welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... as ukraine retakes more territory, we have an extended report on the areas being abandoned by russian forces, and the high price being paid. here on the there is discarded bedding, backpacks, army and boots. of this cast uniforms and boots. all of this cast by will stop international condemnation will stop after north korea fires a ballistic- missile overjapanese territory , its fifth weapons test in ten days. hundreds of thousands of people in somalia are facing extreme hunger,

after the worst drought in a0 years. ——international condemnation after north korea fires a ballistic 300,000 people are living in famine conditions with another 2 on conditions with another 2 million on brink of famine. it's hard to the brink of famine. it's hard to imagine the situation more more urgent, desperate, more urgent, more compelling. and twitter confirms that the world's richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and one in the morning in ukraine where the country's forces have retaken more territory from the russians, in the south. the focus is near the city of herson, in one of the regions

——the focus is near the city of kherson in one of the regions unlawfully annexed by russia last week. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances against russian forces. in his nightly video address, he asserted that in the past week alone, dozens of settlements had been recaptured from the russian military in the south and east. over the weekend, ukraine re—took the strategic eastern town of lyman, which the russians had been using as a logistics base. but both sides paid a heavy price for the fighting there. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report which includes some distressing images. driving into lyman — now liberated soil. ukraine is clawing back territory. it has the momentum. but among the ruins, victory can look bleak.

cost of russia's defeat. ukrainian volunteers keep watch over the dead, left behind when his forces retreated. once, they were someone's husband or someone's son. a few steps away, a soviet book for teenagers entitled "adventure library". and something else russian troops left behind. anti—tank mines — barely visible. well, there's evidence here notjust of fighting, but also of the desperate attempt

russian troops made to get away. here on the road there is discarded bedding, backpacks, russian army uniforms and boots. all of this cast aside by russian troops. what happened here wasn'tjust a defeat for president putin. it was a complete humiliation. last friday, he announced to the world that he was annexing territory, including lyman. he said it would be forever russia's. well, looking around here, you get a very different picture. especially from the top of a captured russian tank. we are going to win. i feel very good, very great. pro—russian graffiti is daubed around town, including the cyrillic letters for the soviet union.

lena and her ten—year—old son are out looking for water, and hoping their ordeal is over. "the hardest thing was surviving the bombing", she tells me. "the shells were exploding." "we prayed as we stayed down in the cellar." "we didn't eat regularly and we couldn't even make tea." deprived of school, her son has learned lessons of war. "well, war is very bad", he tells me, "because people are dying, so the population is being reduced." and how do you feel now? "my heart is more at peace", he says. back at the edge of town, ukrainian forces head for new battles. they know they need to move fast.

soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman. the united states, japan and south korea have all conducted military drills in response to north korea's first test—launch of a ballistic missile over japan in five years. south korean and us aircraft fired at a mock target on an uninhabited island in the yellow sea, while the us and japan also jointly carried out drills over the sea of japan. the north korean missile was launched tuesday morning korean time. it travelled about 4,600km before falling into the pacific ocean. there have been no reports of damage or injuries. the range is believed to have been the longest distance ever travelled for a north korean test flight.

us presidentjoe biden has reinforced washington's "ironclad commitment" to japan's defence during a phone call with prime minister fumio kishida on tuesday. the us is to ask the united nations security council to meet publicly on wednesday. here's the japanese prime minister condemning north korea. translation: north korea's launch of a ballistic missile _ is a reckless act that absolutely cannot be allowed. japan will be on the highest alert and respond quickly. in the us a pentagon spokesperson was asked whether this latest missile test could be prelude to a nuclear test i don't want to speculate as to whether— i don't want to speculate as to whether they will or not. as you know _ whether they will or not. as you know there has been indications in the past _ know there has been indications in the past that the dpr k is preparing a test _ the past that the dpr k is preparing a test site _ the past that the dpr k is preparing a test site for what would be its seventh — a test site for what would be its seventh nuclear test. if they do such_ seventh nuclear test. if they do such a — seventh nuclear test. if they do such a test— seventh nuclear test. if they do such a test from our perspective, it would _ such a test from our perspective, it

