this is bbc world news today. our top stories. a moment of rememberance as the leaders of france and germany mark the end of the first world war. france's president macron and germany's chancellor merkel meet at compiegne at the spot where the armistice was agreed 100 years ago. wildfires in california kill 11 people as firefighters battle to bring them under control and over a quarter of a million residents are forced to leave their homes. so i was just coming up the street to see my neighbours and i didn't realise my house had gone too. it's shocking! turkey says it has shared recordings relating to the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, with saudi arabia and several western countries. and why a british supermarket‘s christmas add highlighting the plight of the orangutang has

been banned on tv for being "too political". hello and welcome to world news today. sunday will mark 100 years since the signing of the armistice which ended the first world war. today's commemoration was focused on the place where that agreement was made at compiegne, about 70 km north of paris. president macron and chancellor merkel jointly signed a book of rememberance and observed a moment of silence for the fallen. angela merkel is the first german leader to visit the site in 78 years. james landale reports. 100 years ago, their nations were still at war. today, under a damp, grey sky, president macron of france and chancellor merkel of germany came to a forest clearing north

of paris where the great war finally came to an end. it was here in a secluded train carriage that the armistice was agreed, ending hostilities across europe. in a replica of that carriage, the two leaders sat where the allied and german delegations had negotiated the agreement, committing their nations once again to peace. these images are all the more poignant because the last german chancellor to walk these paths was adolf hitler, who came here to accept the surrender of france in world war ii, hoping to avenge the deal here two decades before. after the armistice was signed, the allied delegation came back here to the elysee palace, and according to one account, theyjoined hands and danced ring a ring 0' roses with the french prime minister.

it was not quite so cheerful there today. president trump arrived in paris saying it had been insulting of mr macron to say europe needed protecting from the united states. but today, they put on smiles for the cameras and agreed europe should do more to share the burden of its defence. it's unfair to have the european security today being assured just by the united states, and we need a much better burden sharing. i appreciate what you're saying about burden sharing. you know what my attitude's been. and we want a strong europe. it's very important to us to have a strong europe. but behind the smiles, the divisions remain. president macron wants the armistice centenary to be a reminder of the dangers of unchecked nationalism. but for the man standing next to him, it is a core belief that national interests should come first. the white house has defended a decision by president trump not

to attend a commemoration outside paris for us soldiers killed during world war i because of the weather mr trump was due to pay tribute at a ceremony at the aisne—marne american cemetery and memorial in belleau, about 85 km east of paris. but rain and cloud prevented his helicopter from travelling to the site. the united states was represented instead by the white house chief of staffjohn kelly, and gen joseph dunford, the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff, who travelled there by car. firefighters in california are continuing to battle the most destructive wildfires on record. entire towns have had to be evacuated and it's now known 11 people have died. authorities there have just given a press conference where they urged residents to heed warnings to evacuate their homes if necessary. we are still in los angeles county

and are five cities affected by this tragic fire under evacuation. that includes westla ke tragic fire under evacuation. that includes westlake village, hidden hills, calabasas, includes westlake village, hidden hills, cala basas, agoura includes westlake village, hidden hills, calabasas, agoura and malibu. those areas are still under evacuation and we ask people to not go back in those areas because quite frankly it is still not safe. when we do ask you to evacuate, please heed that warning. it's for your own safety a nd heed that warning. it's for your own safety and the safety of our partners, ourfirefighters safety and the safety of our partners, our firefighters still trying to get equipment in there and for law—enforcement personnel as well. in the north of the state one blaze has devastated the town of paradise, where dozens of people are reported missing. james cook reports from there. living in malibu means you have made it, but no amount of wealth or fame can stop a fire like this. the blaze was propelled to the pacific ocean by strong desert winds, forcing thousands to flee. i saw the flames coming over the mountain right next to our house and i knew i had to get out. we pretty muchjust had enough time

to get the dogs in the truck. oh, my god! this was the road out of calabasas, another neighbourhood favoured by celebrities. i'm so scared right now. so terrified. kim kardashian and lady gaga were among a quarter of a million californians who had to leave their homes. but nowhere was the pain more acute than in thousand oaks, where michelle lost her home. there is a house that they took all their motorcycles out, but the house made it. so i was just coming up the street to see my neighbours and i didn't realise my house had gone too. for a town reeling from a mass shooting in a bar this week, it was too much to bear. just 48 hours ago, our city experienced a tragedy that had national implications, with the mass shooting and the loss of life of 13 individuals. and here we are, just a few hours

