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. president trump says the us will withdraw from a nuclear agreement with russia, insisting moscow had violated the deal. hundreds of central american migrants are trying to cross into mexico after police blocked their march towards the united states. and millions of afghans vote in parliamentary elections which have been marred by violence. 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 in turkey at the consulate, the saudi consulate. and 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 for it? 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 saudi journalist and filmmaker safa al ahmad. we spoke this time last week. did you actually think that this would be the explanation that would

emerge, a fistfight in the body handed over? no, not at all, actually. all of the millions npr that the saudi government has spent four years on such an occasion, and this is all they can come up with, is actually quite sad. what do you think explains it? does it lie the fa ct think explains it? does it lie the fact that there is panic in riyadh? i'm sure there is panic but there is also a high degree of hubris on the saudi government's side. they, i think, must know, and history has proven that time and time again, that the united states in the uk are not really going to hold them responsible for this, and they are going to find a way out for them. responsible for this, and they are going to find a way out for themm terms of the united states, president trump's, you know, reaction, has veered between promising very severe consequences to saying that the explanations are credible, and talking about trade.

right, and this is why very few people actually think that the united states is going to hold saudi arabia accountable for the murder of jamal khashoggi. i mean, it was like lie after lie after lie, and i think the onus of responsibility also lies with the turkish government, that has been leaking information all week, with truly gruesome details, and it's up to them as well, now, to release the fact is, the video, the audio, whatever proof they have of how he was killed. i think the least they owe it to the family of jamal khashoggi, who i cannot even imagine what they have been going through for the past couple of weeks, with all of this information that has been leaking, and no one is talking to them directly, and they don't know what has happened to him. i think it is cruel and unusual punishment, what they are doing the jamal khashoggi's family. yes, personal tragedy wrapped up in international intrigue, it must be quite an ordeal for them. international intrigue, it must be quite an ordealfor them. one of international intrigue, it must be quite an ordeal for them. one of the big bits of reaction from the lost

four hours was senator lindsey graham, a republican who was very hostile to the explanation that came out of riyadh. do you think we are beginning to see the beginnings of a change in attitude towards washington — riyadh relations?” hope so. i think it is the responsibility of congress, as well, to give up the pressure, by partisan pressure, on the white house, to force them to make an independent investigation into what happened. because i think it is... i think it is laughable that they are expecting that the saudi government is going to investigate itself and come with clarity and transparency as they are claiming forjamal, and that they are going to have anything independent that will hold the real culprits responsible for this. and so culprits responsible for this. and soi culprits responsible for this. and so i think we all hope that congress will keep up the pressure on this. because, i mean, lindsey graham, senator chris murphy, i mean, across—the—board they senator chris murphy, i mean, across—the—boa rd they have senator chris murphy, i mean, across—the—board they have been saying this, but how long will they

saying this, but how long will they say this when they think the story has cooled down osemwegie semi eboigbe i mean, it is... time will tell. but even in the uk, with the deal, for example, there are clear indicators and very few people were held responsible for it. so sadly the west is at a very bad track record on holding the saudis responsible. there is another player in this, of course, and that is turkey. we keep on getting these lea ks turkey. we keep on getting these leaks saying that there will be audio, there is audio. how much faith do you have that they are going to reveal the truth after a thorough investigation? well, i think the fear is that there will be a deal between the saudis and the turks that. them from presenting their evidence. but they claimed for over a week now that they have, and so over a week now that they have, and so this is the truth here. is jamal ‘s death going to be a political deal simply between the saudis and the turks? time will only tell, but

iam not the turks? time will only tell, but i am not optimistic at all. we will have to leave it there, but good to talk to you again. thank you. donald trump says the us is planning to 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 breaching the agreement. here is our north america correspondent chris buckler. hope it was a m deal when it was produced. but the us has insisted that russia has abandoned the treaty. president trump now says that he is no longer prepared to let the kremlin violate an agreement that america has honoured. russia has violated the agreement. they

have been violating it for many yea rs, have been violating it for many years, andi have been violating it for many years, and i don't know why president obama didn't negotiate or pull out. and we are not going to let them violate the nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons, and we are not allowed to. we are the ones that have stayed in the agreement, and we have honoured the agreement, and we have honoured the agreement, but russia has not, u nfortu nately, agreement, but russia has not, unfortunately, honoured the agreement. so we are going to terminate the agreement, we are going to pull out. is national security adviser, john bolton, is holding meetings in moscow at the start of the week, and he is expected to tell russian leaders that the us is withdrawing from the treaty. 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 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 trekked 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 we'll be here. it's not fair. it has been a heartbreaking time for some. we met linder, who got split up from his 13—year—old son five days ago, and hasn't seen him since. translation: i'm 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 mexican gate has remained shut, and with living conditions here on 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, central american 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're sad because we thought we'd make it to the us. when you come from poverty, you try to be optimistic, but it's been difficult. we are returning to suffering. for some americans, the sight 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 for an answer. we saw some of the hundreds who had decided to cross into mexico by boat, determined and desperate enough to continue theirjourney 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 to be 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 other people are even starting now from honduras to come here, so the caravan isjust 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: in london, it is estimated 600,000 protestors joined a march calling for a referendum on the final brexit deal. the event has been organised by the people's vote campaign, who say 500,000 people have come from all over the united kingdom. 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. a presidential candidate in georgia has been detained by police for handing out cannabis joints at a rally. zurab japaridze is running on a libertarian and pro—legalisation platform. he called his actions an act of civil disobedience and demanded the right to legally buy and grow marijuana in the southern caucasus nation. the election will be held on 28 october. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: peeling