would clearly constitute a grave escalatory action and seriously threaten — escalatory action and seriously threaten regional and national security, — threaten regional and national security, regardless we work with our republic of korea and japanese partners _ our republic of korea and japanese partners for all contingencies and are calling — partners for all contingencies and are calling the dpr k to cease these types _ are calling the dpr k to cease these types of— are calling the dpr k to cease these types of destabilising and unlawful actions _ for more on this i am joined now by yuki tatsumi in washington dc, who is former special assistant for political affairs at the embassy ofjapan in washington and is a director of the japan programme at the stimson centre. welcome to the programme. we spoke to an analyst yesterday who said north korea is trying to get the world's attention. they succeeded. what exactly is kim jung un trying to say? i think they comment made by the analyst that you spoke to shortly after that test really says it all, north korea as a country, they

really would like the world to pay attention to what they do. with everything else going on in russia, ukraine and between china and taiwan, they have kind of gone unnoticed by the international community. they would like to, they would not like to be forgotten. and thatis would not like to be forgotten. and that is usually when they resort to these kinds of provocative actions. at this time, they chose the opportune time to do so, which seems to have coincided with the vice president visit to south korea. the us, japan and south korea have launched military exercises in response to the missle launch. what other measures do they have to prevent a nuclear attack?, nuclear attack, they rarely, if

north korea decides to launch a nuclear missile, i'm sure one of those three countries radars will detect movement on the ground in one of theirfacilities. at detect movement on the ground in one of their facilities. at that point, it would be subject of whether they would preemptively attack, strike what they consider to be a source of the attack that they were about to but three countries right launch, but three countries right now are desperately trying to deter north korea so that they don't have to go there. i north korea so that they don't have to go there-— north korea so that they don't have to no there. ., ., to go there. here in asia is have we heard any reaction china. have we heard any reaction from them regarding china. have we heard any reaction from tt launch? 'ding 2.2 china. have we heard any reaction from tt launch? 'ding tend n” china. have we heard any reaction from tt launch? 'din~ ., e’— china. have we heard any reaction from tt launch? 'din~ ., ., — missile launch? they tend to remain ve auiet missile launch? they tend to remain very quiet whenever _ missile launch? they tend to remain very quiet whenever north _ missile launch? they tend to remain very quiet whenever north korea - very quiet whenever north korea resorts to these kinds of skill or trade action. the reason is that china's relationship if north korea

is complicated. they don't make up and they resort to this kind of action. at the same time, north korea is an important buffer between china and the us—led alliances in the north east asia. so they don't want to north korea to collapse. they want... with they are in a conundrum. 50 they want... with they are in a conundrum-— they want... with they are in a conundrum. , ., ., conundrum. so right before we go, a olouies conundrum. so right before we go, apologies for _ conundrum. so right before we go, apologies for cutting _ conundrum. so right before we go, apologies for cutting off, _ conundrum. so right before we go, apologies for cutting off, people i apologies for cutting off, people were told yesterday to seek shelter. are you getting any sense on the ground of how people are feeling about this latest launch? i’m ground of how people are feeling about this latest launch? i'm sure the sense of— about this latest launch? i'm sure the sense of anxiety _ about this latest launch? i'm sure the sense of anxiety is _ about this latest launch? i'm sure the sense of anxiety is very - about this latest launch? i'm sure the sense of anxiety is very much | the sense of anxiety is very much heightened. north korea alliances missiles a lot. it really doesn't often happen that residents get the other to take cover. so i'm sure there is a great sense of anxiety, especially for those who are closer, more closely located to the korean peninsula where this is all going to go.

