welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the search goes on in indonesia, where more than 150 people are still missing after a major earthquake in west java that killed at least 268 people, including many children. the us supreme court denies a request by donald trump to withhold his tax returns from a congressional investigation. the saudi king declares a public holiday on wednesday after his football team beat argentina, in one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history. cristiano ronaldo is to leave manchester united with immediate and its manager.

—— just as the club's owners say they about selling. as the president of south africa is welcomed with full live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 6am on the main indonesian island of java, where more than 150 people are still missing after an earthquake. the death toll has risen to 268. many of the dead were children, killed as schools collapsed. the government says thousands of homes have been destroyed and roads have been damaged which is making it hard to reach the worst hit areas. the epicentre of the earthquake was in cianjur in westjava, from where our indonesia correspondent, valdya baraputri, has sent this report.

rescue workers remind people not to get too close to a ruin of a house. they are trying to evacuate a body of a 28—year—old man trapped in concrete after a three—floor house collapsed to the ground. there were five people at the time, but the others survived. translation: the other people were on the highest floor. - they managed to be rescued. my brother—in—law was on the first floor, the ruins fell on him. the government estimated that most victims are children because of the number of boarding schools in the area that have been destroyed. meanwhile, many destroyed houses are left by the owners who took refuge in makeshift tents. the closer to the epicentre of the earthquake, the more visible the damage, some beyond repair. people are too afraid to go back to their houses. well, as you can see, the slanted floors are very prone to collapsing, even with the smallest aftershock.

151 people are still missing, many trapped under a landslide triggered by the earthquake. translation: as for the victims| who are still buried in the rubble, i have ordered that the search for victims and their evacuation must be prioritised. the indonesian geophysical agency has learned that the earthquake is a once in 20—year event. for hundreds of injured people at the hospital, the effect could last a lifetime. valdya baraputri, bbc news, cianjur. within the past couple of hours, the us supreme court has ordered former president trump to release his tax returns to a congressional committee. the move is a significant setback for mr trump, who has tried for years to shield his tax returns from public scrutiny. he had argued that the request by a panel led by a democrat was politically motivated.

peter, great to get you on the programme. just talk us through the significance of this. this programme. just talk us through the significance of this.— significance of this. this is a big blow to the _ significance of this. this is a big blow to the president, - significance of this. this is a big blow to the president, who - significance of this. this is a big blow to the president, who as l significance of this. this is a big i blow to the president, who as you say has been resisting the release of his tax returns ever since he first stood for the presidency in 2016. it was three years after that that the committee in the house of representatives requested his tax documents, initially unsuccessfully, with president trump in the white house, when president biden took over, the white house took a different stance and so did the treasury, and there has been a lot of legal wrangling since then, but it has gone to the highest court in the land, which has come as you say, wrote in last hours that those documents, those six years of tax returns, relating to the former

president, must be handed over to this committee immediately. so what ha--ens this committee immediately. so what happens next. _ this committee immediately. so what happens next, peter, _ this committee immediately. so what happens next, peter, in _ this committee immediately. so what happens next, peter, in terms - this committee immediately. so what happens next, peter, in terms of - happens next, peter, in terms of what donald trump might do? the clock is what donald trump might do? tue: clock is ticking, what donald trump might do? tte: clock is ticking, as far as the committee is concerned, because the republicans take over in the house in the new year and clearly they take over the committees as well. and this investigation is very likely to be dropped. we are approaching the thanksgiving holiday here in the states. everything. for a few days. then there will be a few days before christmas for this given do its work with those documents, to analyse what they see, and the big question is, will any information from those tax returns be eventually made public? clearly donald trump has argued against this for many years, saying that the committee was motivated by politics, but this committee is determined to look at those documents as part of an

investigation into whether presidential candidates are properly audited, with the view of possibly revising legislation in that respect, but the key question i think everyone wants to know is, what do those documents contain? why has president trump and so resistant to them being made public? are there any irregularities, as far as is concerned in those documents, and will they be made public? peter bowes, will they be made public? peter bowes. always _ will they be made public? peter bowes, always good _ will they be made public? peter bowes, always good to - will they be made public? peter bowes, always good to have - will they be made public? peter| bowes, always good to have you will they be made public? peter bowes, always good to have you on the programme. hope you get a bit of a break during the thanksgiving period! thank you very much. to qatar and the world cup now, and people in saudi arabia will be treated to a spontaneous public holiday tomorrow. the saudi king announced the celebration after the national side beat argentina 2—1, in one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history. these pictures show saudi fans celebrating after the stunning win. just to put into context

