:00:00. > :00:13.Broadcasting in the UK and around the world.
:00:14. > :00:17.The headlines - President Trump says he is committed to bringing American
:00:18. > :00:22.Mr Trump describes the relationship as the cornerstone of peace
:00:23. > :00:25.and stability in the region, as Shinzo Abe visits.
:00:26. > :00:29.It's important Japan and the United States continue
:00:30. > :00:32.to invest very heavily in the alliance to build
:00:33. > :00:36.up our defence, and our defensive capabilities.
:00:37. > :00:39.Earlier in a phone call to the Chinese president,
:00:40. > :00:42.President Trump had a change of heart on a key policy
:00:43. > :00:50.So, is his campaign rhetoric colliding with reality?
:00:51. > :00:54.An imminent terror attack on French saw has been filed with the arrest
:00:55. > :00:57.of four including a 16-year-old girl in Montpellier.
:00:58. > :01:18.We travel to the kingdom to see what's changing.
:01:19. > :01:21.President Trump has said he is committed to bringing
:01:22. > :01:26.US-Japan ties even closer and that there are lines
:01:27. > :01:39.in the cornerstone of peace and stability in the region.
:01:40. > :01:46.Tokyo sees America as an ally to maintain security.
:01:47. > :01:50.We are committed to the security of Japan and all areas
:01:51. > :01:54.under its administrative control and to further strengthening our
:01:55. > :02:03.The US-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of
:02:04. > :02:07.peace and stability in the Pacific region.
:02:08. > :02:11.It is important both Japan and the United States continue
:02:12. > :02:17.to invest very heavily in the Alliance to build
:02:18. > :02:22.up our defence, and our defensive capabilities which, under our mutual
:02:23. > :02:25.leadership, will become stronger and stronger,
:02:26. > :02:29.and, as time goes by, ultimately they will
:02:30. > :02:36.Unsurprisingly, the first question from the full from journalists
:02:37. > :02:39.was on a different subject, and that was the Trump travel ban.
:02:40. > :02:43.The question put to him from the New York Post.
:02:44. > :02:47.We are going to keep our country safe, we are going to do
:02:48. > :02:51.whatever is necessary to keep our country safe.
:02:52. > :02:54.We had a decision which we think will be very
:02:55. > :02:57.successful and should not have taken this much time
:02:58. > :03:03.one of the reasons I'm standing here today,
:03:04. > :03:06.the security of our country, the voters felt I would give
:03:07. > :03:09.it the best security. So we will do something rapidly.
:03:10. > :03:13.You'll be seeing that sometime next week.
:03:14. > :03:17.In addition, we will continue to go through the court process
:03:18. > :03:26.and ultimately I have no doubt we will win that particular case.
:03:27. > :03:32.The two leaders headed for Florida aboard Air Force One a couple of
:03:33. > :03:41.hours ago. They will even play a round of golf. We know they are both
:03:42. > :03:45.keen golfers and that was referred to and Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump
:03:46. > :03:52.both using very warm words, what was the key announcement on the Japan -
:03:53. > :03:56.US relationship? Very warm words indeed as you mentioned. This
:03:57. > :03:59.reference to the cornerstone of regional peace and stability, that
:04:00. > :04:04.alliance between Japan and the United States. In the words of
:04:05. > :04:09.Donald Trump. Some pretty harsh things to say on the campaign trail
:04:10. > :04:13.about Japan, accusing the Japanese of stealing American jobs, taking
:04:14. > :04:18.advantage of the US over its security umbrella, the protection it
:04:19. > :04:26.provides to Japan, but all very cordial today. Shinzo Abe has been
:04:27. > :04:30.getting a good relationship with Donald Trump, making it a priority
:04:31. > :04:34.and he has been very much in his corner since the new President took
:04:35. > :04:41.office. They still have got things to discuss over the next day and a
:04:42. > :04:47.half or so and trade of course is expected to be among them. America
:04:48. > :04:50.of course under President Trump, withdrew from the Trans-Pacific
:04:51. > :04:55.Partnership so that calls into question by latter at economic ties.
:04:56. > :05:00.They have to be sorted out. There is of course also the relationship with
:05:01. > :05:06.China and Japan and China are in dispute over islands in the east
:05:07. > :05:10.China sea. America are crucial to Japan's security there. Plenty of
:05:11. > :05:13.things to discuss. Donald Trump also talked about a number of new
:05:14. > :05:20.announcements in the offing, including crucially, the travel ban.
