welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: international condemnation after saudi arabia admits the missing journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in its consulate in turkey. hundreds of central american migrants are trying to cross into mexico, after police blocked their march towards the united states. several million afghans have voted in parliamentary elections which have been marred by violence. kidnappers release one of africa's richest people. tanzanian billionaire mohammed dewji was in captivity for more than a week. turkey says it will reveal all details about the killing

of journalist jamal khashoggi, after saudi arabia admitted for the first time he had been killed in its consulate in istanbul. saudi state television reported that he died in a fight. turkish officials said he had been deliberately killed. our diplomatic affairs correspondent james robbins reports. after 2.5 weeks of denial, saudi arabia is changing its story. state tv announced the admission that jamal khashoggi was killed by its officials. translation: the discussions that took place between him and the individuals that met with him during his presence in the saudi consulate in istanbul led to an argument and fist fight with jamal khashoggi, which led to his death. that is also the admission of a big saudi lie — previous insistence that the journalist didn't just walk

into the consulate, he left safely too. many believe the killing could only have happened with the permission of saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman, and that the new story of a fight rather than premeditated murder is designed to shield him. president trump, who has been torn between criticising the saudis and protecting business with them, now appears willing to accept the new saudi explanation as credible. they've arrested, just for the people at the table, a large number of people having to do with what took place at the consulate, the saudi consulate. it's a big first step. it's only a first step but it's a big first step. do you consider it credible, their explanation? i do, i do. but many disagree, including within his own republican party. senator lindsey graham said... so will the saudi admissions and arrests solve britain's dilemma

— how to respond? hardly. the government is committed to uphold a world order based on rules, but it doesn't want to inflict too much damage on saudi partnerships it values enormously. the foreign office confined initial reaction to a short statement. it begins... but don't expect action before turkey publishes some of its evidence. turkish officials have suggested a grotesque sequence of torture and killing inside the saudi consulate. turkey is promising to reveal all its findings. james robbins, bbc news. live now to washington, where we can talk to karen attiah, global opinions editor at the washington post and close friend of jamal khashoggi. thank you very much for coming on

bbc world news. among all the international manoeuvrings, it is easy for us who didn't know him to forget that a man has been killed and a life has been taken. could you just tell us what kind of a man was mrjamal khashoggi? yes, jamal was a kind, very gentle, very sort of determined man, though. he was extremely passionate about his writing. i mean, in his first piece for the post, shortly after we were able to find him and recruit him to write for us, he said that the situation in saudi arabia pained him. he told me that in ourfirst e—mail exchange, and that it pained him to have to write about what was happening in the kingdom under crown prince mohammad bin salman. at the

same time, you know, in our discussions, conversations, what shone through was that he really cared. he really cared about saudi arabia and wanted to use his work to — yes, to highlight the injustices, people to highlight people who had been rounded up and put into prisons u nfa i rly been rounded up and put into prisons unfairly without due process or discussion or debate. but he supported a number of mohammad bin salman‘s social reforms. the ability for women to drive, finally. he is... he wanted some sort of economic reforms to come for saudi arabia's population, many of whom live in absolute poverty. so for me, in the year that we worked together, he was just very, you know, energetic about having the opportunity to finally be free to write what he wanted to write after being kicked out of so many media houses and newspapers and being

silenced for so long. so that is why, you know, the fact that he has finally been silenced in this horrific way is... is so utterly painful. in the tragedy is that he was embarking on a new chapter in his life in istanbul, with an engagement, as well. yes, absolutely. i think the first thing he told me when we met was that the pressure is on him, his decision to speak out and to be a thorn in the side of the saudi authorities cost him his previous marriages. and so in the last months, he did seem relaxed. he seemed like he was settling in a little bit to his new life, and lifestyle, i suppose. settling in a little bit to his new life, and lifestyle, isuppose. he was travelling back and forth between istanbul, london and the us, moving to washington. so he seemed happy. he seemed happy and energetic, not somebody who seemed

like he was under some sort of imminent physical threat. karen, just turning to the investigation, how confident are you we are going to get the truth, given what is obviously going on behind the scenes between washington on turkey and riyadh? first of all, i am confident in the resolve to push aggressively for all answers and accountability on all sides, we have done that from day one. obviously, you know, saudi arabia for its part has lied to the world were 17 days, and has produced no evidence of any of their claims, whether it was jamal walking out of the consulate after 20 minutes, to now this new attempt to cover up, frankly, that he died in a fist