later, now talking about another crisis right here in thousand oaks. 500 miles north, paradise is suffering, too. these abandoned cars give just a hint of the terror as people fled. for block after block, this is all that remains of paradise. and you can tell that the fire burned with an intense ferocity, because very little of what lies in these charred remains is recognisable. president trump declared a state of emergency, freeing up resources to help. then he blamed california's poor forest management and threatened to withhold funding from the state. here, though, politics may have to wait. the crisis is not over. paradise is hell. james cook, bbc news, paradise in california. turkey says it has given saudi arabia and the western powers

recordings relating to the murder of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. alan johnston reports. the last moments of his life, jamal khashoggi entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. he would never re—emerge. the turkish media always said there were audio recordings of what the journalist went through, revealing how he was killed. now, turkey's president has confirmed that such potentially crucial evidence does indeed exist. and he's made it available to the world powers. translation: we gave the transcript to saudi arabia, to americans, to germans, to french, to english, to all of them. all of them listened to these conversations. they know about it. there's no need to augment the reality of what happened here. the turks allege these were members of a saudi hit squad arriving in istanbul,

preparing to carry out the murder. the saudis insist that the killing was done without the knowledge of crown prince mohammad bin salman. but the turks want more answers from him, like, "where's the body? and "exactly who ordered the killing 7 " by circulating the evidence in those audio recordings among the americans and europeans, the turks have worked to keep up the pressure on the saudis. and at their meeting in paris, president trump and president macron agreed the kingdom needed to fully explain mr khashoggi's murder. alan johnston, bbc news. every single vote is set to be re—counted in florida for both the senate and race for govenor with the results too close to call. accusations of fraud have been rife with president trump using his personal twitter account, to attack democratic

election officials. let's go live to washington where the bbc‘s danjohnson is following these developments, dan — the races in florida are being closely watched? mr scott claimed victory during the week, didn't he quizzed about he calls himself the senator elect and alleges that this is an attempt of voter fraud to try to keep him from office because the number of votes has kept increasing since election day with more ballots being counted, late votes coming in. and more of those late votes seem to have gone to the democrats than the republicans so that means the race between him and bill nelson, his a senate opponent, has narrowed. the margin is nowjust 0.15% the difference between the posts between the two candidates. so that is why a recount has been triggered and it is not just for the senate recount has been triggered and it is notjust for the senate race. the race to be state governor will also

go to race to be state governor will also gotoa race to be state governor will also go to a recount. that one too has narrowed even though the candidate there had conceded defeat on tuesday night. he is now stealing with a chance because this recap will probably take it to at least thursday week. and that this was the state where the most among us —— money was spent in all of america. £72 million of the equivalent? a fast amount of money has gone on these campaigns because florida is a lwa ys these campaigns because florida is always such an important state in all elections and it is a state that has had contentious read counts in the past. people rave remember the hanging chads from the year 2000 when george bush and al gore were fighting it out for the white house is that george bush eventually won the florida recount and that put him in the presidency, that's what cost al gore the presidency way back then. so florida is also a —— always a tight race, always an important state, there have been a lot of campaigning there because the

democrats thought they could win the governorship and that they would retain their senator there. the republicans have poured money in in the hope of getting rex scott elected to the senate. so it has been an intense focus of the campaign over the last few weeks and that's why the candidates are clinging on so desperately and hoping that there is still a chance of moving the results one way or another. we will have to wait and see what this first recount delivers but it could be that it takes even longer, we could be recounting even beyond next week. danjohnson in washington, thanks very much indeed. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come, why the plight of the orangutang is too political, after a british supermarket is banned from showing a tv add about the dangers it faces. this is bbc world news today. i'm martin stanford. the latest headlines. the leaders of france and germany have come together for a ceremony of rememberance in northern france to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war. wildfires in california kill 11

people as they burn out of control. a quarter of a million residents are forced to leave their homes. to another part of the world now, and another deadly natural disaster. flash floods injordan have killed at least 12 people. the downpours also forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 tourists from the ancient city of petra. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. more torrents of water as the largest search operation continues in southern jordan. largest search operation continues in southernjordan. involving army helicopters. flash floods here quickly left some desert areas four metres underwater. some families we re metres underwater. some families were trapped in their cars and swept away. several children and a diver involved in the difficult refuge —— rescue effort are among those who died. this was the moment that water

poured into a dry channel and agent city of carrying dangerous debris. tour guides filmed the flooding as they waited with their groups on high ground of some 3700 people had to be moved. now a big clean—up is under way at this famous site. translation: a great number of tourists and civilians were secure. and thank god no tourists in the petra area have not been harmed today have all been transported to areas. jordan is still reeling from this extreme weather. just two weeks ago 21 people were killed in flash was. most were children on a school trip near the dead sea. afterwards to government ministers resigned. now with more heavy downpours forecast the government's response

