welcome to bbc news. i'm gareth barlow. our top stories: criticism from seoul and washington as north korea fires another two ballistic missiles, landing in the sea ofjapan. we return to somalia for a second report on the people displaced by war and the worst drought in four decades. in iran, schoolgirls have now joined the growing protests against the hardline laws restricting women's rights. a symbol of the economic crisis facing lebanon: the bbc speaks to a lebanese mp who held up a bank to take out her own money. i apologise to all the people i frightened, but how does that compare to the despair, anger

and grief i feel every day? and we meet the british woman who, after 30 years in hollywood, is one of the most powerful figures in the world of entertainment. within the past few hours, japan's coast guard and the south korean news agency yonhap have both said that north korea has fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, which appear to have landed in the sea outside japan's exclusive economic zone. this comes just after the united nations security council held an emergency meeting to discuss north korea's test firing of another ballistic missile overjapan on tuesday. that missile travelled 4,600 kilometres before falling into the pacific ocean.

it was north korea's first missile launch overjapan since 2017. the us ambassador to the united nations has accused china and russia of enabling north korea. the dprk has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council. these two members have gone out of their way to justify the dprk's repeated provocations and block every attempt to update the sanctions regime. in short, two permanent members of the security council have enabled kim jong—un. japan's ambassador to the un condemned what he described as a clear escalation from north korea. they pose a grave and imminent threat to the peace and security of not only japan, but also the region and beyond. in short, they challenge the very authority of this council. mr president,

among these launches, the latest one was especially significant. it flew over the japan and impacted in the pacific ocean for the first time since 2017. i assume we can all imagine how terrifying it must be to see a missile flying overhead. this is absolutely unacceptable, and japan condemns it in the strongest possible terms. daniel pinkston is a lecturer at troy university. he's in seoul. thank you so much for your time. why this flurry of activity from north korea now? what is occurring?— what is occurring? they have tested six — what is occurring? they have tested six missiles, - what is occurring? they have tested six missiles, six - what is occurring? they have tested six missiles, six live l tested six missiles, six live fire launches in the past 12 days, testing a number of different systems. i think this was to coincide with the visit of the vice president who was

here recently, and also a few days ago, the uss ronald reagan aircraft carrier was deployed to the region and it conducted combined exercises, naval exercises with the republic of korea, with the japanese navy, and they conducted and i submarine warfare exercises, and i think that increasing trilateral security cooperation is something that pyongyang is dissatisfied with.— dissatisfied with. there seems to be a cycle — dissatisfied with. there seems to be a cycle here. _ dissatisfied with. there seems to be a cycle here. military- to be a cycle here. military exercises, the us and allies, the anger is the north korea is a fire missiles in response. that means the us and its allies more exercises, and they fire missiles. how do you break that cycle?— that cycle? that is difficult. all sides — that cycle? that is difficult. all sides have _ that cycle? that is difficult. all sides have the - that cycle? that is difficult. all sides have the incentive that cycle? that is difficult. i all sides have the incentive to demonstrate resolve, to ensure military readiness, which had been impacted over the past few years because of the coded

pandemic and in 2018, 2019 —— covid, where the united states cancelled military exercises for political reasons following the summit with president trump and kimjong—un, so now kind of getting back to regular training cycle, and i think we are starting to see some blowback now against north korea who has continued to develop its nuclear capabilities and its missile systems, and so they are responding with these exercises and missile test, and it is quite dangerous because of the proximity, and yesterday, the south korean missile test, one of the missiles blew up, went off course and crashed at the airbase in south korea. so missiles fail sometimes, they can go off also had to north korea for example, there is a

possibility of misperception and inadvertent escalation in this case. also, north korea yesterday did not answer the hotline between the two, so it can be dangerous and could have some type of accident here. briefly, with all the criticism of the security council from the us with regards to russia and china. what power does the security council have in this situation?— situation? politically speaking. _ situation? politically speaking, it - situation? politically speaking, it looks i situation? politically i speaking, it looks like situation? politically - speaking, it looks like the security council is basically dysfunctional. we have a situation with russia and ukraine, and i think what will do anything co—operate on this type of issue. china is probably dissatisfied with this and unhappy about it because the party congress will be coming up in ten days in tried doesn't want any disruption or distractions from that. but nevertheless, they will not do anything to punish north korea, which they feel would exacerbate the situation and make things worse.-