peninsula where this is all going to .o_ ., ~' peninsula where this is all going to to. ., " , ., peninsula where this is all going to co. . ~ . peninsula where this is all going to go. thank you so much for “oining us on the programme. h go. thank you so much for “oining us on the programme. thank_ go. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. thank you. - in her first conservative party conference as british prime minister, liz truss is having to contend with more divisions among her own mps, and arguments over party policy. the latest cause of tension is her refusal to promise that welfare benefits will increase in line with inflation. 0ne cabinet minister, penny mordaunt, says that promise was made under borisjohnson, and should be honoured by liz truss. another cabinet minister, suella braverman, accused some of her colleagues of trying to stage a coup against the prime minister on tax policy. 0ur political editor chris mason reports from birmingham. how much does this glass cost if i break it? is the prime minister in control? does she know what she is doing? liz truss, on a visit

to a building site in selly oak in birmingham today. she and the chancellor kwazi kwarteng must be tempted to leave those hard hats on all the time at the moment. the latest row is about benefits and whether all benefits payments should rise in line with wages, or the much more expensive option — keeping up with rising prices. i asked the prime minister, which of those was fair? well, we haven't made a decision yet on that specific issue. all of these things depend on the specific circumstances, but what i sought to do when i got into office is deal with the big challenges that we face as a country. people are facing energy bills of up to £6,000, so it is about making the right decisions at the right time, chris. and as you say, there are different interpretations of what fairness is. for me, what it is about, fundamentally, is making sure everybody across this country has the opportunity to succeed.

the prime minister might not have decided, but extraordinarily, this cabinet minister has. penny mordaunt, who sits around your cabinet table, says they should go up in line with inflation. is she right? as i've said, we have not yet taken a decision on that, now, of course, how we uprate benefits is an important issue, but that is a decision to be made later this year. when we last spoke, you made a virtue of being willing to do things that were unpopular. how's that going? because on the first encounter with trouble with your parliamentary party, you buckled. well, the 45p rate was something that was a relatively minor part of our growth package. and i listened to what people had to say, both to my parliamentary colleagues, but also to the public. and we have changed our policy as a result. you still think it's a good idea orjust unpopular? i would like to see the higher rate lower. i want us to be a competitive

country, but i have listened to feedback and i want to take people with me. transparently, loads of conservatives and plenty in the country were not with her on cutting tax for the best paid. and the idea has gone — at least for now. this is a party not at ease with itself right now. listen to how the home secretary describes some of her own backbench colleagues... ultimately, i'm very disappointed that members of our own parliamentary party staged a coup effectively and undermined the authority of the prime minister in an unprofessional way. so, how does liz truss judge her opening month in thejob? it's four weeks to the day since you became prime minister, and as a direct result of your experiment, people will pay more on their mortgage or rent, and as a direct result of your actions, your party has been in open revolt, and opinion polls suggest you are tanking with the electorate. it's been a disaster, hasn't it?

well, i don't agree with that analysis. what bit of it is wrong? if you look at where we were four weeks ago, people were facing energy bills of up to £6,000. we have taken action to keep taxes low. and the markets and the opinion polls? what i care about, chris, is doing the right thing by the british people, and of course, i have never pretended this would be easy. but what i have done is i have acted decisively. we have got those tax cuts that i have promised. this is how we are going to put the united kingdom on a successful long—term footing. this has been a difficult — at times excruciating — few days for the conservatives. tomorrow, the prime minister takes to the stage for her conference address. eye to eye with party members and the country. chris mason, bbc news, in birmingham. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme...

the world's richest man is set to buy twitter after all , despite pulling out of a deal earlier this year this was a celebration by people who where relishing their freedom. they believe everything is going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more as it used to be before slobodan took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade reaches its climax, two grenades exploded, a group of soldiersjumped from the military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing automatic rifles. after 437 years, a skeletal ribs of henry viii's - tragic warship emerged, i but even as divers worked to bouy her up, the mary rose

went through another- heart stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everybody. i believe in the people of california. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines... ukraine has continued to advance into territory annexed just days ago by the russian federation. roads on the outskirts of lyman are littered with debris from retreating russian forces. there's been a chorus of international condemnation after north korea fires a ballistic missile overjapanese territory, its fifth weapons test in ten days. now to one of the most severe humanitarian crisies anywhere in the world right now. we have an extended report

from somalia, where hundreds of thousands of people, many trapped by conflict, are facing extreme hunger and death, after the worst drought in a0 years. the republic of somalia, in the horn of africa, has a long history of droughts. but the climate shocks are coming more frequently, leaving less time to recover and to prepare for the next. the situation is made worse by the presence of al—shabab insurgents, who control parts of the country, and who make humanitarian work almost impossible. it's estimated that more than half the population affected by the current drought, live in these areas. and the situation is getting worse. a full—blown famine, where households have no food, children suffer acute malnutrition and people die every day from starvation, is likely within a matter of weeks. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reported on somalia's last famine in 2011, in which a quarter of a million people died.