how big a shock it was, quite remarkable. and in the day's final match, the reigning champions france beat australia 4—1. the bbc�*s lucy hockings has the latest from doha. many people are calling it one of the biggest upsets in world cup history. it will certainly be talked about for years to come. and for the thousands of saudi fans who came here for the game — because after the qataris, they are the country who have bought the most tickets, along with the usa, for this world cup — they are absolutely thrilled. this is a result they couldn't have imagined in their wildest dreams. and when you walked through the saudi fan festival, which is very close to where we are, there was still such to achieve this. they're so thrilled with the result. what was really interesting is that there were thousands

and if you think about the fact that relations between saudi arabia and qatar were in the deep freeze between 2017 and 2021, because of a trade and travel blockade — with the saudis accusing qatar of terrorism, something that qatar denied — it is remarkable to see the sense of camaraderie between people today and the qataris just saying they're all of the'arab'teams,” tunisia and morocco as well, and they're absolutely thrilled that the underdogs performed such an incredible feat today. so the saudis have been given a holiday tomorrow, a national holiday for saudi arabia tomorrow, and the party, we think, will continue well into the night. when they won, though, i have to say, we have our saudi colleagues who are next to us in the studio next door, so i went across and grabbed a few of them and brought them over here to ask them what their reaction

was to their team's victory. all the players do the best and we are proud of what they did. what does this mean to everybody back home in saudi arabia? firstly, specialthanks for our players and our coach. so i can't explain that. i'm so happy, yeah. when the match was on in saudi arabia, the government said that people didn't have to work, so apparently the entire country was glued to their television sets. many went to fan parks in saudi arabia as well. and such is the joy around this victory, i think they're also hoping this team will get momentum and it might even help them with a joint bid that they're putting in with egypt and greece for the 2030 world cup. lucy hockings on that story for us. and more dramatic football news now — the owners

of manchester united have said they are considering selling the club. it comes after years of protest from fans against the glazer family's ownership of the club. earlier, manchester united confirmed that cristiano ronaldo is to leave the club with immediate effect by mutual agreement. he had made a number of damaging allegations about his recent treatment in a television interview. a tweet from the club said: "cristiano ronaldo is to leave manchester united by mutual agreement... for more on this, let's speak to tancredi palmeri, who's an italian sports journalist. he's in qatar, where he's covering the world cup. more on that of course in a moment, but first let's talk about this situation with cristiano ronaldo. what did you make of the latest announcement? the what did you make of the latest announcement?— what did you make of the latest announcement? ., , ~ ., announcement? the end was known, because you — announcement? the end was known, because you don't _ announcement? the end was known, because you don't give _ announcement? the end was known, because you don't give such - announcement? the end was known, because you don't give such an - because you don't give such an interview if you don't have a plan of going away, but also everybody

knew since last summer, when there was that big summit, also sir alex ferguson was there, where cristiano ronaldo asked the possibility to go on loan for one year and then come back, but they said no way. giving an interview like that means that you are pushing for going out before leaving. at the same time, manchester united, knew the situation was unbearable and probably was also looking for the chance they could look at it is justified in front of fans, to say, we could do anything else. so in some ways, a formal diverse that over time they wanted for quite some time. == over time they wanted for quite some time. ., ., , , .,, time. -- formal diverse stop with this, of course _ time. -- formal diverse stop with this, of course as _ time. -- formal diverse stop with this, of course as manchester - this, of course as manchester united's owners putting up that statement, saying they are considered done i considering selling. the timing is interesting all of its

—— considering selling. who the timing is interesting all of its -- considering selling. who would've think the glazer _ -- considering selling. who would've think the glazer family _ -- considering selling. who would've think the glazer family would - -- considering selling. who would've think the glazer family would think, | think the glazer family would think, we feel disrespected because of chris donovan auto? we sell the club. —— christiana noted. we have not learned that they are thinking with such feelings. this is a decision that is coming from a long way. let's say that, probably, they took the situation and this was like the last straw, and let's say, ok, so this is the case also to justify it all, but cannotjust be for that interview. 0therwise, justify it all, but cannotjust be forthat interview. 0therwise, if chris donovan —— christiana renato would be so impressive... mama mia! tancredi palmeri, thank ou so mama mia! tancredi palmeri, thank you so much for— mama mia! tancredi palmeri, thank you so much forjoining _ mama mia! tancredi palmeri, thank you so much forjoining us - mama mia! tancredi palmeri, thank you so much forjoining us on - mama mia! tancredi palmeri, thank you so much forjoining us on the i you so much forjoining us on the programme with your thoughts.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a special report from somalia, where we see the effects of the worst drought in decades and the ongoing civil war between the somali government and the terror group al shabab. we've gained special access to army's elite special forces unit leading the campaign against al shabab. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air - balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, _ but nobody seemed to mind very much.