exacerbate the situation and make things worse. thank you. my pleasure- — let's turn to somalia now, where aid agencies and local officials are warning of a looming catastrophe, with hundreds of thousands of people in the country threatened by starvation after the worst drought in a0 years. somalia is in the horn of africa, and has a long history of droughts. but a succession of them, turbo—charged by climate change, has driven many people from their homes. those that remain are cut off from potential help by a long—running islamist insurgency. al—shabab militants, who control parts of the country seen here in black, restrict the delivery of aid. and it's in these areas where more than half of the people affected by the current drought live. you can see on this map, a hunger crisis is at its worst and it's looming. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding travelled by air to baidoa. it's the only way to enter the city because of the threat from militants. he sent this special report.

the parched plains of southern somalia, and the heart of what could soon be declared a famine. we've come to the dusty city of baidoa, in a region plagued for years by conflict, and now, by the worst drought in four decades. child cries in the main hospital, severely malnourished children in every bed. some fighting for breath. this crisis has been years in the making, and yet it feels like a distracted world has been caught off guard. we need more supplies. we need more actors on the ground and people moving around to provide support to the population. 0r localised famine will turn into something much bigger? definitely. 0n the outskirts of baidoa, hundreds of thousands of people have already gathered

in search of food. 50—year—old habiba is building a shelterfor herfamily. "there's nothing left on our farm," she says. "there's no reason to go back there." climate change is to blame for much of this, but there are other factors. as you can't fail to notice, most of the adults here and around these camps are women. and that's because of somalia's conflict, which has ground on for three decades or so in one form or another. and, indeed, the front lines, such as they are, are about four kilometres away from where we are now. gunfire this footage shows somali government forces advancing further north, seizing territory from a formidable islamist militant group, al—shabaab. but in much of the countryside, communities remain trapped by the conflict, unable to receive aid.

two—year—old naima has made it to safety in baidoa and is finally getting help. but her mother, too afraid to reveal her identity, told us that her relatives at home had just called to say they were now in hiding after more fighting broke out in their village. and so, a fragile nation grapples with climate change their third week following the death of a 22—year—old woman in police custody. schoolgirls and students have been defying the country's strict laws on wearing head coverings after mahsa amini was detained for not wearing her hijab correctly. herfamily allege she was beaten by officers in the country's morality police. bbc persian�*s rana rahinpour has the story.

laughter and giggling this was nika shakarami. a typical shy teenager seen here singing karaoke with friends. she was killed by iran's security forces a few days before her 17th birthday. she was one of thousands of teenagers protesting against the islamic republic of iran. even schoolchildren have joined the protests, including this 14—year—old girl. translation: a lot of teachers do act with us but they don't dare to say anything. boys have not chanted any slogans yet, but they show their protest in some sort of ways, such as writing on the benches,

walls, or distributing papers of slogans and collaborating with each other inside the school. pupils are burning the pictures of the leader of the islamic revolution. chasing away pro—government school officials. chanting and showing their middle finger to the ideology that has oppressed them for years. it all started three weeks ago with the death of this woman, 22—year—old mahsa amini. she died in the custody of the notorious morality police. she was accused of not wearing the hijab properly. with restrictions on reporting on the ground, videos shared online are vital evidence in understanding how things are unfolding. the bbc and independent media are not allowed to report from iran, butjournalists here across bbc persian and bbc monitoring have been gathering videos from social media and speaking to witnesses tracking where protests broke out in the first few weeks. by using landmarks, the team can pinpoint the location of the protests.

