welcome to bbc news — i'm mark lobel. our top stories: pakistan's former prime minister imran khan survives a gun attack during a protest march we're on the frontline as ukraine makes a slow advance on the russian held city of kherson amid reports russia could be preparing to withdraw. they are under the russian guns. and this is what happens to them every day. that's why, since the summer, they've been talking about it, but it's hard to move forward. in the us, candidates from both

parties are pitching their final arguments to voters, with just five days until the midterms — and economy and crime are playing high. the world's disappearing glaciers — a new report says a third could have melted to nothing, in less than 30 years. and wakanda forever — the long—awaited sequel to the oscar—winning film black panther — has had its european premiere in london. hello. the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg at a rally on thursday. one person died and several were injured when a burst of gunfire hit mr khan's vehicle in the eastern city of wazirabad. his supporters took

to the streets in several pakistani cities after the attack. from pakistan, our correspondent samira hussain reports. thursday's protest march started like all the others, and then this happened. rapid gunfire. footage shared on social media, confirmed by the bbc, shows a conscious imran khan with a bandage on his right leg being taken to hospital. here, you can see a man with a gun. he was eventually caught. in a leaked video of his statement to police, he said he wanted to kill mr khan. the current prime minister condemned the attack and has called for an investigation. pakistan's president is calling it an assassination attempt. but leaders from mr khan's political party released a statement on his behalf, accusing the country's prime minister, home minister

and director of pakistan's powerful intelligence agency of being behind the attack, saying they must be removed from office. just two days ago, we were with the former prime minister at one of his protest rallies, where he says the government is against him. i am a democrat. democrats always go to the people. at the moment, the establishment is against us. the entire political parties, all of them are against us. he accuses the current government of a conspiracy that led to his ousting back in april. since losing his position as prime minister, his popularity has grown, and it's why he's pushing for fresh elections. he believes he can win. i have been in politics for 26 years. never in pakistan's history has a party had so much public support as now, and all along this route, you will see. it's never happened in pakistan. these demonstrations

are a pressure tactic by mr khan's party to force the government to call an election, a cry the government has repeatedly said it would not heed. as news spread of the attack, so too did protests in several cities around the country. the apparent attempt to silence mr khan may only serve to give fresh momentum to his campaign. samira hussain, bbc news, islamabad. we can now speak madiha afzal who's a fellow in the foreign policy program at brookings could you remind us about the build—up to this much since the ousting of imran khan in april? sure, imran khan was ousted via a vote of no—confidence in april this year. since then, he is only furthered his popularity by pushing a

narrative that is part conspiracy theory that d legitimises the current government by saying that they came into power through sort of the machinations of the military in america. the reality is, imran khan had fallen out of favour with pakistan's military which is why he lost power. he has held brilliant was holding a long march to islamabad which started last week and was set to culminate next week calling for fresh elections. to culminate next week calling forfresh elections. he, of course, has also won a large number of by—elections that have been held in recent months in pakistan, showing his popularity is translating to the ballot box. d0 popularity is translating to the ballot box.— popularity is translating to the ballot box. do you think the ballot box. do you think the events _ the ballot box. do you think the events of _ the ballot box. do you think the events of the _ the ballot box. do you think the events of the last - the ballot box. do you think the events of the last few . the events of the last few hours has added to the momentum of his campaign?— of his campaign? yes, well this is certainly _ of his campaign? yes, well this is certainly a — of his campaign? yes, well this is certainly a very, _ of his campaign? yes, well this is certainly a very, very - is certainly a very, very jarring development in a country that is all too tragically familiar with political assassinations and of