as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." l cuba has declared nine days of morning following the death cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: indonesia says more than 150 people are still missing after a major earthquake in west java that is already known to have killed 268. the us supreme court denies a request by donald trump to withhold his tax returns from a congressional investigation. in recent months, we've been reporting on the drought in somalia, the worst to hit

the country in decades. growing numbers of children are dying, hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and facing famine. the ongoing war between the somali government and the islamic fundamentalist group al shabab has made the situation much worse. thw bbc has gained rare and exclusive access to the somali army's elite special forces unit, danab, which is spearheading the campaign against al shabab — the soldiers are trained by the us. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined danab in the hiraan region in central somalia. let's go, let's go, let's go. these are somalia's most battle—hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes. this special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and suddenly, in the midst

of a terrible drought, they�* re making progress. we arrive in the ruins of a small town. a recent battle here saw the formidable militant group al—sha bab driven out. we managed to kill 60 al—shabab fighters, but right right before they left, they have burned down everything. they destroyed the shops, the houses, the water wells. like, the people right now do not even have clean water to drink. this was your shop, was it? it was. but what's changed here is the mood, no longer of despair but of determination. a popular uprising is under way, locals telling us somalia's drought has left them with no option but to help defeat the hated militants. in the last month or so, these troops have captured vast amounts of territory

here in the centre of somalia, liberating dozens of villages, but the question — and it's always the question here in somalia — is, how long can they hold on to the territory? or will the militants of al—shabab simply melt away into the countryside and then return? al—shabab have hit back hard, with a string of devastating bomb attacks, like this one in the capital mogadishu. but listen to this politician, who's survived five attacks by the militants. you see, when they were taking me... so this is you on the stretcher? yeah, yeah, yeah. he now believes the momentum has shifted. do you think this could be a turning point, then, against al—shabab? i'm sure this is a turning point. i believe that if the government gets advantage of this opportunity, i think it will be the time that al—shabab will be defeated. that confidence is spreading fast, people in newly liberated areas no longer ruled by fear.

can you put your hand up if you are glad that al—shabab has been driven out of your village? that was quite remarkable, to see a village like this with people finally ready to say, "we are glad to see the back "of al—shabab," because they've terrorised villages across this region for so long. people have been too afraid to speak out, until now, it seems. will it last? somalia still faces huge challenges. millions here are living on the brink of famine. but if the war ends, then real progress could follow. andrew harding, bbc news, central somalia. to the uk now, where more than 40,000 rail workers are expected to walk out in december and january in a wave of 48—hour strikes that will hit train services across britain.

it's a significant escalation in the strike action that began in june. staff at network rail and 1a train companies are due to stage a series of 48—hour strikes. they will take place on the 13th and 14th and the 16th and 17th of december and again on the 3rd and 11th and the 6th and 7th of january. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has the latest. christmas is coming. but so are more train strikes. this latest round of strikes will show how important our members are to the running of the country and will send a clear message that we want a good deal onjob security, pay and conditions for our people. we have been reasonable, but it is impossible to find a negotiated settlement when the dead hand of the government is presiding over and blocking a resolution in these talks. two and a half weeks ago, the rmt called off three strike dates and unions and rail employees

went into intensive negotiations. today, instead of a breakthrough, the dispute has intensified. the strike days announced will come at a crucial time of year for retailers and hospitality venues and disrupt the festive plans of millions of passengers. the government does have final sign—off on what's agreed, but says it is not holding up negotiations and is for the employers and unions to come to an agreement between them that is fair to workers, taxpayers and passengers. the rail industry argues reforms need to be agreed to afford pay rises, after the pandemic left the railway in a precarious financial hole. the rail delivery group speaks for train companies. i think there's frustrations on both sides. rmt are looking to get a pay offer. we are looking still to try and manage the final details of any reform deal. mick lynch said today that he'd spoken to you and you had said you couldn't make an offer because the government

wouldn't let you. is that correct? i don't get into the details of what we said and what we didn't say. at the end of the day, what we are trying to do is to work with rmt to ensure that we stop these strikes. and that's the important thing. we have to stop the strikes. businesses which depend on people coming to visit, like those in blackpool, see today's news as a blow to their festive season. we are feeling the effects of the cost of living. every time we go out buying food, the costs have gone up and up and up. all our bills are increasing. anything, again, that is going to knock us back at that time is going to have a huge detrimental impact financially. the transport secretary is expected to meet the rmt�*s mick lynch later this week — but as things stand, more travel misery lies ahead. katy austin, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.

