will to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: saudi arabia's foreign minister describes the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi as murder, but insists his death was not part of a high—level plot. the individuals who did this, were outside this authority. there obviously was a tremendous mistake made. australian prime minister scott morrison is to say sorry on behalf of the nation to thousands of child sexual abuse survivors. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. taiwan's worst rail disaster in three decades leaves at least 18 people dead and more than 170 injured. and, is this the world's biggest cave hall? explorers find this giant grotto in a sinkhole in southern china. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.

it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in riyadh, where saudi arabia's foreign minister has described the death ofjamal khashoggi as ‘murder‘. in an interview with us television he insisted that people would be held to account for what he said was ‘a criminal act'. turkey's president says he will reveal the truth of what happened on tuesday. here's our diplomatic correspondent james robbins. new pictures have now emerged of jamal khashoggi walking towards the saudi consulate in istanbul, and towards his death. more and more countries are now demanding the truth, the whole truth. the saudi explanation that he died in a fist fight has been all but rejected by many governments, and where is his body? europe's three major powers have now come together to condemn the killing in the strongest possible terms. their joint statement says. .. the foreign office is pleased that

europe's key powers have spoken with a single voice, but tonight britain is under additional pressure to suspend weapons sales to the saudis. chancellor angela merkel has taken a lead and called a halt to germany's arms exports. translation: although they are limited, i agree with those who say arms sales cannot take place in the current circumstances. and saudi arabia is changing its story again. now admitting mr khashoggi was murdered in the consulate, but still their foreign minister insists his government doesn't know where the journalist's body is.

we are determined to uncover every stone, we are determined to find out all the facts, and we are determined to punish those who are responsible for this murder. the world is waiting for turkey's president erdogan. his police and security services are leading the investigation and have already leaked stories of torture and murder. the president says he will reveal more on tuesday. translation: we are seeking justice and this incident will be entirely revealed, entirely. why did 15 people come to istanbul? why were 18 people arrested? this must be revealed in detail. so, will the slowly unfolding story increase suspicions about the role of this man, saudi arabia's crown prince mohammad bin salman? many people insist he must have authorised the targeting of his most influential critic, jamal khashoggi.

and will major powers, including britain, really punish saudi arabia, a key energy supplier and a big spender too? most governments are delaying, waiting for more facts. they may not have much longer to wait. james robbins, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. president ghani has thanked afghans for voting in parliamentary elections despite threats from the taliban. more than 2,500 candidates, including many women, are vying for 250 seats. but violence has caused some disruption. here's secunder kermani in kabul with more. there have been dozens upon dozens of attacks across afghanistan, over the past two days, but most of them had been fairly small scale and there has not been quite the disruption to the elections that many feared there would be especially when you bear in mind that a lot of people in afghanistan until quite recently thought there was a good chance these election would have to be delayed. in terms of what happens next, we are not expecting to get final officially confirmed results until december, previous elections in afghanistan,

the results have been fiercely disputed with widespread allegations of fraud and there are fears that the same could happen again. also making news this hour: taiwan's leader has described the derailment of a passenger train as a major tragedy after it left eighteen people dead. nearly 170 were injured in the accident which happened in north west taiwan. we'll have a full report on this a little later in the programme. anger is growing in northern india at the authorities‘ response to a train disaster on friday that killed 61 people during the religious festival of dusshera. police used batons to disperse protesters from blocking railway tracks in amritsar where the accident happened. hundreds of people took part in the protest saying there was no proper help for those affected. china's top representative governing the chinese territory of macau has died after falling from a tall building. beijing released a statement saying that zheng xiaosong had been suffering from depression, implying he had killed himself. mr zheng served as the liaison between the chinese government

and the casino hub of macau, a former portuguese colony. the olympic sprint champion usain bolt has been offered a professional football contract by australian side central coast mariners. the 32—year—old jamaican, who retired from athletics in 2017, has been on trial with the a—league club. he scored two goals in his debut during a friendly, but was not in the mariners squad for the first game of their season on sunday. hundreds of child sexual abuse survivors are gathering in australia's capital, canberra, to hear a national apology, which will be given by prime minister scott morrison. it follows a five—year inquiry which found tens of thousands of children had been abused in schools, churches, orphanages and other institutions. joining me now from canberra,

