welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. escaping the blackout. after more missile strikes against ukraine's energy infrastructure — russia is accused of crimes against humanity. the race to find survivors after monday's indonesia earthquake — many of the 271 people known to have died were children. we'll have the latest on the rescue effort. also on the programme. sheerjoy in tokyo afterjapan beat one of the favourites — germany — in the world cup in qatar.

and the british paralympian sprinter — training to become the world's first astronaut with a disability. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in ukraine — president zelensky has accused russia of crimes against humanity at a un security council meeting after strikes on key energy infrastructure. there were several explosions in the capital kyiv, after an air—raid alert was issued for the whole country. the western city of lviv was reported to be without power — it's now been mostly restored. and in the zaporizhzhia region, a newborn baby was killed when a rocket hit a maternity unit. moscow has recently

increased its attacks on ukrainian energy networks, but president zelensky said ukrainians would �*get through it all and restore it all�*. our europe correspondent, jessica parker, reports from kyiv. smoke clouds signalling destruction has come again to kyiv. this is hundreds of miles away from the front line, but here, this battle also costs lives. in a town just outside kyiv, people's homes and a nearby school felt the force of these strikes. just hours later, the fire's out, but the daylight�*s gone. evacuations in the dark. translation: we heard rockets flying and then . we heard a loud explosion, a colleague saw a red light. in our educational centre, windows and doors blew out, the ceiling fell. in these freezing temperatures, homes have been left without roofs, apartments

without windows, people without a place to live. translation: we are evacuating people from the building - that was damaged. those who need to sleep somewhere, we are taking them to a hotel where they can stay as long as they need. there will be food and heating there. that bus is just leaving, taking residents who can no longer stay in their homes — perhaps because of the damage, but also, there's no power here. the only reason we can see anything at the moment is because of the lights coming from the emergency vehicles, fire trucks and police cars. people here, there's a lot of activity, but they just pass you like shadows. here and in many places, the light of a torch may be all they have as today's strikes forced power stations to shut down. critical infrastructure again appears to have been moscow's target. if this is an effort to break the will of ukrainians, they help each other on, but it's a painful struggle.

"my windows and walls flew away," she says. "don't cry," says her grandson. "everything will be fixed, it will be better." this is driving through a capital city in the early evening, but look around. off the road, no lights. the country's energy system had already been attacked. now the race against winter to repair itjust became even harder. jessica parker, bbc news, in kyiv. speaking to the un security council on wednesday, president zelensky called on the un to reject �*energy terror�*. ukraine proposes that the security council adopts a resolution condemning all forms of energy terror. let's see if anyone in the world, along with russia, can say that terror against civilians are supposedly good. there must be

no room for terror in the world, that is why we are appealing to our partners to support to protect our skies. we need modern and effective air and we need modern and effective airand missile we need modern and effective air and missile defence systems. i thank everyone who has already helped. meanwhile, almost 90% of neighbouring moldova was left without electricity following the strikes on ukraine. although the country wasn't directly hit, moldova's foreign minister said they have traditionally relied on ukraine and russia for energy, and are are unsure, because of the ongoing conflict, where their power will now come from. let's update you now on the unfolding disaster in indonesia — where efforts are still under way to try to rescue any more survivors from monday's earthquake. the latest official figures say 271 people were killed — many of them children — and a0 are still missing. hundreds of others were injured.

damaged roads and the vast size of the affected area are making it difficult to locate and help victims. the national disaster mitigation agency said on tuesday that 22,000 houses had been damaged, and that more than 58,000 people were displaced and have taken shelter in several locations in the region. i've been speaking to alex park, from the charity mercy relief — and he outlined the challenges organisations like his are facing. i think for us, whenever we are on the ground, one of the biggest challenges we face is really the changing needs. whenever we evaluate what we want to do and how we want to support the communities affected, firstly, so many people are requiring food and water. for example, in cianjur right now, they are in need of urgent shelter. but we realise whenever we are on the ground, the changing

needs are constant. when our partner tell us our people need food of water, whenever we leave the ground, we hear another has given food and water and now we need a shelter. so, i guess what we have to do as a disaster relief agency is to be nimble as possible and to be ready to change our mode of assistance and to be able to adapt to the changing needs on the ground. another challenge that we are also facing is also with the covid—i9 pandemic, truth be told, our fundraising efforsthave gone down. it's affected the amount of families that get support. it also affects how much we can actually provide support to these communities.

if our funds are limited, we can only give up to a couple away. as you've talked about that duplication of efforts that sometimes comes into play when various aid agencies are trying to help, how do you navigate that? as you head out to cianjur, what are some of the key concerns for you and your colleagues when they're trying to help people who are most in need? i think the first thing that we have to do on the ground is actually find out what is leading international ngo that has taken charge of cordinating relief efforts in the area. other than that, how we work is really understanding the importance of pandering with a local ngo.