fight. you know, the explanations are almost insulting. and we are all obviously anxiously awaiting to see what turkey will do, and how turkey will respond. but i think we are urging and hopeful that the us government will pursue this to the fullest of their abilities, whether thatis fullest of their abilities, whether that is making sure that intelligence reports onjamal in this case will be available to those who have congressional oversight over these matters, to possible sanctions, to suspension or cancellation of arms deals. so that is something we are aggressively pursuing and pushing for. 0k, karen. we appreciate you coming on during what is no doubt a difficult time for you and all the team at the

washington post. thank you very much. thank you, duncan. hundreds of central american migrants have used rafts and boats to cross the river marking the border between guatemala and mexico in an attempt to continue theirjourney to the united states. thousands of people were left stranded on the frontier bridge after mexican police stopped them entering the country on friday. aleem maqbool reports. it isa it is a bridge that for the white house is now an immigration battlefield. straddling guatemala and mexico, it is currently home to thousands of migrants who have tracked from honduras, all wanting to get to the us. they still have to get through mexico, which is not letting them in, president trump has described this convoy as an assault on the us, an onslaught of criminals. we plead to donald trump, this woman tells me. may god soften his heart so we can enter the us. children are sleeping on the floor, and we don't know how long will be

here. it's not fair. it has been a heartbreaking time for some. we met this man who got split up from his son five days ago and hasn't seen him since. translation: i am upset andi him since. translation: i am upset and i don't know what to do. should i continue, and hope he arrives, or should i turn back? i need him so much. they have all been risking the dangers, desperate for a better life in the states. well, small numbers of people have been allowed across the border, but for the most part the border, but for the most part the mexican gate has remained shut, and with living conditions here on the bridge getting more difficult, we are seeing the bridge getting more difficult, we are seeing many the bridge getting more difficult, we are seeing many trying other means of trying to get the mexico. after a week of threats from washington, centralamerican governments have come to an agreement to transport people back to their home country for free if they sign up. reluctantly, nearly

600 have already put their names forward. translation: we are sad because we thought we would make it to the us. when you come from poverty, you try to be optimistic, but it has been difficult. we are returning to suffering. for some americans, the site of migrants giving up is a welcome one. for others, it is an embarrassment that their country, built on the idea of taking in those seeking prosperity, now delights in turning them away. but some migrants just won't take no foran but some migrants just won't take no for an answer. we saw some of the hundreds who had decided to cross into mexico by boat, determined and desperate enough to continue their journey to the usa by any means. the bbc‘s ana gabriela rojas is at the border. she said that many have made it across the mexican border, and plans for the caravan to progress to the us are underway. the situation has evolved a lot in the last couple of hours.

actually, some groups of migrants were already tired of waiting in the line on the border with mexico, so theyjust crossed themselves into — sorry, from guatemala to mexico, so they crossed by the river. there were some scenes of panic, because some people were drowning, some people didn't know how to swim. the river has a lot of current these days. but finally hundreds, we don't know how many, but it's more than 1,000, for sure, i feel in this part, trying to organise what is the next step for this part of the caravan, that now is separated. now one part is still waiting on the bridge, to pass through the authorities. the other part is here, organising to see how will they continue. they are saying so far they might continue walking towards the us. apparently some of the people

are even starting now from honduras to come here, so the caravan is just becoming bigger and bigger. more people are willing to travel now that they know that so many people are on the move. let's get some of the day's other news: president trump has confirmed that the united states will withdraw from a nuclear agreement with russia. the treaty required both countries to get rid of short— and intermediate—range missiles, but washington has accused the kremlin of breeching the deal. russia is accused of developing missiles which could be used against european nato countries. the brazilian authorities say the federal police will investigate huge amounts of fake news on social media regarding this month's presidential runoff election. it is alleged that supporters of the far—right presidential front—runner, jair bolsonaro, used whatsapp to spread

disinformation targeting his left—wing opponent fernando haddad. mr bolsonaro's team has denied any wrongdoing. several million afghans have voted in parliamentary elections, the first to be organised entirely by the government since 2001. polling stations which could not open on saturday plan to do so on sunday. but the elections have been marred by violence, as sekunder kermani reports from kabul. david sedney served as the us deputy assistant secretary of defence for afghanistan. he is currently a senior associate at the centre for strategic and international studies. i wonder, in terms of afghan elections, where does this one is it so elections, where does this one is it so far? success or failure, elections, where does this one is it so far? success orfailure, given the level of violence? i think overall it is on the side of success. the level of violence that you discussed, that you mentioned,