malaysia's king has announced he will pick the country's next prime minister, after saturday's national election failed to produce an outright winner. he's met with the former premier muhiyiddin yassin and opposition leader anwar ibrahim. mr muhiyiddin has declined to form a unity government. iran says it has started enriching uranium to 60% purity after a breakdown of its nuclear deal with major powers. iran says it's in response to un demands for tehran to cooperate with its investigation into the discovery of uranium traces at three undeclared sites. the us senate is to hold a hearing on the concert ticketing industry in response to problems with taylor swift's long—awaited tour. the general sale, through the site ticketmaster, was cancelled at the last minute after all tickets were snapped up during pre—sales. the first state visit of the reign

of king charles is under way. the king and queen consort have welcomed the president of south africa, cyril ramaphosa, who addressed parliamentarians at westminster and has been attending a banquet at buckingham palace. mr ramaphosa, one of the chief negotiators of south africa's transition to democracy, is hoping to encourage more british investment in the south african economy, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it is the ultimate in state hospitality, deployed for political, diplomatic and economic purposes. it is a state visit, the first of king charles' reign, the first to take place since the pre—covid days of 2019. the state visitor was president cyril ramaphosa of south africa. for him, there was the full ceremonial welcome on horse guards, the guard of honour drawn up, the anthems playing. and then the carriage ride up

the mall, the mounted divisions of the household cavalry, the king, queen consort and the president in the irish state coach, other ministers and officials following behind, and into buckingham palace. "you were lucky if you had known them both," said the king. in the palace tonight, all the glitter and pomp of state molweni. ndaa. wow! mr president... but there were serious messages, too. the king said the wrongs of the past must be acknowledged, and he called for concerted action on climate change. but above all, this was a demonstration of friendship. i invite you all to rise and drink a toast to president ramaphosa and to the people of south africa. nkosi sikelel�* iafrika.

south african anthem plays nicholas witchell, bbc news. one of cuba's greatest musicians, the singer—songwriter pablo milanes, has died in spain. milanes won numerous grammy awards, and his music was enormously popular across the spanish—speaking world. we'll leave you tonight with images and music from the life of pablo milanes. cheering music

that's it from us and the team at newsday. thanks so much for watching. hello. yet another day of lively weather to come across the uk this wednesday. we start the day with a band of rain sweeping its way in from the southwest — it should quickly move through, but then, as the sun comes out, anticipate some lively showers, as well. here's the rain first thing out towards the southwest, and then, through the morning, it quickly sweeps across england and wales, pulls out of northern ireland, comes to settle across central scotland by lunchtime, and then, will slowly work its way northwards here through the afternoon. brighter skies following on — yes, it will stay windy throughout the day, gales possible around our irish sea coasts, and those winds will carry in some pretty punchy showers and carry them a fair way east. so, we could see some showers just about anywhere — they're likely to be most frequent, though, in the west. temperature—wise, a shade up

on the figures we saw at the start of the week, around average values. that front�*s out of the way later on on wednesday, but here we go thursday, doing it all again, and low pressure sweeping in another band of rain across the uk. now, the positioning of this front might be slightly different to wednesday's, might align itself more uprightly, if you like, across the uk, which could mean we get higher totals towards the west, as the rain may stall here for a time — it could the relatively drier in the east, but that could be subject to change as we get closer to the time, so do bear that in mind. but at the moment, our predicted rainfall totals for some western parts of the uk through the course of wednesday and thursday are around 50mm of rain — that's around two inches — particularly across many western counties. that whole system, though, does move away for friday. we get a brief little ridge of high pressure here, but you can see the next low is not far away in the atlantic. i can't, unfortunately, promise an entirely dry day for friday either — it looks like there could be some pretty frequent showers across western scotland, and a few drifting in

from the west elsewhere. but the winds will be lighter, there should be a lot of sunshine, and our temperatures around average for the time of year. that next low waiting in the winds to come in for the weekend will tap us into some air from quite a way south into the atlantic. so, actually, saturday and sunday, we'll see our temperatures getting bolstered, i think they'll sit a couple of degrees above average quite widely across the uk. but we are looking at a couple of very windy days, and some further heavy rain to follow during the week ahead.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kieran andrews of the times scotland and jonathan walker of the sunday express. let of the sunday express. me bring up—to—date with t front let me bring up—to—date with the front pages as they are at the moment. "it's mick grinch" — that's what the metro is calling the boss of the rmt union, who's announced new waves of strikes for december and january.

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