:05:21. > :05:25.He said there will be more to come. He has continued to stress the
:05:26. > :05:28.security of people United States is his number one priority, his
:05:29. > :05:35.obligation, as he puts it. Last night we heard the appeals court in
:05:36. > :05:43.San Francisco had continued this day on the Executive order, the travel
:05:44. > :05:46.ban, so it is now a question for the US justice department of what they
:05:47. > :05:52.do next. They have said they are reviewing all options as they put
:05:53. > :05:56.it, but most likely, getting this case back to the District Court,
:05:57. > :06:00.because taking it to the Supreme Court is a very risky strategy at
:06:01. > :06:16.the moment. All the time the court there is deadlocked, the pending the
:06:17. > :06:17.decision. We will be talking more about Japan's relationship with US
:06:18. > :06:26.later in the programme. China of course a key area of
:06:27. > :06:29.diplomacy. Donald Trump has also
:06:30. > :06:32.been speaking to China's Mr Trump said he was committed
:06:33. > :06:39.to Beijing's One China policy, which asserts that Taiwan
:06:40. > :06:42.is a part of China. American recognition
:06:43. > :06:44.of the policy is a cornerstone of US-Chinese relations,
:06:45. > :06:47.but Mr Trump has questioned it in the past.
:06:48. > :06:50.Here's our China editor Carrie Gracie in the Taiwanese
:06:51. > :06:53.capital, Taipei. Three weeks into the Trump
:06:54. > :06:56.Presidency, the phone call between an American President
:06:57. > :06:59.and a Chinese President It was becoming conspicuous
:07:00. > :07:08.by its absence over those three weeks, a score of other world
:07:09. > :07:11.leaders had already picked up the phone to Donald Trump,
:07:12. > :07:13.but not President Xi. The sticking point was the future
:07:14. > :07:16.of this place, Taiwan. This vibrant, noisy,
:07:17. > :07:19.contradictory democracy. There's lots of people
:07:20. > :07:21.on the streets because of this lantern festival.
:07:22. > :07:25.The problem here is the identity and the future of Taiwan
:07:26. > :07:28.because China wants this place back. It sees it as the last piece
:07:29. > :07:31.in the jigsaw puzzle President Trump wants to sell more
:07:32. > :07:38.exports to China to level up the trade balance,
:07:39. > :07:42.and he started talking before his inauguration
:07:43. > :07:45.as if the status of Taiwan might be a bargaining chip in that
:07:46. > :07:50.and he might veer towards acknowledging the independence
:07:51. > :07:53.of this place. That was a no-no to President Xi
:07:54. > :07:56.and that call wasn't going to happen until they got
:07:57. > :07:59.that clear between them. As far as China's concerned,
:08:00. > :08:03.nothing happens until you've acknowledged the One China policy
:08:04. > :08:07.that acknowledges that this So, President Xi got what he wanted
:08:08. > :08:14.from President Trump and the question is did
:08:15. > :08:17.President Trump get It looks as if Donald Trump blinked
:08:18. > :08:26.and it is he, right now, as far as China and Taiwan
:08:27. > :08:32.are concerned, is a paper tiger. French police have arrested four
:08:33. > :08:37.people in the southern city of Montpellier on suspicion
:08:38. > :08:40.of planning a terrorist attack. They had apparently bought chemicals
:08:41. > :08:43.that can be used to make bombs, and a makeshift laboratory was found
:08:44. > :08:55.during a search. Naomi Grimley has been speaking
:08:56. > :08:58.about what has been found. This latest plot saw four people
:08:59. > :09:00.arrested, three men And in their possession
:09:01. > :09:06.was found acetone. That's significant because it is
:09:07. > :09:09.a highly flammable liquid which can be used to make the explosive TATP,
:09:10. > :09:14.and that was exactly the kind of explosive that was used
:09:15. > :09:17.in the November 2015 Paris attacks So that might explain why
:09:18. > :09:24.the authorities are particularly worried about this plot,
:09:25. > :09:28.and they do say that an attack, a series of bombs
:09:29. > :09:30.were in preparation It comes at a time when France and,
:09:31. > :09:39.indeed, Paris in particular is under high alert,
:09:40. > :09:44.a state of high alert. Emergency laws have been in place,
:09:45. > :09:48.ever since the November attacks in 2015, and they've been extended
:09:49. > :09:52.on a rolling basis. There is also particular worry
:09:53. > :09:55.because security is high up the agenda as we move
:09:56. > :10:00.towards the Presidential elections. The first round of which is
:10:01. > :10:04.at the end of April. So you can see guards
:10:05. > :10:09.on the street and, indeed, yesterday the Eiffel Tower announced
:10:10. > :10:13.it was going to put a reinforced glass screen around the base of it,
:10:14. > :10:17.and that's just an example of how some of these security measures
:10:18. > :10:39.are becoming more permanent. Inside Saudi Arabia, the talk is
:10:40. > :10:45.more about trying to get the country off its dependence on oil. Division
:10:46. > :10:51.2030 was launched on the plan also includes effort slowly to open up
:10:52. > :10:52.the Conservative kingdom, where cinemas are banned and women aren't
:10:53. > :10:56.even allowed to drive. Our chief international
:10:57. > :11:00.correspondent correspondent Our chief international
:11:01. > :11:17.correspondent The moment many have waited for.