he sent this report from bye—doa, a city at the heart of the current crisis. baby cries in a crowded hospital, the familiar and unbearable signs of famine. this is the worst drought we've ever been there. i this is the worst drought we've ever been there-— been there. i worry for all my children- _ been there. i worry for all my children. another— been there. i worry for all my children. another child - been there. i worry for all my children. another child is - been there. i worry for all my - children. another child is brought in with swollen limbs, a sign of severe nap... malnutrition. two of the sisters have died in the past fortnight. already in this unfolding catastrophe, the hospital is struggling to cope. sometimes we lack sunplies- _ struggling to cope. sometimes we lack supplies. that _ struggling to cope. sometimes we lack supplies. that must _ struggling to cope. sometimes we lack supplies. that must be - lack supplies. that must be incredibly — lack supplies. that must be incredibly frustrating. - lack supplies. that must bej incredibly frustrating. sure, lack supplies. that must be - incredibly frustrating. sure, sure. it's incredibly frustrating. sure, sure. it's actually _ incredibly frustrating. sure, sure. it's actually terrifying _ incredibly frustrating. sure, sure. it's actually terrifying because - it's actually terrifying because people are dying and you cannot

support them. fin people are dying and you cannot suaport them-— people are dying and you cannot support them. on the dusty plains around the — support them. on the dusty plains around the city, _ support them. on the dusty plains around the city, more _ support them. on the dusty plains around the city, more families - around the city, more families arrive each hour and set up camp. bringing a little with them but stories of dead cattle, debt crops a river a way of life that a changing climate will no longer tolerate. officially no famine has been declared yet here in somalia, but today, right now, 300,000 people are living infamine today, right now, 300,000 people are living in famine conditions with another 2 million on the brink of famine. so it is hard to imagine a situation more desperate, more urgent, more compelling. there is help arriving here and plans for much more. but it is too slow. the thins much more. but it is too slow. the things we're _ much more. but it is too slow. tue: things we're doing much more. but it is too slow. t'te: things we're doing now much more. but it is too slow. tt2 things we're doing now need to much more. but it is too slow. t“t2 things we're doing now need to be done three months ago. in reality, we are behind. i think something catastrophic will happen.- catastrophic will happen. famine spreading? _ catastrophic will happen. famine spreading? famine _ catastrophic will happen. famine spreading? famine spreading. i catastrophic will happen. famine i spreading? famine spreading. the drou . ht is

spreading? famine spreading. the drought is rrot _ spreading? famine spreading. the drought is not the _ spreading? famine spreading. the drought is not the only _ spreading? famine spreading. the drought is not the only challenge. | drought is not the only challenge. somalia is at war, a long fight against an islamist insurgency is limiting access to many vulnerable communities. this woman managed to escape the conflict, but her ten—year—old sun died of hunger soon after reaching this area. he is buried here beside the family's makeshift camp. i cannot grieve for my sun, there's no time. i need to find work and food to keep my other children alive. listening to her is her 11—year—old. the mention of his brother is too much for him. one family among millions now wrestling with drought, were, the dark climate emergency stop go ahead with buying twitter, after all. just months ago, mr musk tried to quit the deal,

saying the social media platform was full of bots, or fake accounts. now, just weeks before both sides were due in court, he's agreed to pay the price he previously had offered. here's our new york business correspondent samira hussain. from the day elon musk said, back in april of this year, that he wanted to buy twitter for $41; billion, to when he did that massive u—turn to say, "no, nuh—uh, i want to control—alt—delete that deal, and i don't want to buy twitter" — and now he's saying, "well actually, i do, in fact, want to buy twitter." so it seems that he's basically made a judgment call in terms of the likelihood of him being able to win in the court of law later this month — remember, the trial was set to begin in just a few weeks. but, given the evidence that was presented, the calculations for mr musk started to seem as if he probably wouldn't be able to win his case.