as soon as we go on the ground, we would immediately link up with local indonesian ngo because they have the knowledge of the community, they have the connections of the local government, they have the connections to the community leaders. these are important for us because when we provide relief to the people who need. we want to make sure that the outskirts of the communities are also supported as well. the international ngo will typically cover the communities that have been shown on the news because there's plenty of media coverage, but there are definitely villages on the outskirts that have not been supported, so this is where we want to make sure everyone is really involved.

let's turn to the world cup now — and the headlines today — another perhaps unexpected result — and another protest against fifa's ban on the one—love armbands, which some teams had wanted to wear to show their support for lgbtq rights.starting with the results — and wednesday saw the opening fixtures in groups e morocco and croatia played out a goal—less draw — and canada missed a penalty before losing 1—0 to belgium. but it was in group e that we saw the most eye—catching score lines. spain thrashed costa rica seven—nil. and japan came from a goal down to beat germany two—one. we always enjoy showing you the different reactions of the fans. so — here are some celebrations in spain. plenty of moments for these fans in madrid to choose from. but there wasn't much to cheer for the costa rica supporters at the big screen in sanjose.

quite a subdued reaction from germany too. but in tokyo — you can see exactly what the result meant to the fans watching there — literally having a party in the middle of the street. away from the action, perhaps the most striking image of the day was this — the german team posing for a photo before kick off, putting their hands to their mouths. to be in no doubts about what they meant — the team tweeted this message — saying �*it wasn't about making a political statement — human rights are non—negotiable. that should be taken for granted, but it still isn't the case. that's why this message is so important to us.denying us the armband is the same as denying us a voice. we stand by our position.�* with more, from doha — here's shaimaa khalil. this is proving to be a very interesting world cup on and off the pitch.

another astounding upset, another world cup favourites. germany losing to japan. if the last 2a hours or to go by, nothing is to be taken for granted. saudi before kick—off, germany's team, the players covered their mouths in the team photograph in response to fifa not allowing seven captains of seven countries to where the one love armband. this was the stance they wanted to make their voices heard by saying that they weren't allowed to voice their position on their support for the lgbt cause. in a statement on twitter,

they said said... what's interesting is if you look at the twitter sphere, the arabic twitter sphere, germany and japan is trending for their own reasons, because it's almost unanimously negative towards the german team. it's almost like there is a parallel universe when it comes to how this world cup is seen in the arab world and the majority muslim world and the west. 0ne tweet says, "hunger, poverty, water shortages and you have only chosen this one as your cause." another one says "you come to us, you respect our religion, our culture, our norms and our laws." i think this is really emblematic of the tension that is the undercurrent of this tournament, that clash of how the world cup has seen in the west

and here in the arab world. for advocates, for activists, for players of those seven countries who wanted to wear the armband, this is about a human rights issues that they don't want to compromise on. for the host and all the spectators that have come from all parts of the world, especially tha arab and muslim world, this is about respect which they don't feel they've been getting from the west and other cultures. and it's all really playing out here in the world cup on the world's biggest of stages. on thursday, the final eight teams play their first matches of the tournament. in group g it's switzerland against cameroon, and brazil against serbia. and in group h, uruguay take on south korea, while portugal face ghana.much more on the world cup on the special section of our website — just log on to bbc.com/news — or download the bbc app.

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 ten 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. j as one local comic put it, — it's not hot air- we need, it's hard cash. 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. large areas of ukraine are left without power, after the country's military says russian missile strikes targeted energy infrastructure rescuers in indonesia continue efforts to find survivors after monday's earthquake — many of the 271 people known to have died were children.

to the uk now — where the highest court in the united kingdom, the supreme court, has ruled that the scottish parliament does not have the right to hold another referendum on independence, without the consent of the uk government in westminster. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she respects the ruling, but accuses westminster of having contempt for the democratic will of the scottish people. 0ur scotland editor, james cook has more.

lawfully held a referendum would have important political consequences of dating to the union and the united kingdom parliament. therefore, the scottish parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on scottish independence. this was not nicola sturgeon�*s preferred path to a referendum and she admitted the decision was a hard pill to swallow. you'll make thisjudgment hard pill to swallow. you'll make this judgment raises profound and deeply uncomfortable questions about the bases and the future of the united kingdom. framing the next general election as a referendum at all but name. her opponents say that is illegitimate and even some of her side worry it will backfire. but the prime minister said, after a clear and definitive ruling, it was time to move on. i and definitive ruling, it was time to move on.— and definitive ruling, it was time to move on. i think that the peeple — time to move on. i think that the peeple of— time to move on. i think that the people of scotland - time to move on. i think that the people of scotland wantl time to move on. i think that i the people of scotland want us to be _ the people of scotland want us to be working on fixing the major— to be working on fixing the major challenges that we collectively face whether it is