we've analysed more than 1,000 videos verifying at least 300 protests since amini's death. the protests have continued despite ayatollah ali khamenei's warning on monday that they were riots orchestrated by the west. his warning hasn't scared these young girls who no longer want to see his face in their classrooms. instead, they wrote their dreams behind his framed picture. equality and freedom. to turn this page of iran's history. rana rahimpour, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we meet the british woman who, after 30 years in hollywood, is one of the most powerful figures in the world of entertainment. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's 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 milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade _ was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiers - jumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from — kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers worked to buoy 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. cheering and applause

this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: there's criticism from seoul and washington, as north korea fires another two ballistic missiles — which land in the sea ofjapan. aid agencies in somalia warn of a looming catastrophe — with hundreds of thousands of people in the country threatened by starvation after the worst drought in a0 years. the us has criticised the decision of 0pec plus — which includes major oil producers such as russia and saudi arabia — to cut production. president biden called it short—sighted. the move immediately pushed up oil prices to 3—week highs. ian nieboer is managing director of global energy analytics at enverus. he's in calgary. we are hearing this figure of production being cut, it's a big figure, or does it mean? i5

big figure, or does it mean? i3 definitely a nice, big headline but the reality is, it's probably much less. we're talking about half that. we are seeing in drop—in targets and quotas but probably close to a million barrels a day. not quite as big as that headline would suggest.— quite as big as that headline would su: est. ., ., .., , would suggest. from a consumer persnective. _ would suggest. from a consumer perspective, what _ would suggest. from a consumer perspective, what does _ would suggest. from a consumer perspective, what does this - perspective, what does this mean? what will the trickle—down impact be? i mean? what will the trickle-down impact be? i think directl , trickle-down impact be? i think directly. by _ trickle-down impact be? i think directly. by doing _ trickle-down impact be? i think directly, by doing it _ trickle-down impact be? i think directly, by doing it on - trickle-down impact be? i think directly, by doing it on the - directly, by doing it on the market, it provides a bit of a thrill for oil prices and the second thing is it's a willingness and demonstration, a willingness to defend the price level close to here or even higher. if you are looking into the future, that may be a bit further up than some people might be hoping. aah? bit further up than some people might be heping-_ might be hoping. why are we seeinu might be hoping. why are we seeing this — might be hoping. why are we seeing this action _ might be hoping. why are we seeing this action from - might be hoping. why are we | seeing this action from opec? might be hoping. why are we i seeing this action from opec? i think a couple of things, firstly clearly some u ncerta i nty firstly clearly some uncertainty anything about the global economy, you hear that all over the place, and that is

all over the place, and that is a nice cover story from their perspective, to try and get ahead that. it's also a political game at play here, a real solidarity we are seeing out of open pack and that includes russia so in the us in particular, people are been pretty vocal about their desire to stay in the market, they chose to send a strong single back. and in this case, cut down. i back. and in this case, cut down. , , ., back. and in this case, cut down. ,, ., ., , down. i guess for example, the american _ down. i guess for example, the american surely _ down. i guess for example, the american surely would - down. i guess for example, the american surely would have - american surely would have hoped saudi arabia would example have sided with the west to maintain production. what is it tells about the strength of the relationship? i mean, i think it points to a challenge that we've seen over the last couple of years, and one that is probably becoming more challenging and at this point in time, it's much more convenient and fortuitous for some of those major actors, so there is a geopolitical game we are seeing all over the world,

and showing up there. i are seeing all over the world, and showing up there.- and showing up there. i will aet ou and showing up there. i will get you to _ and showing up there. i will get you to get _ and showing up there. i will get you to get your - and showing up there. i will get you to get your crystal i get you to get your crystal ball out, where do you see this going in the future? i ball out, where do you see this going in the future?— going in the future? i think we see some _ going in the future? i think we see some pretty _ going in the future? i think we see some pretty major- going in the future? i think we i see some pretty major headlines from an economic perspective the day and that continues, especially if there is a willingness to defend price levels at this level. the more energy prices fall, economic weakness and that provides a bit of a cushion. if you want to see oil prices sustained —— sustained in the 80, 90, $100 range, that might not come, so more uncertainty and more pressure on energy.- more uncertainty and more pressure on energy. thank you so much- _ a un report says afghanistan's economy has contracted by a quarter since the taliban recaptured the country in august last year. the un development programme says it took less than a year to wipe out five billion dollars of gdp built up in the previous decade. it said the taliban's restrictions on woman in the workforce accounted for a 5% cut in national output.