you have to understand that from twitter�*s perspective, they've heard this all before, they've heard that elon musk will buy twitter — and then he tried for so long not to be. so twitter�*s standing by exactly what they've said all along — it intends to go through with the deal, that was twitter�*s statement as a result of this letter they received from elon musk. so i think it's pretty telling that they've heard this before. australia has announced plans to halt its extinction crisis and save more than 100 species. it's the first time a federal government has announced a zero extinctions target for australia's plants and animals. the 10—year plan also aims to protect an additional 50 million hectares of land and sea area by 2027. conservationists have welcomed aspects of the plan, but were critical that australia's identified only 110 species when almost 2,000 are listed as threatened under national laws. here's australia's environment minister tanya pliber—sek

that threatened species action plan is ambitious and specific to stop further extinctions in australia. we learn from the state of the environment report which was released some months ago that the state of the australian environment is bad and getting worse. we are the mammal extinction capital of the world. 18 around 100 species lost in the time since colonisation. we absolutely have to turn that around. if we keep doing what we are doing, we both keep getting the same results. the american country music singer and songwriter, loretta lynn, has died at the age of 90. known as the queen of country, her songs were rooted in real—life experience, most notably on the autobiographical coal miner's daughter. other hits included don't come home a—drinkin',

that is all that we have for now. stay with bbc world news. you can always keep abreast of the news by visiting our website. hello there. low pressure will be dominating the weather scene for the rest of this week. it will stay pretty unsettled, quite windy at times. outbreaks of rain followed by sunshine and showers. but with our air source coming in from a west or southwesterly direction, it'll actually feel on the mild side most of the time, anyway, both by day and by night. now things turn very windy as we head through tonight and into a wednesday, with this area of low pressure bringing widespread, pretty heavy rainfall through the overnight period to northern and western areas, initially, then starting to push its way into much of northern and western england and wales — though the southeast will escape and stay largely dry. very mild for england and wales, temperatures in the mid—teens there — but it will be turning much windier. so you can see this area of low

pressure with its weather fronts crossing the country as we head through wednesday. so it'll start off very wet, very windy in northern and western areas — particularly windy in england and wales with gales developing. this rain will slowly trundle eastwards through the course of the morning — and into the afternoon, by the latter part of the afternoon the rain will reach the southeast, eventually clear away. and then, it brightens up for many through the afternoon — sunshine and blustery showers, some of them heavy, thundery in scotland. but wind gusts will be noticeable, in excess of a0 mph. gales around some irish sea coast could cause some disruption, a few tree branches could be brought down. but it will be turning cooler behind that rain band, temperatures low—to—mid teens for many. as we head through wednesday night, it stays blustery for all areas. further showers rattling in across the north of the country, maybe some longer spells of rain, as well. and it will be a chillier night to come to start thursday — single—figure values for most, just about double figures in the north and west, more showers and wind. as we head through thursday and friday, we hold onto low

pressure to the north, higher pressure to the south — it stays blustery, even very windy at times. as weather fronts cross, the country, we'll see spells of rain followed by blustery showers. thursday, not a bad day across southern and eastern areas, probably the best of the dry and bright weather here. plenty of showers further north and west, even some longer spells of rain. but temperatures may be up a notch on thursday from what we've had on wednesday. then as we head through friday, it's a similar story — again, blustery, lots of showers across northern areas. brief ridge of high pressure builds in for saturday, settling things down before it turns wet and windy again through the second half of sunday.

this is bbc news, the headlines... ukranian forces are continuing to advance into territory which was annexed by russia just a few days ago. in the eastern town of lymaan, the bbc has seen evidence that russian troops were forced to retreat at speed. the united states, japan, and south korea have all conducted military drills in response to north korea's first test—launch of a ballistic missile over japan in five years. there's been international condemnation of the missile. hundreds of thousands of people in somalia are facing extreme hunger, after the worst drought in a0 years. the situation has been made worse

by war and climate change. twitter has confirmed that the world's richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company.