of peace

and stability in the region, as Shinzo Abe visits.

It's important Japan and the United States continue

to invest very heavily in the alliance to build

up our defence, and our defensive capabilities.

Earlier in a phone call to the Chinese president,

President Trump had a change of heart on a key policy

So, is his campaign rhetoric colliding with reality?

An imminent terror attack on French saw has been filed with the arrest

of four including a 16-year-old girl in Montpellier.

We travel to the kingdom to see what's changing.

President Trump has said he is committed to bringing

US-Japan ties even closer and that there are lines

in the cornerstone of peace and stability in the region.

Tokyo sees America as an ally to maintain security.

We are committed to the security of Japan and all areas

under its administrative control and to further strengthening our

The US-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of

peace and stability in the Pacific region.

It is important both Japan and the United States continue

to invest very heavily in the Alliance to build

up our defence, and our defensive capabilities which, under our mutual

leadership, will become stronger and stronger,

and, as time goes by, ultimately they will

Unsurprisingly, the first question from the full from journalists

was on a different subject, and that was the Trump travel ban.

The question put to him from the New York Post.

We are going to keep our country safe, we are going to do

whatever is necessary to keep our country safe.

We had a decision which we think will be very

successful and should not have taken this much time

one of the reasons I'm standing here today,

the security of our country, the voters felt I would give

it the best security. So we will do something rapidly.

You'll be seeing that sometime next week.

In addition, we will continue to go through the court process

and ultimately I have no doubt we will win that particular case.

The two leaders headed for Florida aboard Air Force One a couple of

hours ago. They will even play a round of golf. We know they are both

keen golfers and that was referred to and Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump

both using very warm words, what was the key announcement on the Japan -

US relationship? Very warm words indeed as you mentioned. This

reference to the cornerstone of regional peace and stability, that

alliance between Japan and the United States. In the words of

Donald Trump. Some pretty harsh things to say on the campaign trail

about Japan, accusing the Japanese of stealing American jobs, taking

advantage of the US over its security umbrella, the protection it

provides to Japan, but all very cordial today. Shinzo Abe has been

getting a good relationship with Donald Trump, making it a priority

and he has been very much in his corner since the new President took

office. They still have got things to discuss over the next day and a

half or so and trade of course is expected to be among them. America

of course under President Trump, withdrew from the Trans-Pacific

Partnership so that calls into question by latter at economic ties.

They have to be sorted out. There is of course also the relationship with

China and Japan and China are in dispute over islands in the east

China sea. America are crucial to Japan's security there. Plenty of

things to discuss. Donald Trump also talked about a number of new

announcements in the offing, including crucially, the travel ban.

He said there will be more to come. He has continued to stress the

security of people United States is his number one priority, his

obligation, as he puts it. Last night we heard the appeals court in

San Francisco had continued this day on the Executive order, the travel

ban, so it is now a question for the US justice department of what they

do next. They have said they are reviewing all options as they put

it, but most likely, getting this case back to the District Court,

because taking it to the Supreme Court is a very risky strategy at

the moment. All the time the court there is deadlocked, the pending the

decision. We will be talking more about Japan's relationship with US

later in the programme. China of course a key area of

diplomacy. Donald Trump has also

been speaking to China's Mr Trump said he was committed

to Beijing's One China policy, which asserts that Taiwan

is a part of China. American recognition

of the policy is a cornerstone of US-Chinese relations,

but Mr Trump has questioned it in the past.

Here's our China editor Carrie Gracie in the Taiwanese

capital, Taipei. Three weeks into the Trump

Presidency, the phone call between an American President

and a Chinese President It was becoming conspicuous

by its absence over those three weeks, a score of other world

leaders had already picked up the phone to Donald Trump,

but not President Xi. The sticking point was the future

of this place, Taiwan. This vibrant, noisy,

contradictory democracy. There's lots of people

on the streets because of this lantern festival.