in lebanon, banks are refusing to allow people to withdraw money from their accounts because the country's currency has plummeted in value. the bbc�*s rachel thorn spoke to one woman who held up her bank with a toy gun. some viewers may find scenes in this report upsetting. this woman is about to rob a bank. she is using a toy gun. but those inside don't know that, and they are terrified. last month, 27—year—old sally hafez stormed a bank in beirut along with her sister and two other accomplices but this wasn't a typical bank heist. sally and her sister took $13,000 of their own money. now on the run, she says she had no other choice.— other choice. translation: i lost hope. _ other choice. translation: i lost hope. i — other choice. translation: i lost hope, i was _ other choice. translation: i lost hope, i was desperate . lost hope, i was desperate because my sister was dying.

macron's other sister nancy has a brain tumour but the family can't access their savings to pay for the treat because withdrawing restrictions imposed by banks. it withdrawing restrictions imposed by banks. it was a toy nun, imposed by banks. it was a toy gun. someone _ imposed by banks. it was a toy gun, someone could _ imposed by banks. it was a toy gun, someone could have - imposed by banks. it was a toy gun, someone could have had| imposed by banks. it was a toy| gun, someone could have had a heart attack or pulled their own gun. you accept you put people at risk? translation: even if that — people at risk? translation: even if that did _ people at risk? translation: even if that did happen, - people at risk? translation: even if that did happen, it - even if that did happen, it would be the banks to blame and not me. i apologise to all the people are frightened, but how does that compare to the despair, anger and grief i feel every day, knowing my sister is dying. every day, knowing my sister is d inc. ., , every day, knowing my sister is d in. _ ., , ., every day, knowing my sister is dying. people raiding banks to retrieve their _ dying. people raiding banks to retrieve their own _ dying. people raiding banks to retrieve their own money - dying. people raiding banks to retrieve their own money is i retrieve their own money is becoming more common in lebanon on. in september, there were five robberies injust one day and that's because people are struggling. since the financial crisis in 2019, banks have

stopped people from withdrawing more than $400 per month. while the nepalese pound has lost 90% of its value. tanks of only partially open since the latest raids. people have been queueing, filing one by one just to use an atm and it is people would savings. more than three quarters of this population are now living in poverty. lebanon's interior minister has condemned the raids, saying security forces would impose law and order. and at the bank sali held up, the chairman says they are pressing charges. it chairman says they are pressing charaes. , , ., charges. it definitely is wrong to t to charges. it definitely is wrong to try to get _ charges. it definitely is wrong to try to get money _ charges. it definitely is wrong to try to get money by - charges. it definitely is wrong to try to get money by force l charges. it definitely is wrong | to try to get money by force or by violence. we have to have laws. really, ican't understand the anger and we are angry also about the situation. they were number one by far responsibility is on the politicians in this country. lebanon's lawmakers have been slow to respond to the economic crisis and negotiations for a bailout from the international

monetary fund continue to drive. without decisive action, the future for lebanese people is increasingly bleak. rachel thorn, bbc news, beirut. donna langley is one of the most powerful women in hollywood — the first british woman to run a major american film studio. and she's been behind some of hollywood's biggest films. it's a remarkable story for a woman who grew up on the isle of wight in the south of england and arrived in la 30 years ago. our culture editor katie razzall has been to meet her. the back lot at the oldest surviving movie studio in america, and i'm taking a ride, la style, with one of the most powerful people in hollywood. donna langley is the boss here at universal and the first british woman ever to head a us film studio. iam a brit, i'm english. you know, i love my marmite sandwiches and a good packet of crisps.

this is the biggest day of my life! langley�*s turned universal�*s fortunes around with lucrative franchises like despicable me, jurassic world and fast and furious. no matter how fast you are... you are listening to compton's very own... she championed movies like straight outta compton for audiences hollywood used to ignore. # mamma mia...#. and famously backed mamma mia when colleagues weren't keen. now she is planning something truly out of this world. are you taking tom cruise to space? i think tom cruise is taking us to space. we have a great project in development with tom that does contemplate him doing just that, yeah, taking a rocket up to the space station and shooting and hopefully being the first civilian to do a spacewalk outside of the space station. the hollywood sign's just had a lick of paint, as the movie industry this city was built on is going through huge transformation. the pandemic, the cost of living crisis and the rise of the streaming platforms means for the average movie lover, there's no place like home.