where the prime minister's apology is scheduled to take place, is our correspondent hywel griffith. it's a very momentous occasion for this nation. some people have travelled from across australia to be here today for this moment. the apology was one of the recommendations from the five—year longueuil commission into his delusional child sex abuse. there some really harrowing evidence about this taking place in schools and care homes and sports clubs. so any different trusted organisations that killed tens of thousands of young people earlier on, i spoke to the her brother and sister were also victims of abuse. i started by asking her, what today signified for

her. the whole world will be watching. i don't think there's ever been a leader of a nation to say sorry to children who were sexually used in orphanages, children's home, mission and foster care and other places. it's really an important day for us. why is that? what more do survivors and caregivers want to? we want national day to include all forms of abuse and neglect, care neighbours who are abused, we were physically and psychologically abused, there —— there is more than one way to harm a child and those caregivers are feeling extremely intuitive. from this apology today. and they are depressed and angry, and there is much more work to be done. you know, the churches and charities who had a moral duty to us, they need to pay redress for all forms of abuse and child labour. how is that possess calling?

is it bureaucratic as a people say? it's traumatising, it's not victim focused. its institution focus. the federal government needs to help those applications forms and start all over again and the churches and charities and state government should not be eligible to receive our impact statements. and if the prime minister has moved on that position, the insurance companies are going to get them, and who wells will see our impact statements? will be handed back to the churches and tragedies? what the significance of that is and what will be on your mind when that apology is delivered? the significance is to commemorate those families were not alive to witness this day. we usually start off every meeting with one minute silence to

remember our brothers and sisters. and particularly remember my two siblings who were not here. my brother died at 69, he was in nine orphanages in this nation. and he died never getting justice, and never having a birthday party ever. and my sister died at 57. and it's notjust being sexually used, the crime of being sexually used, it's the destruction of our families. we lost our families, we lost our mothers, fathers. and nobody has cared about what happened the children in orphanages. hywel, what can we expect now in the coming hour? they can deliver the apology, it

would be interesting to see what the tone of that is, the apology around a decade ago to the survivors of the stolen generation and the apology to aboriginal and indigenous australians may give something of a road map in terms of how to pitch that apology and of course for many, the hundreds that gathered inside and outside parliament it will be an emotional moment. as you heard there, people, they are not pleased with how other things are going, they are still concerned about that scheme and whether enough money is being given to abuse survivors, whether the process of accessing that money has been made really painful for them. that money has been made really painfulfor them. it's a issue of course it's very difficult, asjulia has led the world and how it's fronted and i think that dramatic process is continuing and will take the bait decades yet. you'll be

following all the latest developments, stay tuned the bbc. we'll be bringing you that statement live here in just we'll be bringing you that statement live here injust under an hour time you can see that full apology here on bbc world news. you can see that full apology here on bbc world news. the former soviet leader, mikhael gorbachev, who helped end the cold war, has condemned president trump's plan to withdraw from a nuclear weapons treaty, saying it must be preserved to save life on earth. america accuses russia of violating the agreement, which covers missiles which have a range of up to three and half thousand miles. moscow denies the claim. the executive director of international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons, beatrice fihn, gave me her reaction a little earlier. it's extremely concerning, this is really a n it's extremely concerning, this is really an attempt to go back to the cold war but a new much more dangerous situation. really paved the way for increasing modernisation

programmes and really unleash new nuclear weapons and that these nuclear weapons and that these nuclear weapons. it's a dangerous situation. it's his word against the russians, they are denying claims, donald trump says they are. what other possible implications of having history default by the wayside? whether or not they have violated the treaty is no reason to pull out, it needs russia open to do whatever they want now, there's no control any more. so it's really an own goalfor the control any more. so it's really an own goal for the united control any more. so it's really an own goalfor the united states. it puts the lives of americans at risk. it put europe at risk. these missiles are meant to be used, so it's really not a question for the united states and russia, this is the safety of the continent. so it that she me dangerous and we could see how this could lead to huge investments even more so than there already are and the belief in the nuclear weapons are the way forward and it could be used in the

battlefields. the donald trump also pointed to china with regards to the treaty and said that they are not held accountable for what is happening in their country. what is china's position on this? well, china's position on this? well, china is a nuclear armed state, instead of blaming china, the united states jet —— sent in by janet at the table. this is showing complete disregard for norms and democracy and they could solve a global problem. these countries, russia, china, the us instead look at the treaty of the countries and joined these multilateral international legal efforts in dissolving the problems of nuclear weapons. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... thousands of migrants start making their way through mexico towards the us — after evading mexican attempts to stop them at the border with guatemala. also on the programme...