:11:18. > :11:23.This is the first of many concerts planned by a new ministry planned
:11:24. > :11:31.with bringing some fine to a Conservative kingdom one step at a
:11:32. > :11:35.time. Look at the crowd, all men. In some Saudis don't want women at
:11:36. > :11:42.concerts like this. It is too much and it is not good for the country.
:11:43. > :11:51.But the pace of change is picking up. Dude bashing is one of the few
:11:52. > :11:55.thrills on offer at the weekend. There are not any Saudi women here
:11:56. > :12:02.today. It is quite a ride, I am sure they would enjoy it. In this young
:12:03. > :12:08.country, two thirds of people are under 30. The bright lights of Dubai
:12:09. > :12:12.or London are all too tempting. Now their rulers, including a
:12:13. > :12:16.31-year-old deputy crown prince, are trying to encourage them to spend
:12:17. > :12:21.their time and money at home. We are changing fast but we have to do have
:12:22. > :12:31.the women driving festival and cinemas. The winds of change started
:12:32. > :12:36.blowing from her. -- here. This is the empty Quarter. The world's
:12:37. > :12:44.richest oil fields. No other industry provide so much cash to the
:12:45. > :12:49.kingdom, 90% of its revenues. But low world prices cut those earnings
:12:50. > :12:56.in half. And that means an end to the state's largesse. When I went to
:12:57. > :13:02.see the powerful oil minister in the capital, Riyadh, he admitted, it
:13:03. > :13:10.would not be easy. For sure, they will be paying, no pain, no game is
:13:11. > :13:16.very much at play here. The middle class are already hurting I am told,
:13:17. > :13:20.especially subsidies to fuel, water. For sure. And what those pains will
:13:21. > :13:26.do is mobilise people to do new things they are not used to doing.
:13:27. > :13:32.Saudis have enjoyed cheap petrol, lavish perks, no taxes. The economic
:13:33. > :13:39.plan is ambitious, some say, too ambitious. In the heart of Riyadh,
:13:40. > :13:43.this is the world's biggest Metro project. To change the way people
:13:44. > :13:50.live, create jobs, including some for women. Equal opportunities for
:13:51. > :13:56.men and women? Definitely, we have the same working hours, the same
:13:57. > :13:58.loads, everything is equal. Progress takes different speeds, maybe we're
:13:59. > :14:05.not as fast as people would like us to be but we are going as good as it
:14:06. > :14:08.is for our nation and our citizens. There have been plans to change this
:14:09. > :14:14.country before, so there is scepticism as well. To the outside
:14:15. > :14:19.world, Saudi Arabia has long been viewed as a closed and Conservative
:14:20. > :14:24.kingdom, it still is, but some things are clearly starting to
:14:25. > :14:30.change. That does not include public discussion of its human rights
:14:31. > :14:32.record or any political reform. But for the majority of Saudis, other
:14:33. > :14:44.issues seem to matter far more. Do stay with us, much more ahead.