is certainly tragic, but in afghan terms, it is actually less than most people expected, and every day is violet in afghanistan. it was more violent, but not by orders of magnitude. some people thought they would be much larger amounts of violence. in terms of the elections overall, the large turnout, especially in areas where afghans still want to have their voices heard, want to vote, have hope that the system will work for them, the problems with technologies, new technology, taking place, in organisation, detracted somewhat from that. but i think overall right now it looks like a success. there area now it looks like a success. there are a couple of caveats to that, however. the first is, as you mentioned, some elections will be held tomorrow, and in the key province of kandahar, the elections will not be held until next week, because of the assassination of the local strongman three days ago. that

province, the elections —— if the elections are not carried out there it will be a big blow to the government, so it will be a big blow to the government, so we it will be a big blow to the government, so we will have to see on that. and the other thing is in the past, corruption has occurred in the past, corruption has occurred in the counting and reporting. that ta kes pla ce the counting and reporting. that takes place in the days after the election. so everyone will be keeping a sharp eye on the counting and reporting procedures, to see if there has been an improvement over some of the corruption and fraud there has been in the past. but in terms of overall turnout and the spirit of the country, right now the balance is on the side of success. what are your thoughts on the organisation of the? because the authorities had tried to introduce new technology to this election, haven't they? they did, and that new technology was widely used. there we re technology was widely used. there were a number of instances where people using it didn't have the training, and that delayed the opening of polls in the number of places, sometimes by many hours. i think by and large it is still a greater sense of confidence in the

elections, based on what i have heard so far anyway. the new technology was more successful than that, and if that continues to be the case, that will actually be a plus for the upcoming presidential elections in the spring, which are actually much more important for the future of the country than the parliamentary elections that took place today. good to have your analysis. thank you very much. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: hundreds of thousands of protesters march through london demanding a referendum on the uk government's final brexit deal. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn and, as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion —

in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain but, as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long, taxis home one last time. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there's been international condemnation after saudi arabia admits the missing journalist jamal khashoggi was killed in its consulate in istanbul. president trump is still stressing america's strong bonds with riyadh. hundreds of migrant families

travelling across central america to the us are using rafts to try to get across mexico's southern border. here in the uk, huge crowds have marched in london to demand a referendum on the terms of britain's withdrawal from the european union. organisers from the group called people's vote said 700,000 people took part. pro—leave groups dismissed the protest, saying people had already expressed their will in the brexit referendum. more now from our political correspondent, chris mason. they came from every corner of the uk and beyond. it's a campaign that wants what it calls a people's vote — in other words, another referendum. what do we want? all: people's vote! when do we want it? all: now! there were some political faces you mightjust recognise here, but the vast majority were ordinary people still deeply angry about brexit.

it's all been lies from the start and it needs a second vote. we need a second vote to get us out of this mess! to what extent can today persuade people who voted a different way from you to vote a different way in future, if there was another vote? i'm not sure that today will. it's seeing the politicians making a complete mess of the negotiations that will persuade them. in the first vote, we thought the brexiteers knew what they were doing. now we know they couldn't organise a party in a party shop. i feel really strongly that, you know, people particularly where i'm from in the north didn't vote to lose jobs, didn't vote to close factories, and i think that it's right to make it clear to people that that is the consequence of what they voted for. more than anything, i was born in 1982, i feel more european than i do british, in some ways. so, on a personal level, i feel like my identity is being lost. a noisy walk in the autumn sunshine ended, for those at the front, at least, in parliament square,

where some celebrities... hello, london! ..and politicians from a range of parties addressed the crowd. let the message ring out loudly and clearly today. it's time for this vital issue to be taken out of the hands of politicians in westminster. there's no doubting this is a big march, there's no doubting the passion of those taking part, but their demand for another referendum collides with the government's opposition to one. they hope, though, with politics as turbulent as it is at the moment, anything is possible. good morning, everybody. the march in london wasn't the only brexit—related event today, though. here in harrogate, in north yorkshire, a much smaller gathering, but one of a series from leave campaigners. that's our message — get on with it. fulfil your promises to us. you said if we voted to leave, it would happen. it needs to. and some ukip supporters decided

to take their pro—brexit argument to the anti—brexit march in london. they were not well received. it shows how thick you are — you don't know... it was a reminder, not that it's needed, that the divisions, anger and open hostilities provoked by the referendum have not gone away. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. the independent candidate kerryn phelps comfortably won the weight we re phelps comfortably won the weight were the seat in sydney, australia, which has been traditionally been a liberal safe seat. its previous minister was the former prime minister malcom turnbull ousted