i think we can enjoy things at home on streaming, of course. but in order to make movies matter, to create movie stars and to create, you know, directors and careers, it really does need that theatrical experience. ..the power to destroy themselves... langley has wooed big—name directors like christopher nolan. his new film oppenheimer will be released by universal. steven spielberg, too, is back at the studio where he made et. back to the future was filmed here, is that right? back to the future, to kill a mockingbird. it is all a long way from the isle of wight where langley, whose biological father was egyptian, was adopted and grew up. back then, you probably weren't seeing, you know, yourself reflected back in many of the people on that island. no, i was, um... i think what they would describe me as is "exotic", and it gave me a great sense of independence and, you know, i was bullied a little bit in school as well, and so i had to really tough it out.

my tour guide is now dame donna for services to film and entertainment, a brit who is redefining showbusiness on earth and perhaps even in space. katie razzall, bbc news, los angeles. now, before we go, let's take a look at this, the launch of the spacex rocket from cape canaveral in florida. there it goes, heading for the international space station. the rocket has four crew members on board including the russian cosmonaut anna kikina and nicole mann, the american astronaut. they plan to spend the next six months in space on—board international space and will take part in 250 scientific investigations including 3d printing, human cells and also growing some tomatoes. you can see all the details on our website. you can

also find me on line on twitter. i'm @garethbarlow. it stays windy for the rest of the week. there will be a brief lull at the start of the weekend — we'll take a look at that in a moment. first of all, let's deal with thursday's weather — and, well, there'll be some sunshine to be had, there'll be some showers, though, and it will remain blustery — you can see the isobars close together on the pressure chart here. this one weak weather front will be the focus for some thicker cloud in places, weatherfronts pushing back in towards the northwest, as it will be turning wetter again later in the day, especially western scotland. much cooler start to the day than it was on wednesday morning, 5—10 degrees cooler in wales and england. a lot of sunshine here to begin the day. showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england — in fact, a cloudy zone from north wales running across parts of the midlands and northern england will have some

showery outbreaks of rain around. south wales, south—west england, you may catch a shower — most won't. east anglia and the southeast, dry, plenty of sunshine. parts of eastern scotland will stay dry and mostly sunny, as well. these are average wind speeds across northern areas — you may well see some gusts up to 50 mph or so. and as for temperatures, well, there's some warmth if you get that sunshine and/or out of the breeze, particularly across the eastern side of england. as i mentioned, it will be turning wetter across western scotland to end the day, as the weather fronts i showed you earlier start to move in. so, parts of scotland and northern ireland overnight and into friday morning will see some outbreaks of rain moving in. to the south of that may catch a shower — most places won't — a touch milder by friday morning. this area of rain accompanied by some gusty winds. the rain, quite heavy briefly, will continue moving southwards through england and wales on friday, and not reaching the southeast until close to dark, if not after in places. ahead of it, though, there will be a few showers,

behind it, sunshine and showers feeling cooler, and fresher once again behind it. and this is why there's a lull at the start of the weekend — a ridge of high pressure moving in, something quieter before further weather fronts head in from the atlantic, for part two of the weekend on sunday. this is how saturday is shaping up — still a few showers around, mostly towards north—west scotland. for many places, a sunny start, some clouds going to build. there'll be further sunny spells. most places will stay dry, and the winds are lighter than they've been. daytime highs will be a touch lower than they've been, especially in england and wales. northern and western areas see further rain moving in on sunday, though southern and eastern england could well stay dry for another day. and another quieter period briefly on monday.

this is bbc news. the headlines: authorities in seoul say north korea has fired another two ballistic missiles that have landed in the japanese sea. this comes after the un held an emergency meeting to discuss regional tensions. pyongyang says the launches are "counter action measures" against recent us—south korean military drills. aid agencies have warned that hundreds of thousands of people in somalia face starvation unless aid deliveries are urgently stepped up. the worst drought in decades has forced many people from their homes. many of those who remain are cut off from potential help by a long—running islamist insurgency. a lebanese lawmaker — who was elected to parliament in may — is the latest in a growing number of angry depositors who have forced banks to return their savings. millions of dollars remain trapped by capital controls now on bbc news, click.