course, this will only propel mr khan's narrative further. he's been pointing fingers at the government and certain members of the establishment but this will certainly, you know, sort of immobilise is already mobilised supporters even further and i think increase the pressure on the government for fresh elections. the government has said repeatedly as was pointed out that it will not budge until next year so we will have to wait to see, something will have to give because political tensions in pakistan already are at a really high point and have only been upended even further. d0 have only been upended even further. , ., ~ . , further. do you think many pakistanis _ further. do you think many pakistanis will— further. do you think many pakistanis will have - further. do you think many pakistanis will have much l further. do you think many - pakistanis will have much faith in the investigation the government has announced in the motivations behind the shooting and perhaps any back as the shooter may have had? certainly, mr khan's supporters

will have no faith in the investigation the government will hold, they will hold no faith in the military establishment. pakistan is an extremely polarised country now. it is extremely polarised so the government supporters may believe the results of the investigation but it's unlikely his supporters well.- investigation but it's unlikely his supporters well. thank you so much for— his supporters well. thank you so much forjoining _ his supporters well. thank you so much forjoining us. - his supporters well. thank you so much forjoining us. thankl so much forjoining us. thank you for having me. now to the war in ukraine, and western officials say russian troops could be preparing to withdraw from part of the city of kherson which they have held since the start of the war. ukraine has been talking up an offensive to capture the city since the summer. but progress is slow and so far they've just retaken some surrounding farmland. kherson straddles the dnipro river. reports suggest russian commanders may be pulling troops back to the eastern side of the river — which is easier to defend.

our international editor jeremy bowen, cameraman fred scott and producer kathy long have spent the last few days travelling between mykolaiv and the front lines around kherson. in the trenches a mile or so from the russian perimeter around kherson, soldiers from the ukrainian 63rd brigade have learnt to be cautious. they're digging in for a long winter. "i love my dugout," he says. "it's going to be warm." this is the ground where months of optimistic talk from ukraine's leaders of a kherson offensive has collided with the stark reality of pushing russia back. from ukraine's leaders of a kherson offensive has collided with the stark reality of pushing russia back. translation: moving forward in a counteroffensive is complicated to plan for and it's a threat to people's lives. we have to take account of everything. that's ourjob as commanders,

to keep our men alive. outside mykolaiv, the city facing occupied kherson, they don't believe the russians will fold. piles of used—up tank shells show how hard it's been. on the mykolaiv front, the soldiers say they don't have the combat power to match russia's numbers or heavy guns. from ukraine's leaders of a kherson offensive has collided with the stark reality of pushing russia back. translation: they've got more military equipment, | more people. their soldiers are not trained, they just charge forward, shouting. we don't have as many bullets as they have people. you can see why the kherson offensive is taking a lot of time. it's flat, open ground. they're under the russian guns. gunfire. and this is what happens to them every day. that's why, since the summer, they've been talking about it,

and it's hard to move forward. the ruins of mykolaiv�*s regional governor's office, destroyed early in the war, are a constant reminder of what russia can do. here as well, no one believes russia's defeat is inevitable. general dmytro marchenko, the commander credited with stopping the russian advance, now coordinates plans to recapture kherson. translation: first of all, i we need reactive artillery that can hit up to 300 kilometres from us, and we need an air defence system — basics for any army in the world that wants to go on the offensive. an enemy who can do this, the general believes, cannot be beaten without overwhelming force,

blew up the waterworks. in the queue, someone said, "they can't bring us and the freeze.

was rescuing himself. no one but us will protect it. i've faced this so many times. the main thing is that we are alive. and the pity rise sharply. with just five days to go to the us midterms, candidates from both parties are using every chance to pitch theirfinal arguments to voters. for republicans, it's all about the economy and crime — the soaring cost of living

and worries about personal safety on america's streets. whereas, democrats say democracy itself is on the ballot as some republican candidates continue to deny the results of the 2020 election which donald trump lost. our north america correspondent david willis has been following this story and hejoins me now from los angeles. david, donald trump was speaking at a rally in iowa. do you think is possibly setting up you think is possibly setting up any successes in the mid— terms as a possible springboard for a run of the presidency himself?— himself? well, it's very interesting _ himself? well, it's very interesting because - himself? well, it's very interesting because in i himself? well, it's very i interesting because in the himself? well, it's very - interesting because in the last hour, in sioux city, iowa, donald trump has given the strongest hint yet that he plans to run for the presidency in two years' time. is alluded to this before, he's toyed with this in this regard on more than one occasion, saying, "i may have to think about that,"