earlier in the year. mega millions and has been growing sincejuly. the next chance of showing the sixth lucky numbers will be on tuesday. kidnappers have released one of africa's richest people. tanzanian billionaire mohammed dewji was in captivity for more than a week. it's unclear if a ransom was paid. rhodri davies has more. these are the remnants of a personal and national ordeal. in an upmarket area of dar es salaam, police were searching the scene where africa's youngest billionaire was released. mohammed dewji was set free early morning after ten days of captivity. he was unharmed apart from some bruises on his hands and legs. mohammed dewji broke the news himself on his company's twitter account, saying:

and while the kidnappers remain at large, they received a warning. translation: our country is safe and will continue to be safe. these people will be punished according to the law. we must bring an end to this. we can't let the kidnappers get away with this or they'll simply try again. dead or alive, we'll be happy either way. these people are our enemies. and in a country with high levels of street crime and poverty, the kidnapping of someone with so many friends stands out. dewji's family were able to offer a $4a0,000 reward for information leading to his rescue. that's after armed gunmen abducted him at one of the city's hotels as he arrived for a morning work—out. known locally as ‘mo', dewji is said to be worth $5 billion

known locally as ‘mo', dewji is said to be worth $1.5 billion and his companies employ more than 22,000 tanzanians. so, his release has settled an ease for many in the country, even if it's still unclear whether a ransom was paid and what it's still unknown where the kidnappers are. a fireworks display in southern england is to be postponed because a beluga whale has taken up residence in the river thames. the whale, nicknamed benny, was first spotted in the river, near gravesend, east of london, on the 25th of september. the fireworks were due to be set off from a barge in the thames, but the local council says that benny's safety must take priority. you are watching bbc news. hello.

for much of england and wales, saturday was a day of blue skies and sunshine. barely a cloud in the sky here in north yorkshire on saturday afternoon. as ever, there were some differences. western parts of scotland saw some mist, hill fog, patchy light rain and drizzle, and here's yet another contrast. with the help of the fern effect and some sunshine, aberdeenshire and moray saw temperatures around 20 celsius. now, through sunday, we've got a cold front slipping its way south and eastwards, some persistent rain across northern and western scotland, northern ireland through the morning. as it moves into northern england, the midlands and wales, the rain tends to fizzle out. so we're just left with really a band of cloud and the odd spot of rain. some sunshine following on behind.a few showers for the far north of scotland, where it will be increasingly windy. ahead of our band of cloud, light winds, still some sunshine across southern and south—eastern england. and so here, we'll see temperatures up to 18 or 19 celsius, one last day of autumn warmth, and quite widely, 1a to 17 celsius on sunday. now, through sunday evening, here's our band of cloud continuing

to weaken as itjourneys south and eastwards, we'll see some clearer skies developing as we go into monday morning. more of a breeze, some drier air, so mist and fog shouldn't be too much of a problem first thing on monday morning. and we'll all notice a dip in the temperature, particularly across northern ireland, northern england and scotland where temperatures will be getting closer to freezing. so, as we start the new working week, we've got this area of high pressure building, but notice this squeeze in the isobars. that's going to continue to bring some very strong winds to northern and western scotland, gusts of 50 to 60 miles an hour through the early hours of monday morning. further outbreaks of rain. but away from here, further south across scotland into northern ireland, much of england and wales, we're going to start the new week with plenty of sunshine. a cooler feel, though. we've got a brisker northerly wind. so, compared to the highs of 19 or 20 celsius, it's going to be more like 12 to 1a celsius on monday afternoon. it's a similar sort of day on tuesday. we've still got this area of high pressure, it's a really dominant feature through much of next week. still some windy conditions

to the far north of scotland and some outbreaks of rain, and it looks like some of that rain could just filter a little bit further southwards down towards the central belt, maybe towards the borders on thursday. more cloud around for northern ireland and the far north of england. but elsewhere, further south across england and wales, once again, there'll be a good deal of sunshine, but a brisker north or north—westerly wind with temperatures again just 12 to 1a celsius. so, to sum up the week ahead, away from the far north of scotland, it's looking mainly dry, there'll be some sunshine, but it is likely to turn colder by next weekend. and this is bbc news, the headlines turkey has promised to reveal every detail about the killing of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, who died inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. there's been international condemnation after riyadh said mr khashoggi died as a result of a fist—fight. hundreds of central american

migrants have used boats to cross the border between what a mother and mexico —— between what amal —— guatemala. one report though says dozens of women and children among the migrants, who are mostly from honduras, will now be allowed into mexico. several million afghans have voted in parliamentary elections, the first to be organised entirely by the government since 2001. polling stations which could not open on saturday plan to do so on sunday. on the fourth day of their tour of australia, prince harry