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friends we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service and aircraft that has enthralled its admirers for so long taxis home one last time. . this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. saudi arabia's foreign minister has described the killing of journalist jamal khashog—jee as murder, and insisted that crown prince mohammed bin salman had no prior knowledge of the operation that resulted in his death. australian prime minister scott morrison is to say sorry on behalf of the nation to thousands of child sexual abuse survivors. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. and we begin with the south china morning post which gives the chinese angle

to the us pulling out of a nuclear pact with russia. it quotes analysts who say that beijing is the us' real target, as washington wants to build up its military power against it. meanwhile, the financial times‘s front page has a warning from one investment bank about a relentless sell off of japanese stocks — as the baby boomer generation dies. the bank estimates that as 80% of inherited shares are being sold, and the selling pressure could intensify until 2040. and finally the japan times has a question for locals — ‘what season is it?‘ we told you the story on friday — the country's famous cherry blossom, which usually blooms in spring, has been flowering across the nation this autumn, due to warm air and saltwater that was brought by typhoons. at least 18 people have been killed and more than 160 are injured in a train derailment

in northern taiwan's yee—lan county. 366 passengers were riding on the eight—carriage train when it came off the tracks near xinma station. rescuers have brought out all of the passengers after searching for hours well into the night. the accident is the deadliest seen in the country in nearly three decades. cindy sui reports from taipei. lying off the tracks and on its side, this eight carriage train derailed so violently that it was left in a zigzag heap. the train was packed with 366 passengers, many of them heading home after a weekend away. some passengers managed to get out on their own, but many others could not escape. firefighters tried to get inside the carriages to find survivors but the task was made difficult because several carriages had been overturned. besides those confirmed killed and injured, rescuers spent hours trying to find

people feared to be still trapped inside. as night fell, they used flashlights to search inside in overturned carriages for any survivors. translation: i heard a loud bang and came running up. nearby residents were helping people get away and carry their luggage. then the ambulances arrived. we were directing ambulances to leave quickly for the hospital. the taiwan railway administration is investigating the cause of the derailment. officials say it is not clear if the accident was caused with a problem on the tracks or a train. local media reported that passengers have said the train has stalled a few times and then accelerated before it derailed. taiwan is also seeking answers as why it's extensive and heavily relied upon railway network

could have experienced such a serious accident. president trump has vowed to stop thousands of migrants, mostly from honduras, who are trying to get to the united states. the caravan of migrants crossed into guatemala earlier this month and have tried to enter southern mexico, many successfully. they now hope to head north, through mexico, and on to the united states. our correspondent aleem maqbool sent this report from the town of tapa—chula in mexico. there was no hiding the joy of these migrants as they surged past mexican police to continue their arduous journey north to america. we are now well inside mexico and in spite of the odds, in spite of being on the road for more than a week, getting past guatemalan security forces, having the gate shut in mexico,

these people are determined to keep going to theirjourney to get to the united states. pretty soon it had become clear how many people had made it across the borderfrom guatemala. all week donald trump has been demanding that mexico stop the migrants. for a while, further down the road, it look like riot police would try. we saw them form lines and hold up the convoy. and for a time the mood seemed tense. but nobody here seemed to think he was the end of their journey to the us. translation: we don't need cars and buses, i started walking eight days ago and will not stop here. we feel energised, says this man, we will keep going all the way to the usa. and suddenly, in a scene that will not go well at the white house...

the mexican police are given the order to stand down, return to their buses and allow the many hundreds of migrants to pass unhindered. over the weekend, it had looked like the mexican border might be impassable, with the gate closed and all the migrants stuck on the bridge from guatemala. the scale of this convoy having been revealed. after coming so far, getting stuck there was the breaking point for many, who took up offers from the guatemalan military to be bused back home. but we witnessed just how so many others avoided the authorities, their determination and obvious desperation to escape the lives they left behind in honduras, compelling them to take wraps across the border. translation: we are looking for luck in another country, because in our country, we have none.