to this latest crisis is being closely watched. yolande knell, bbc news. british supermarket chain iceland has been banned from showing its christmas advert on television because it has been deemed to breach political advertising rules. the commercial, originally produced by campaign group greenpeace, features a cartoon orangutan and highlights the plight of their rainforest habitat. public reaction to the ban has cascaded across social media, with a petition running to get the decision overturned. david campanale has the story. there's an orangutan in my bedroom i don't know what to do. iceland's christmas advert features a young orangutan in the bedroom of a girl casting her belongings aside as it swings about. the orangutan, named rang—tan, grasps hold of a bottle of shampoo labelled, "contains palm oil", and lets out a cry. so i told the naughty orangutan that she had to go away. narrated by the actress emma thompson, the advert tells the story of rang—tan‘s journey from a forced to the little girl's bedroom as palm oil farmers ravage her habitat.

there's a human in my forest and i don't know what to do. the images from greenpeace are bleak but grab attention for iceland in a crowded christmas advertising season. they tell the story of how palm oil demands threaten the habitat of orangutans. and iceland's commitment to no longer use palm oil in their own products. environmentalists point out that tv screens at christmas will be filled with adverts for products containing palm oil such as cosmetics, mince pies and chocolates. palm oil production is a $40 billion global industry and provides employment for thousands of workers and small—scale producers. however, its production has been one of the biggest causes of deforestation in borneo and indonesia, the natural habitat of the orangutan. 0h, rang—tan in my bedroom, now i do know what to do. i'll fight to save your home and i'll stop you feeling blue.

in promoting the issue, the advert has been banned from television due to its potentially politicised message. iceland's managing director told the bbc he was very disappointed and surprised by the decision. instead his company elected to share the video by a social media which is exempt. on twitter the company says... since then it's received hundreds of thousands of views through social media and arguably won unexpected attention for both its own brand and the fact palm oil is used in half of all goods found in supermarket shelves. david campanale, bbc news. let'sjoinjames let's join james with all let's joinjames with all the sports news. leicester city's first home game since the death of their chairman ended in a goalless draw. there was an emotional build up to the match against burnley at the king power stadium, as tributes took place following a helicopter crash which killed five people outside the ground two weeks ago.

after the match, the chairman's son aiyawat was in tears as he walked around the pitch, with the leicesterfans chanting his father's name. fans were given scarves with "forever in our hearts" written on them. earlier in the day, thousands had marched from the city centre to the ground as part of the tributes. it was fantastic and difficult. there was a lot of commotion around the game. —— emotion. during the game, after the game, the game. —— emotion. during the game, afterthe game, it the game. —— emotion. during the game, after the game, it was a full game. also a lot of wasted chances and quality on the pitch. we had some success and quality on the pitch. we had some success but and quality on the pitch. we had some success but we and quality on the pitch. we had some success but we wei’e and quality on the pitch. we had some success but we were unlucky today. but i am proud about the player's performance because they played with such heart, they gave their best in this situation. and of course at the end it time that we

hope to win this game but a powerful performance. elsewhere in the premier league, cardiff city got a 90th minute winner against brighton. a late equaliser for west ham denied huddersfield back—to—back league wins for first time since february, newcastle beat bournemouth 2—1, while southampton are now without a win in seven league games after conceding late against watford. spurs won by a goal to nil at crystal palace. in germany, leaders borussia dortmund beat bayern munich 3—2, marco reus getting both equalisers for dortmund after robert lewandowski twice put bayern ahead. elsewhere there were wins for the bottom two — stuttgart and fortuna dusseldorf, and borussia monchengladbach beat werder bremen 3—1. the excitement ahead of the superclasico, the argentinian derby between river plate and boca juniors in the copa libertadores final has had to be put on hold as the match has been postponed because of rain. the two teams have met plenty of times in domestic competition but this is the first time they will meet in south america's biggest club tournament.

but heavy downpours in buenas aires have left the pitch at boca's la bombonera stadium submerged and completely unplayable. the match has been rescheduled for sunday. the second leg is due to be played at river's stadium in two weeks' time. world champion lewis hamilton will start on pole for sunday's brazilian grand prix. hamilton finished just ahead of his former title rival sebastian vettel after a tight, tense battle in qualifying with their team—mates valteri bottas and kimi raikkonen back in third and fourth. vettel has been fined and repremanded for failing to follow stewards instructions at the weighbridge. in the next hour tony bellew will fight for the last time as he bids to become the first briton to hold four world boxing belts in one weight division. he's up against the unbeaten ukrainian 0leksander usyk at the manchester arena and as the firm underdog, bellew says he's ready to shock the world. i'm wanted, i am humbled.