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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 says the us plans to withdraw from a nuclear agreement with russia, insisting moscow had violated the deal. it's now been confirmed at least 59 people died after being run down by a speeding train during a hindu festival on friday. it's india's worst rail disaster this year. eliza philippidis reports.

this man will not be coming home to his wife again. he was just one of the thousands celebrating the festival marking the triumph of good over evil. families and friends were out watching a burning effigy of the demon kin as part of the festivities on friday when the train ploughed straight through them. watching the fireworks from the train tracks, he, like so many others, did not hear the fast approaching train. grieving relatives have been scouring the bloodied fields for anything their loved ones left behind. but anger is growing at the authorities over why the festival was allowed to be held so the festival was allowed to be held so close to the train tracks. translation: when they have to get

boats —— voter: and beg from home to home. they did not come to see that oui’ home. they did not come to see that our children had died. we should get justice. local hospitals were overwhelmed with the number of people needing treatment. they quickly ran out of space for the dead and were forced to leave somebody is outside police now say bodies were so badly dismembered that it will take days to identify many of the victims. india's railway board has denied responsibility for the accident and the killing of those rundown by the train. so far, the punjab chief minister has declined to comment on the likely reason behind the accident that says he is committed to finding out what happened. we are announcing a magisterial enquiry and a commissioner who will hold the

magisterial enquiry and give us a report within four weeks. the disaster near amritsar in the north of the country has led to new demands for safety reforms to india's accident plagued railway system which records thousands of deaths each year. the government says they keep fares low for the 23 million passengers who use the network daily. but after decades of underinvestment, critics say this has left public safety at risk. 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. earlier i spoke with david sedney — former us deputy assistant secretary of defence for afghanistan and currently a senior associate at the centre for strategic and international studies. i asked if he viewed the elections so far as a success. i think overall it's on the side of success. the level of violence that you discussed, that you mentioned, is certainly tragic.

but in afghan terms, it's actually less than most people expected, and everyday violence in afghanistan. it was more violent, but not by orders of magnitude. some people thought there 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 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, general abdul raziq, three days ago.

in that province, if the elections are not carried out, there 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 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 election? 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 were a number of instances where people using it didn't have the training, and that delayed the opening of polls in a number of places, sometimes by many hours. i think, by and large, it's 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. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. australia's governing coalition has lost its one seat parliamentary majority after a by—election in sydney. independent candidate kerryn phelps comfortably won the wentworth seat, which has historically been held by the centre—right liberals. the previous mp was the former prime minister malcolm turnbull, who was ousted by his colleagues in august. the defeat suggests the liberal party will face major challenges in next may's national election. a us lotteryjackpot has reached the record sum of $1.6 billion after months without a winner. the prize, known as mega millions,

has been growing sincejuly. the next chance of drawing the six lucky numbers will be on tuesday. the duke and duchess of sussex have opened the fourth invictus games tournament in sydney as part of their tour of australia and new zealand. prince harry used a speech at the event to talk of his joy at his wife's pregnancy. the games were started by the prince in 2014 and will see injured service personnel from 18 countries compete in 11 sports over 8 days. a giant mural that's not been seen for nearly a century — has been uncovered in rome. ‘bal tic tac‘ — by the italian painter giacamo balla — was found on the ground floor of a building owned by the bank of italy. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. art can appear at in the most mundane of paces did it behind the

walls of this fairly non—descript building, something from the past, and the future. this mural, called bal tic tac, a riot of red and blue and yellow was created to adorn the entrance of a popularjazz cafe in the 1920s. when the cafe closed, the mural was covered up in the building went on to become a lighting shop and then a bank. translation:” wouldn't hesitate to define this as an archaeological discovery of something modern. we knew it had been hit we thought it was com pletely lost. been hit we thought it was completely lost. on the contrary, it was still there, the freshness of the artist ‘s work. was still there, the freshness of the artist 's work. that artist was giacomo balla. he was part of the futurist movement. his work embraced modernity and addicted light, movement and speed. translation:

modernity and addicted light, movement and speed. translatiosz tic tac by giacomo balla was considered completely lost except for some pictures and sketches made by the artist. the survival of the mural under decades of paint and wallpaper has been described as miraculous. it will now be restored and become part of a museum that should open at the end of 2021. and then people will be able to see this artistic miracle for themselves. a fireworks display in southern england is to be postponed because a beluga whale has taken up residence in the river thames. the whale was first spotted in the river east of london on september 25. the fireworks were due to be set off from a barge that the local council says that the safety of whale must ta ke says that the safety of whale must take priority. 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. bye— bye. 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 has been international condemnation after riyadh said

mr khashoggi died as a result of a fist fight. donald trump says the us is planning to 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 breaching the agreement. hundreds of central american migrants are trying to cross into mexico after police blocked their march towards the united states. thousands were left stranded after mexican police stopped them from entering the country on friday. now on bbc news, dateline london.