this man tells us. although the united states promised over the generations has been to take in those seeking prosperity and a better life, a sight like this will horrify many americans. but despite all the warnings and threats, more migrants are still making their way here in the mexico to join the rest of this unwavering convoy. a chinese—british team of cavers have found a giant cave hall in a sinkhole in southern china — which they think could be the world's biggest. briony sour—den reports. from above, it's an impressive view. surrounded by steep cliffs, this 200—metre sinkhole in china's guangxi region is not an uncommon sight in the country's rugged landscape. but hidden beneath this one is what could be the world's tallest cave hall,

created because of collapses in the ground above. a team of experts used just a single rope for the slow descent, more than 118 metres deep into the sinkhole. from the bottom, they used 3—d technology to scan the caves and underground halls where they discovered a giant cave hall and corridor. at a50 metres high, it's big enough to fit the eiffel tower and a few olympic—sized swimming pools. a courtyard itself is a grand 150 metres tall. but as well as being the world's highest, it's also the thinnest with only a slim four metres between the roof of the cave and the road above. the cave is in fengshan county, already popular with tourists because of its mountains, countless caves and underground tunnels, many of which have remained unknown until now. experts say this cave is mostly intact and sediments are well

preserved, and they are hopeful that these discoveries will help them better understand how caves are formed in the area. briony sowden, bbc news. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita in london and i'm mariko oi in singapore. we'll be taking an look at the aviation industry and see how it's been dealing with the rising price of fuel. that's the net name for this deep sea that's the net name for this deep sea cucumber which has been filmed for the first time off of east antarctica. the marine creature has only been seen in the gulf of mexico previously and was captured in the southern ocean by cameras developed by australian researchers. quite extraordinary. stay with us, back with the headlines next. had someone in the sunshine this weekend but by

the end of the week things are looking much colder. more on that in a moment. slightly colder air behind sunday's cold front and north westerly wind as we go through monday. this area of high pressure isa dominant monday. this area of high pressure is a dominant feature but noticed this front is never too far away from the far north of scotland. it will bring outbreaks of rain through monday and i may filter down to the northern ireland but much of scotland, northern ireland and england and wales it a try and find started a new week. some spells of sunshine and a bit macleod trail western fringes through the afternoon. these are average when strengths through monday, some stronger gusts for northern and western scotland, 50 to 60 mph. it's a windy day and a cool day, ten or 11 celsius here in fact a cool day across the uk compared to the weekend with highs generally between 12 and 1a celsius. for most it stays dry for the evening overnight, turning to work its way southward particularly north and west of scotla nd particularly north and west of scotland and strong winds extending

down and further south it stays dry but quite breezy and all this combined and it won't be as cold tonight as the one just gone, those between five and 10 celsius. some more persistent rain for scotland, squeeze in the isobars and it still windy, northern ireland, and northern england seen some stronger winds compared to the weekend and some persistent rain, for northern and western scotland and getting across the aberdeen towards the borders, try here and install the sunshine. a bit more clouds and the rest of the sunshine and further south and east you are hoping temperatures up to 15 or 16 celsius. summer temperatures for the event that of scotland and 12 or 13 by the west. by the time we get to wednesday, our front has west. by the time we get to wednesday, ourfront has pulled west. by the time we get to wednesday, our front has pulled away so wednesday, our front has pulled away so it's looking mainly dry across much of scotland. one or two showers but they are really moist wind flows and that will generate more about midweek but it stays dry and there will be some spells of sunshine

coming through particularly across the eastern side of england and again temperatures 1a and 16 celsius but that mild air does not last for much longer, so be it starts to pull away as we go towards the weekend. this bunch of arctic air pushing its way southward so it's going to feel very much colder by friday and into the weekend with those strong and cold northerly winds and there's a chance you could see some snow over the oval scotland and northern england. goodbye. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story. saudi arabia's foreign minister has described the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi as murder. but insisted it was not ordered by the crown prince. the minister insisted that people would be held to account for what he said was ‘a criminal act'. turkey's president says he will reveal the truth of what happened on tuesday. the australian prime minister scott morrison is preparing to issue an apology on behalf of the nation to thousands who were sexually abused

as children in schools, churches and orphanages. and this video is trending on bbc dot com. the duchess of sussex is cutting back on her busy schedule on her royal tour of australia with prince harry after reportedly suffering from tiredness due to her pregnancy. monday's planned engagements include a visit to lake mckenzie and a walkabout on the kingfisher bay. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. were expecting that announcement, the apology