i'm wanted, iam humbled. that so many people are and will support me and so many people in every country in every city, i feel like it is all come at once so it is kind of overwhelming. but i can't believe it has happened. so, thank you. such that i will give my soul that sign. and in the process i have given my soul, i will take his. and finally in the last hour, sri lanka's match against england in the women's t20 world cup has been abandoned because of heavy rain in st lucia. that's all the sport for now. thank you. can a new type of building block help kick start the economy in the gaza strip? 0ne young palestinian engineer thinks it can. she's invented something she's called green cake. richard kenny from bbc world hacks went to meet her. she grew up in gaza border wars with

israel have led to widespread disruption. and the 2008 were, our house was partially destroyed and when i went back i didn't know where my box was. i was crying. after studying engineering, she decided she wanted to help rebuild gaza.|j was thinking how we can make quieter blocks and affordable blogs? her big idea, green cake, a building block may from what was all around her. idea, green cake, a building block may from what was all around henm is called a mac one because it is environmentally friendly. —— called green cake. we call it cake because it has lots of voids inside which makes it white. the name is not that serious and people many times say they have to change it but i say no. normally concrete blocks are made from cement, sand and gravel. but that all has to come from israel which tightly restricts imports on

security grounds. but green cake is made of a small amount of imported cement plus rubble and ash. the ash comes from local restaurants and factories and used to go to landfill, contaminate gaza's growing water —— ground water. green cake is made ina water —— ground water. green cake is made in a localfactor providing much—needed jobs. when they have power. always it happens. green cake is started to being seen around gaza. the last four and my abilities or shirt is not going to make it... it is like a football. it is about more than building blocks. 0n it is like a football. it is about more than building blocks. on that we more than building blocks. on that we wa nt more than building blocks. on that we want to show the people outside that we are not victims and that we can doa that we are not victims and that we can do a lot of things if we have

the opportunity to do it. a slightly unusual news line from us politics now — where a newly elected member of congress says she's struggling to move to washington because she can't afford to rent an apartment there. alexandria 0casio—cortez,who represents a new york district, is the youngest woman ever elected to congress, aged just 29, she's been given the nickname "rhe millennial congresswoman‘" but she says meeting the costs of living in the capital will be overwhelming, until she starts getting paid in january. she says that when she takes up her position, she wants to focus on povery and inequality. that is it for me and a moment. thanks for watching bbc news. can adjust out on the roads and still will be the scene. some areas had to share northern ireland.

beautiful blue skies contrast that with when the rains came down in berkshire. the showers are being driven by the same airflow p i’essu i’e pressure that has given us such a wet spell in the last 2a hours that you can see wet spell in the last 2a hours that you can see the cloud is spiralling around this area of low pressure, this vast area of low pressure sent out to the west of us and it will bring in these bands of showers and notable one across southern scotland in the evening is now making its way northwards and the sheriffs across eastern parts as well will be slowly clearing out of the way. as the rains clear way for northern scotla nd rains clear way for northern scotland it is here we could see a touch of frost and a patchy mystified because the windfalls like here. and in northern ireland but as you can see here. and in northern ireland but as you can see elsewhere there are more showers to follow. here it will be a relatively mild night once again but u nfortu nately relatively mild night once again but unfortunately that means as we move into remembrance sunday and into armistice centenary commemorations there is a high chance of catching showers across him and wales,

southern inman, the southeast, the midlands and east anglia. as you can see midlands and east anglia. as you can see right about 11 o'clock it still looks wet in areas. it may well carry away from the centre at that time. but there is still uncertainty to get that detail. and even before thenif to get that detail. and even before then if you're heading out there will be showers, heavy showers as we have seen today with hail and thunder. perhaps fewer for northern ireland but they will come back into dumfries galloway into the central lowla nds dumfries galloway into the central lowlands of scotland as well. it may give us plenty of sunshine —— sunshine across... hopefully areas will escape the showers but that cannot be guaranteed. growing the north sea, there will still be a pastor then coming back. on the face of things it looks like we was the afternoon showers for him in and wales and more perhaps for scotland and ireland. that's because we had this area of low pressure close by which is starting to fill and become wea ker which is starting to fill and become weaker into monday. so showers in the west and possibly raise close by

to the south and east. but in between good spells of sunshine and hopefully the weather will continue to calm down as we move further into next week. as ever, there is more on the website. this is bbc world news. the headlines... the leaders of france and germany have attended a ceremony in northern france to mark the end of the first world war 100 years ago. france's president macron and germany's chancellor merkel, the first german leader to visit the sight in 78 years, jointly signed a book of rememberance at compiegne — the spot where the armistice was signed. firefighters in california are battling the most destructive wildfires on record. flames have ripped through the us state, killing at least 11 people and forcing more than 200,000 to flee their homes. turkey says it has shared recordings relating to the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, with saudi arabia and several western countries.