and so on but tonight he was uncharacteristically emphatic about all of this, in the state of iowa whose caucuses traditionally kickoff the presidential race, a state which donald trump and salt one both in 2016 and 2020 and he was, as i say, pretty emphatic about his intentions in the future. , , ., ., about his intentions in the future. ,, ., ., ., future. this is what he had to sa . future. this is what he had to say- the _ future. this is what he had to say. the election _ future. this is what he had to say. the election was - future. this is what he had to say. the election was rigged| say. the election was rigged and — say. the election was rigged and stolen and now our country is being — and stolen and now our country is being destroyed. i ran twice, _ is being destroyed. i ran twice, i_ is being destroyed. i ran twice, i won twice and did much better_ twice, i won twice and did much better the — twice, i won twice and did much better the second time than i did the — better the second time than i did the first, getting millions more — did the first, getting millions more votes in 2020 then i got in 2016— more votes in 2020 then i got in 2016 and likewise, getting more — in 2016 and likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country— president in the history of our country by far and now, in order_ country by far and now, in order to _ country by far and now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious,, i will very, successful and safe and glorious,, iwill very, very, very— glorious,, iwill very, very, very probably do it again, there _ very probably do it again, there you go. cheering for you

to decide — it's worth pointing out numerous legal enquiries have failed — numerous legal enquiries have failed to— numerous legal enquiries have failed to uncover any evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election. 30 of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election.— presidential election. so he is kee - in . presidential election. so he is keeping us — presidential election. so he is keeping us and _ presidential election. so he is keeping us and many - presidential election. so he is - keeping us and many republicans guessing but we will find out soon enough. i also wanted to ask why do you think president biden's ratings are the lowest ever recorded at this time in a presidency, the halfway mark? you know what? a lot of this i think comes down to ageism, mark. it extraordinary when you bearin mark. it extraordinary when you bear in mind the legislative record ofjoe biden. he's got through a historic climate control legislation, he's abolished student debt, for example. he's done a lot of things legislatively at his

predecessors have failed to achieve. yet, as you say, his approval rating has been very low. it is climbing, but slowly. and the thought is that a lot of people really don't see him as a potential leader of the democratic party going into the next presidential election. even democrats are worried about his ability, if you like, to maintain the very, very intense schedule that a president has to maintain but there is a feeling, of course, that republicans, well, will seize on that and will punish the democrats in these midterm elections next week. there is a possibility the republicans will take the house. they need to just one seat in the senate to just one seat in the senate to gain control there. what i should introduce a note of caution, mark, because donald trump was in the state of iowa, as we mentioned tonight. there, the longest serving senator, chuck grassley, is facing the

fight of his life to hold onto his seat in the senate. but in a traditionally very red iowa. all right, david, we're all looking forward to watching that and the bbc will have special coverage of that course covering the midterm elections in five days. david, thank you very much forjoining us for now. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll be taking you to the nation of wakanda as the black panther sequel has its premiere in london. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremist jewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages,

there was no sign. - they are being held somewhere inside the compound _ and student leadersl have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, - they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has survived a gun attack during a protest march. we're on the frontline as ukraine makes a slow advance on the russian—held city of kherson amid reports russia could be preparing to withdraw.