:14:45. > :14:49.You have heard of fake news but what about fake publicity? That is what
:14:50. > :14:50.Lithuania's tourism department has been caught doing. The details and a
:14:51. > :15:07.couple of minutes. A report into the alleged abuse of
:15:08. > :15:12.Iraqis citizens by soldiers has been a failure. It is accused of acting
:15:13. > :15:18.with total disregard for the soldiers and their families. Defence
:15:19. > :15:23.Secretary Michael Fallon explains. Most of these allegations now fall
:15:24. > :15:27.away, following the striking off of the dishonest solicitor, fill
:15:28. > :15:32.Shiner, as a result of the evidence that we put before the solicitor's
:15:33. > :15:36.disciplinary tribunal. This will be a huge relief to hundreds of British
:15:37. > :15:40.troops who have had these quite unfair allegations hanging over
:15:41. > :15:44.them. They are now being freed of that and we will put in place new
:15:45. > :15:51.measures to ensure this never happens again and there are proper
:15:52. > :15:53.safeguards to prevent completely malicious and unfounded allegations
:15:54. > :15:58.being made against our brave servicemen and women. This is BBC
:15:59. > :16:06.world news today. President Trump has described
:16:07. > :16:09.the US-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace
:16:10. > :16:20.and stability in the region. President Trump committed to
:16:21. > :16:30.Beijing's one China policy saying Taiwan is part of China. Shinzo Abe
:16:31. > :16:34.has had a news conference Donald Trump at the White House and
:16:35. > :16:35.President Trump described the US - Japan alliance as the cornerstone of
:16:36. > :16:38.peace and stability in the region. Shinzo Abe said strengthening their
:16:39. > :16:49.relationship could bring many jobs. TRANSLATION: Last year,
:16:50. > :16:53.from Japan to the United States, there have been more
:16:54. > :16:56.than $150 billion of new investment And those Japanese businesses have
:16:57. > :17:01.created a large number of jobs, and the mutually beneficial economic
:17:02. > :17:04.relations have been built with the United States
:17:05. > :17:08.with Donald Trump taking on the leadership, I am sure
:17:09. > :17:25.there will be investments made, I spoke to Nicholas from the centre
:17:26. > :17:31.of strategic international studies and he gave us his analysis. I think
:17:32. > :17:35.the chemistry was good and one of Shinzo Abe's goals is developed that
:17:36. > :17:39.further and they will probably do that on the golf course this
:17:40. > :17:44.weekend. The other thing he wanted to do is strengthen the US - Japan
:17:45. > :17:48.alliance and get President Trump to reaffirm US security commitments to
:17:49. > :17:52.Japan which he did in his opening statement. To a certain degree, I
:17:53. > :17:56.think Shinzo Abe also wanted to accommodate Trump's America first
:17:57. > :18:01.narrative in economic terms and you heard him talk about US - Japanese
:18:02. > :18:06.investment in the United States and perhaps a new economic initiative.
:18:07. > :18:10.The one area where they could be differences of course is on trade. I
:18:11. > :18:14.thought it was interesting that President Trump spoke in bilateral
:18:15. > :18:20.terms, referencing free, fair and reciprocal trade. Prime Minister
:18:21. > :18:27.Shinzo Abe talked about rules and norms for economic immigration which
:18:28. > :18:30.is very much an organising principle behind TTP. Overall, great
:18:31. > :18:34.chemistry, a great start, but I think it is trade with governments
:18:35. > :18:41.will have to have a lot of dialogue forward. On security, Japan has been
:18:42. > :18:45.considered, this ongoing tension about what is going on in the region
:18:46. > :18:51.with China and so on, what did you read into what we heard? I thought
:18:52. > :18:56.it was very interesting that President Trump talk not only about
:18:57. > :19:01.US security commitments to Japan, but strengthening mutual defence
:19:02. > :19:04.capabilities. I believe he used the phrase impenetrable. That sends a
:19:05. > :19:10.strong signal to China and North Korea. That they cannot drive a
:19:11. > :19:13.wedge between US and Japan and that the alliance will remain strong. It
:19:14. > :19:20.is a very reassuring signal for the entire region after a very bizarre
:19:21. > :19:23.comments from Trump over the course of the presidential campaign.
:19:24. > :19:28.Strengthening defence capabilities that security peace has great
:19:29. > :19:32.potential to evolve with the new US administration. What do you foresee
:19:33. > :19:36.coming out of the weekend, as we heard, they are due to go to Florida
:19:37. > :19:41.and play some golf and continuing the talks, what will both sides want
:19:42. > :19:45.to get out of it by Sunday? President Trump referred to
:19:46. > :19:48.negotiations in Florida which I think reveals his mindset, with
:19:49. > :19:53.respect to bilateral economic ties and his instincts to talk about
:19:54. > :19:58.trade. I think President Shinzo Abe wants to get to know the President
:19:59. > :20:02.better. He is on very solid political ground in Japan and be the
:20:03. > :20:06.leader for several more years. He is going to present himself as someone
:20:07. > :20:11.Trump can do business with. Over time, I think, on the golf course,
:20:12. > :20:14.exchanging views, it will really do a lot on the governments can then
:20:15. > :20:20.pick up the details in dialogue going forward.
:20:21. > :20:30.Let's catch up with the sport. The Russian athlete Maria Savino
:20:31. > :20:34.book has been stripped of her title from London 2012 after being found
:20:35. > :20:37.guilty of doping offences by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It
:20:38. > :20:44.means the South African athlete becomes a two-time champion. She
:20:45. > :20:54.also inherits the 2011 will Championship title which Savinova
:20:55. > :20:58.also a link wishes. Savinova, one of Russia's most
:20:59. > :21:05.famous middle-distance athletes, now one of most notorious drug cheats.
