Malaysia's top court starts hearings against former PM Razak

Former Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak final appeal against a twelve year sentence related to a massive financial scandal has got underway. Newsday will speak to the BBC's South East Asia correspondent.

Also: a rare confession on camera by a Russian soldier who was deployed to Ukraine. The men say all soldiers came under pressure from Russian commanders at times with orders to target and sometimes kill members of the public.

Newsday will hear from Australia's capital where demands for former prime minister Scott Morrison to quit as a member of parliament become louder.

And Newsday will examine just how much control Donald Trump has over the Republican party.