the german chancellor olaf scholz has landed in beijing — the first western leader to visit china in over three years. scholz�*s visit marks 50 years since west germany re—established diplomatic relations with beijing. it marked a turning point in relations between china and the west. but in recent years, that warm relationship has started to run cold, as tom brada reports. boarding a plane from berlin to beijing, olaf scholz is heading to china for a whistle tour. travelling with several german business leaders, the chancellor commands no exception when it comes to china's strict covid rules. cannot stay the night so will be in and out again on the very same day. regardless, china is welcoming the first visit from a european leader in more than three years. translation: irate three years. translation: we ho -e that three years. translation: - hope that chancellor scholz's hope that chancellor scholz�*s first visit to china is a

success. china and germany are all—round strategic partners. that partnership was first established 50 years ago when the then chancellor willy brandt established dramatic channels with beijing. that same year, richard nixon met with chairman mao, becoming the first us president to ever visit mainland china. their meeting was a turning point for china and the west. and germany has been a major beneficiary. china has been germany's biggest trading partnerfor the last six years. biggest trading partner for the last six years— last six years. china saved the german economy _ last six years. china saved the german economy a _ last six years. china saved the german economy a couple - last six years. china saved the german economy a couple of. german economy a couple of times when we faced a crisis like the financial crisis, everyone was in trouble but daimler sold more s class mercedes and ever before in its history. mercedes and ever before in its histo . ., ., history. olaf scholz will hope history. olaf scholz will hope his visit can _ history. olaf scholz will hope his visit can deepen - history. olaf scholz will hope his visit can deepen those i his visit can deepen those economic ties. but critics say he is making the exact mistakes of overreliance on china is

berlin previously made with russia. the united states, which is pursuing a policy of decoupling from china, has urged germany to be cautious. translation:— translation: pragmatic cooperation _ translation: pragmatic cooperation between - translation: pragmatic. cooperation between china translation: pragmatic- cooperation between china and germany is a matter for the two sovereign countries, the united states should not attack it without reason and has no right to meddle and interfere.- to meddle and interfere. china and its 1-4 _ to meddle and interfere. china and its 1.4 billion _ to meddle and interfere. china and its 1.4 billion citizens - and its 1.4 billion citizens wield immense economic power. to olaf scholz�*s calculation, it is worth keeping president xi close, even if it draws criticism from germany's traditional allies. tom brada, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. israel's electoral commission has confirmed that the former prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his allies have secured a majority in parliament following tuesday's elections. his right—wing coalition won 64 seats while the centrist bloc led by the outgoing caretaker prime minister yair lapid took 51 seats.

four people are reported to have died in iran after clashes between anti—government demonstrators and security forces. three deaths were in the town of karaj, where thousands had walked along roads to reach the grave of a woman shot dead while protesting. it marks 40 days since mahsa amini's killing, which has sparked widespread unrest across the country. the husband of the us house speaker nancy pelosi has been released from hospital after being attacked in their san francisco home last week. in a statement, mrs pelosi says he remains under doctors' care as he continues to recover. a man has been charged with attempting to kidnap nancy pelosi and assaulting her husband. they are stunning spectacles at some of the world's most beautiful locations but due to climate change, many glaciers are melting with large parts being lost every year. the un is warning that a third of all the glaciers in world

heritage sites will vanish by 2050. it means glaciers in yosemite in the united states and in the french alps will disappear within 30 years. researchers used satellite data to track the shrinking of nearly 19,000 glaciers. they concluded that even if global temperatures, were kept below 1.5 degrees, many of them would still be gone in three decades' time. the last remaining glaciers in africa, mount kilimanjaro, the rwenzori mountains but also, some other iconic glaciers, such as the dolomites here in italy, as well as yosemite park and yellowstone in the united states. by 2100, around half of glaciers in world heritage sites could disappear in a business—as—usual scenario.

every year, world heritage glaciers are losing 58 billion tonnes of ice. this represents the water consumed in france and spain combined. and also, this represents 5% of global sea level rise. and i will say that this is particularly alarming because the risks that are implied by this are many fold. this could lead to coastal erosion, for instance, but also a higher risk of cyclones, storms and tsunamis. the long—awaited sequel to the oscar—winning film black panther has had its european premiere in london. the marvel studios movie paid tribute to black panther�*s original lead actor chadwick boseman who died of colon cancer in 2020.