:21:06. > :21:11.The court ruling today that between 2010 in July, and August 2013, all
:21:12. > :21:14.her medals, prizes, all the money she has won, will be forfeited
:21:15. > :21:20.because of abnormalities in urban biological passport. That is a
:21:21. > :21:25.system which detects over a period of time whether an athlete has been
:21:26. > :21:30.using performance enhancing drugs. Savinova previously had been
:21:31. > :21:34.recommended for a lifetime ban by the world anti-doping authority
:21:35. > :21:40.enquirer, led by Dick Pound in December 2000 and 15. Chelsea are
:21:41. > :21:44.nine points clear of the top, a lead which could be reduced to six points
:21:45. > :21:49.should second placed Tottenham win on Saturday. Chelsea play on Sunday.
:21:50. > :21:55.Spurs lead the chasing pack but travel to Anfield to face Liverpool
:21:56. > :21:56.who haven't given up their hopes of lifting the title. Both managers
:21:57. > :22:10.have been sizing up the opposition. It was not a flying situation up
:22:11. > :22:15.until yesterday for us. If we play like we played against Hull in the
:22:16. > :22:20.first off, no chance, but if we play like the second half, a better
:22:21. > :22:24.chance. We need to be ready to fight because we will have a very
:22:25. > :22:30.difficult game. They are not in a good run but Liverpool have a very
:22:31. > :22:41.good players and for me, one of the best squads, not only in England, if
:22:42. > :22:47.not in Europe. I'm they will be motivated and this is always a big
:22:48. > :22:53.match. Six nations continues this weekend. The action beginning with
:22:54. > :23:01.Ireland in Rome to face Italy before Wales welcome England to Cardiff.
:23:02. > :23:10.Scotland having beaten the French in Paris in 1999. Tiger Woods has
:23:11. > :23:15.withdrawn from the next two events on the PGA Tour because of ongoing
:23:16. > :23:19.back spasms. He pulled out of the Dubai desert classic this month and
:23:20. > :23:22.only returned to action in December following two back operations. That
:23:23. > :23:50.is all over now. He has also been ordered to pay the
:23:51. > :23:55.President just under 2000 euros. His lawyer says the comedian will
:23:56. > :23:59.appeal. TRANSLATION: The court has made a very dire technical error. It
:24:00. > :24:03.sees the entire thing as art but then it starts to prohibit certain
:24:04. > :24:07.sentences from it and that is against article five of our
:24:08. > :24:11.constitution, the freedom of art. One cannot cut out certain parts of
:24:12. > :24:14.the painting because they bother you so I am confident we will win in the
:24:15. > :24:20.next court, the federal High Court of justice. We have heard a lot
:24:21. > :24:25.about fake news recently but what about false publicity? That is what
:24:26. > :24:29.the head of Lithuania's tourist department has done, using these
:24:30. > :24:33.pictures as part of a publicity campaign. But if you look closely,
:24:34. > :24:37.none of the pictures are actually from Lithuania but from Finland and
:24:38. > :24:43.Slovakia. She has had to resign and this is what the Prime Minister
:24:44. > :24:49.said. TRANSLATION: I think the situation that we have is not
:24:50. > :24:53.normal. When we try to promote our country, these images were not from
:24:54. > :24:57.Lithuania, it is very strange. We paid huge amounts of money for these
:24:58. > :25:04.kinds of projects and I think in essence, it discredits the whole
:25:05. > :25:07.idea. You could say that (!) the Prime Minister showed he had a sense
:25:08. > :25:11.of humour by posting this picture on his Facebook page and captioning it
:25:12. > :25:16.as the new Lithuanian government headquarters. You can actually see
:25:17. > :25:20.if you look closely that it is in fact the EU building in Brussels. We
:25:21. > :25:25.have some more pictures to show you quickly.
:25:26. > :25:27.A dramatic flow of lava has reappeared and is shooting
:25:28. > :25:35.You can see huge explosions in the sea water as the molten rock
:25:36. > :25:38.spews out in what is known as a "fire hose."
:25:39. > :25:40.It's impressive to look at, but it's also extremely dangerous,
:25:41. > :25:43.and geologists are warning sightseers to stay away.
:25:44. > :25:45.The lava flow here actually began on New Year's Eve,
:25:46. > :25:48.but was cut off last week after a cliff collapsed
:25:49. > :25:58.Do get in touch on Twitter and we will see you soon.