The problem here is the identity and the future of Taiwan

because China wants this place back. It sees it as the last piece

in the jigsaw puzzle President Trump wants to sell more

exports to China to level up the trade balance,

and he started talking before his inauguration

as if the status of Taiwan might be a bargaining chip in that

and he might veer towards acknowledging the independence

of this place. That was a no-no to President Xi

and that call wasn't going to happen until they got

that clear between them. As far as China's concerned,

nothing happens until you've acknowledged the One China policy

that acknowledges that this So, President Xi got what he wanted

from President Trump and the question is did

President Trump get It looks as if Donald Trump blinked

and it is he, right now, as far as China and Taiwan

are concerned, is a paper tiger. French police have arrested four

people in the southern city of Montpellier on suspicion

of planning a terrorist attack. They had apparently bought chemicals

that can be used to make bombs, and a makeshift laboratory was found

during a search. Naomi Grimley has been speaking

about what has been found. This latest plot saw four people

arrested, three men And in their possession

was found acetone. That's significant because it is

a highly flammable liquid which can be used to make the explosive TATP,

and that was exactly the kind of explosive that was used

in the November 2015 Paris attacks So that might explain why

the authorities are particularly worried about this plot,

and they do say that an attack, a series of bombs

were in preparation It comes at a time when France and,

indeed, Paris in particular is under high alert,

a state of high alert. Emergency laws have been in place,

ever since the November attacks in 2015, and they've been extended

on a rolling basis. There is also particular worry

because security is high up the agenda as we move

towards the Presidential elections. The first round of which is

at the end of April. So you can see guards

on the street and, indeed, yesterday the Eiffel Tower announced

it was going to put a reinforced glass screen around the base of it,

and that's just an example of how some of these security measures

are becoming more permanent. Inside Saudi Arabia, the talk is

more about trying to get the country off its dependence on oil. Division

2030 was launched on the plan also includes effort slowly to open up

the Conservative kingdom, where cinemas are banned and women aren't

even allowed to drive. Our chief international

correspondent correspondent Our chief international

correspondent The moment many have waited for.

This is the first of many concerts planned by a new ministry planned

with bringing some fine to a Conservative kingdom one step at a

time. Look at the crowd, all men. In some Saudis don't want women at

concerts like this. It is too much and it is not good for the country.

But the pace of change is picking up. Dude bashing is one of the few

thrills on offer at the weekend. There are not any Saudi women here

today. It is quite a ride, I am sure they would enjoy it. In this young

country, two thirds of people are under 30. The bright lights of Dubai

or London are all too tempting. Now their rulers, including a

31-year-old deputy crown prince, are trying to encourage them to spend

their time and money at home. We are changing fast but we have to do have

the women driving festival and cinemas. The winds of change started

blowing from her. -- here. This is the empty Quarter. The world's

richest oil fields. No other industry provide so much cash to the

kingdom, 90% of its revenues. But low world prices cut those earnings

in half. And that means an end to the state's largesse. When I went to

see the powerful oil minister in the capital, Riyadh, he admitted, it

would not be easy. For sure, they will be paying, no pain, no game is

very much at play here. The middle class are already hurting I am told,

especially subsidies to fuel, water. For sure. And what those pains will

do is mobilise people to do new things they are not used to doing.

Saudis have enjoyed cheap petrol, lavish perks, no taxes. The economic

plan is ambitious, some say, too ambitious. In the heart of Riyadh,

this is the world's biggest Metro project. To change the way people

live, create jobs, including some for women. Equal opportunities for

men and women? Definitely, we have the same working hours, the same

loads, everything is equal. Progress takes different speeds, maybe we're

not as fast as people would like us to be but we are going as good as it

is for our nation and our citizens. There have been plans to change this

country before, so there is scepticism as well. To the outside

world, Saudi Arabia has long been viewed as a closed and Conservative

kingdom, it still is, but some things are clearly starting to

change. That does not include public discussion of its human rights

record or any political reform. But for the majority of Saudis, other

issues seem to matter far more. Do stay with us, much more ahead.

You have heard of fake news but what about fake publicity? That is what

Lithuania's tourism department has been caught doing. The details and a

couple of minutes. A report into the alleged abuse of

Iraqis citizens by soldiers has been a failure. It is accused of acting

with total disregard for the soldiers and their families. Defence

Secretary Michael Fallon explains. Most of these allegations now fall

away, following the striking off of the dishonest solicitor, fill

Shiner, as a result of the evidence that we put before the solicitor's

disciplinary tribunal. This will be a huge relief to hundreds of British

troops who have had these quite unfair allegations hanging over

them. They are now being freed of that and we will put in place new

measures to ensure this never happens again and there are proper

safeguards to prevent completely malicious and unfounded allegations

being made against our brave servicemen and women. This is BBC

world news today. President Trump has described

the US-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace

and stability in the region. President Trump committed to

Beijing's one China policy saying Taiwan is part of China. Shinzo Abe

has had a news conference Donald Trump at the White House and

President Trump described the US - Japan alliance as the cornerstone of

peace and stability in the region. Shinzo Abe said strengthening their

relationship could bring many jobs. TRANSLATION: Last year,

from Japan to the United States, there have been more

than $150 billion of new investment And those Japanese businesses have

created a large number of jobs, and the mutually beneficial economic

relations have been built with the United States

with Donald Trump taking on the leadership, I am sure

there will be investments made, I spoke to Nicholas from the centre

of strategic international studies and he gave us his analysis. I think

the chemistry was good and one of Shinzo Abe's goals is developed that

further and they will probably do that on the golf course this

weekend. The other thing he wanted to do is strengthen the US - Japan

alliance and get President Trump to reaffirm US security commitments to

Japan which he did in his opening statement. To a certain degree, I

think Shinzo Abe also wanted to accommodate Trump's America first

narrative in economic terms and you heard him talk about US - Japanese

investment in the United States and perhaps a new economic initiative.