our correspondent steffan powell was at the black carpet in leicester square. you could really feel it, you can probably hear it as well, the energy and the excitement here about the finally returning to the screen four years after the last one, black panther is back on the silver screen, but it's also a sense of sadness and mourning a bit at the loss of chadwick boseman. it's something i was speaking to one of the stars of black panther wakanda forever about earlier on, michaela coel. yeah, it's still needed, basically. the feeling it gives me as a woman of colour to see my story reflected back still gives me a rush of exhilaration to be seen, so i have a feeling we could do with more and more. and like you were hearing there from michaela, this is an important film for the marvel studio because it speaks to an audience that other superhero films don't do, and that was the legacy of chadwick boseman's black panther, and that's what they're hoping to do with this movie. remember, but also move on, kick on for another ten years of this franchise, connecting with audiences that many films

simply cannot do. you are watching bbc news. goodbye. hello. it's been a wet start to november and, as a result of half a month's worth of rain across some south—eastern areas, still flood warnings are in force. but it looks like a window of drier weather for the day ahead before we look to storm martin out in the atlantic, which is going to throw these weather fronts our way — here it is, that storm system — and then plenty of showers follow behind. the concern, again, is, though, this weather front will become slow—moving across southern and eastern areas. and even ahead of that, there are still, through the remainder of the night, a few heavy, thundery downpours to contend with — in southern areas in particular — and gusty winds as well, so lots of spray and standing water on the roads if you're out in the next few hours — those gusts up to 50—60 mph — but high pressure's building in and the showers will dampen for many. and it's a cold

start this morning. a touch of frost across northern areas, grass frost in the south and even a little bit of fog because the winds are falling lighter here. so, what's left of that showery rain scoots away very quickly. we've got a weak weather front introducing showers in the north—west, perhaps some patchy fog to clear away, possibly through the central belt, one or two patches elsewhere but otherwise, it does look like the driest, brightest day of the week with some good spells of sunshine coming through and lighter winds generally. 10—14 celsius is just around the average for this time of year. but that window of drier weather doesn't last. we've got, behind me, gathering some more rain and that moves in through friday night and saturday — some quite heavy bursts of rain for a time — and then it slows progress down as it reaches southern and eastern areas. brighter skies certainly following with one or two showers. 11—14 — on a par with those of friday. but to say that weather front could become slow—moving once again across southern and eastern areas. the ground saturated, we still have flood warnings in force. and it's bonfire night, so it could be that we have quite a lot of cloud in eastern

areas, showers and blustery winds elsewhere but some clear spells around, as well. but there's uncertainties, as i say, through the forecast, through the latter part of the weekend, given the amount of rain that could fall in southern and eastern areas, and also because of the fetch from that storm, we could have some really large waves saturday night into sunday around the western coast — 5 or 6 metre waves, potentially. lots of blustery showers, heavy and thundery, rolling in behind our weatherfront. a distinctly unsettled—looking picture. you can find out more about the warnings and the flood warnings online.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg at a rally on thursday. one person died and several were injured when a burst of gunfire hit mr khan's vehicle in the eastern city of wazirabad. western officials say russian troops could be preparing to withdraw from part of the ukrainian city of kherson, which they have held since the start of the war. ukraine has been talking up an offensive to capture the city since the summer but progress is slow and so far they've just retaken some surrounding farmland. the german chancellor olaf scholz has landed in beijing — the first western leader to visit china in more than three years. scholz�*s visit marks 50 years since west germany re—established diplomatic

relations with beijing. it marks a turning point in relations between china and the west. now on bbc news amol rajan interviews: greta thunberg. when i was 15, i wasjust discovering the joys of hip—hop and dreaming of playing cricket for england. at the same age, greta thunberg launched an international movement by skipping school. she's not a politician or a scientist, nor is she the first to campaign against climate change. at school, she was bullied for years, before being diagnosed with asperger�*s syndrome. but in 2018, this swedish schoolgirl found herself hailed as the unlikely voice of global youth. she's become the symbol of a generation, which,