The one area where they could be differences of course is on trade. I

thought it was interesting that President Trump spoke in bilateral

terms, referencing free, fair and reciprocal trade. Prime Minister

Shinzo Abe talked about rules and norms for economic immigration which

is very much an organising principle behind TTP. Overall, great

chemistry, a great start, but I think it is trade with governments

will have to have a lot of dialogue forward. On security, Japan has been

considered, this ongoing tension about what is going on in the region

with China and so on, what did you read into what we heard? I thought

it was very interesting that President Trump talk not only about

US security commitments to Japan, but strengthening mutual defence

capabilities. I believe he used the phrase impenetrable. That sends a

strong signal to China and North Korea. That they cannot drive a

wedge between US and Japan and that the alliance will remain strong. It

is a very reassuring signal for the entire region after a very bizarre

comments from Trump over the course of the presidential campaign.

Strengthening defence capabilities that security peace has great

potential to evolve with the new US administration. What do you foresee

coming out of the weekend, as we heard, they are due to go to Florida

and play some golf and continuing the talks, what will both sides want

to get out of it by Sunday? President Trump referred to

negotiations in Florida which I think reveals his mindset, with

respect to bilateral economic ties and his instincts to talk about

trade. I think President Shinzo Abe wants to get to know the President

better. He is on very solid political ground in Japan and be the

leader for several more years. He is going to present himself as someone

Trump can do business with. Over time, I think, on the golf course,

exchanging views, it will really do a lot on the governments can then

pick up the details in dialogue going forward.

Let's catch up with the sport. The Russian athlete Maria Savino

book has been stripped of her title from London 2012 after being found

guilty of doping offences by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It

means the South African athlete becomes a two-time champion. She

also inherits the 2011 will Championship title which Savinova

also a link wishes. Savinova, one of Russia's most

famous middle-distance athletes, now one of most notorious drug cheats.

The court ruling today that between 2010 in July, and August 2013, all

her medals, prizes, all the money she has won, will be forfeited

because of abnormalities in urban biological passport. That is a

system which detects over a period of time whether an athlete has been

using performance enhancing drugs. Savinova previously had been

recommended for a lifetime ban by the world anti-doping authority

enquirer, led by Dick Pound in December 2000 and 15. Chelsea are

nine points clear of the top, a lead which could be reduced to six points

should second placed Tottenham win on Saturday. Chelsea play on Sunday.

Spurs lead the chasing pack but travel to Anfield to face Liverpool

who haven't given up their hopes of lifting the title. Both managers

have been sizing up the opposition. It was not a flying situation up

until yesterday for us. If we play like we played against Hull in the

first off, no chance, but if we play like the second half, a better

chance. We need to be ready to fight because we will have a very

difficult game. They are not in a good run but Liverpool have a very

good players and for me, one of the best squads, not only in England, if

not in Europe. I'm they will be motivated and this is always a big

match. Six nations continues this weekend. The action beginning with

Ireland in Rome to face Italy before Wales welcome England to Cardiff.

Scotland having beaten the French in Paris in 1999. Tiger Woods has

withdrawn from the next two events on the PGA Tour because of ongoing

back spasms. He pulled out of the Dubai desert classic this month and

only returned to action in December following two back operations. That

is all over now. He has also been ordered to pay the

President just under 2000 euros. His lawyer says the comedian will

appeal. TRANSLATION: The court has made a very dire technical error. It

sees the entire thing as art but then it starts to prohibit certain

sentences from it and that is against article five of our

constitution, the freedom of art. One cannot cut out certain parts of

the painting because they bother you so I am confident we will win in the

next court, the federal High Court of justice. We have heard a lot

about fake news recently but what about false publicity? That is what

the head of Lithuania's tourist department has done, using these

pictures as part of a publicity campaign. But if you look closely,

none of the pictures are actually from Lithuania but from Finland and

Slovakia. She has had to resign and this is what the Prime Minister

said. TRANSLATION: I think the situation that we have is not

normal. When we try to promote our country, these images were not from

Lithuania, it is very strange. We paid huge amounts of money for these

kinds of projects and I think in essence, it discredits the whole

idea. You could say that (!) the Prime Minister showed he had a sense

of humour by posting this picture on his Facebook page and captioning it

as the new Lithuanian government headquarters. You can actually see

if you look closely that it is in fact the EU building in Brussels. We

have some more pictures to show you quickly.

A dramatic flow of lava has reappeared and is shooting

You can see huge explosions in the sea water as the molten rock

spews out in what is known as a "fire hose."

It's impressive to look at, but it's also extremely dangerous,

and geologists are warning sightseers to stay away.

The lava flow here actually began on New Year's Eve,

but was cut off last week after a cliff collapsed

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