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becomes a scotland's democracy movement. becomes a scotland's democracy movement-— becomes a scotland's democracy movement. ., ., , movement. says scotland remains divided. defenders _ movement. says scotland remains divided. defenders of _ movement. says scotland remains divided. defenders of the - movement. says scotland remains divided. defenders of the union i divided. defenders of the union may be quietly tonight but supporters of independence are making their voices heard. the european space agency has chosen the british paralympic sprinter, john mcfall, as the first astronaut with a disability to join the space training team. he will work with designers and engineers, to see if it's possible for him to go into space. john mcfall was named as part of the "class of 2022" — our science editor, rebecca morelle has the story. it's the job of dreams, with an office that's got spectacular views, offering an out—of—this—world experience. many would love to be an astronaut, but very few make the cut. now in paris, the european space agency has added some new names to the roll of honour. selected from more than 22,000 applicants, this is the astronaut class of 2022.

but for the first time, esa is widening its pool of talent by recruiting the first—ever para—astronaut. i think, being an amputee, being an astronaut was never really on my radar. john mcfall is a paralympian sprinter. his right leg was amputated above the knee after a motorbike accident. he's been selected using exactly the same criteria as all european astronauts. the only difference is he has a disability. i thought i would have the skills, the mix of skills and scientific background that i could really help them answer this very aspirational question of, can we get someone with a physical disability into space, to work in space safely? all astronauts have to undergo rigorous training. part ofjohn�*s job will be to test how the kits like spacesuits and spacecraft need to be adapted. his selection doesn't mean he'll definitely get to go into space,

but esa wants to pave the way to make it happen. the people who have lived with disability, who have overcome challenges throughout their life, the challenge of going into space, they bring something, well, something extra compared to the rest of the crew, and that's what we really want to bring through this project. the last time a british astronaut got one of the jobs was more than a decade ago. that was tim peake, who got his trip to the international space station in 2016. there will soon be many opportunities for these new astronauts, including trips to the moon with the artemis mission. the hope is this marks the moment we open up space to everyone. rebecca morelle, bbc news, paris. the world famous fashion creative alessandro mikaylee. is leaving gucci after seven years— following rumours of tensions between the designer and top management. the italian designer is credited with reviving gucci's popularity, with more flamboyant and gender—fluid styles. french luxury group kering, who own the italian brand, thanked him for his �*passion,

his imagination, his ingenuity and his culture'. a successor is yet to be announced. and finally — americans are getting ready to celebrate thanksgiving — which of course takes place on the fourth thursday in november. one of the biggest traditions takes place in new york — the macy's parade, with balloons floating above the streets of manhattan. getting them ready is a bit of a spectacle itself — and laura trevelyan went to take a look. it's a bright, blue morning on the apple west side of manhattan and this unique american tradition is under way. the balloons are being inflated ahead of the macy's thanksgiving day parade. time for a bit of history here — there were no balloons in the very first parade back in1921t, and it was called the macy's christmas parade then, held on thanksgiving day with the idea of showcasing the department store and encouraging everyone to go

shopping ahead of christmas. the balloons made their parade debut in 1927, over the brainchild of a puppeteer who worked at macy's. these balloons are basically gigantic upside—down puppets. the original ones were generic — birds and dragons — and they evolved into popular cartoon strip characters. and today, they're the stars of film and tv, used to really sell the parade to the public. a movie in 1916 featuring scenes from the parade created a worldwide audience for the balloons and the floats, and every year, there are new characters. so, we have bluey, an australian puppy, and stewart the minion, as well as the old favourites — spongebob, snoopy and the smurf. coming to see the balloons being inflated is a new york ritual, especially if you grew up on this block. i've been coming to see the balloon inflation since i was a baby, and now i'm bringing my two kids to see it.

do you have a favourite balloon character that you're looking out for? yes, i do. and who's that? um, the minion. doesn't feel like thanksgiving unless we're here. the balloons are quintessentially american. each one is a celebrity in its own right, a spectacle, a symbol of popular culture which defines thanksgiving as much as turkey and family dinners. and, in a nation where we often find a lot to argue about, enjoying the balloons and the parade can even bring us together. in good news, the thanksgiving weather is looking sunny and clear in new york city with no high winds forecast, making the life of the balloon handler that much easier. laura trevelyan, bbc news, manhattan. that's all for now —

stay with bbc world news. hello. there is no doubt it has been a soggy november so far. some places have already seen twice the amount of rain they would normally expect in the whole month. wednesday really added to those totals with this band of wet weather pushing northwards and eastwards. lots of heavy, thundery showers with squally, gusty winds following on behind, and all of those weather elements also feature in thursday's forecast. another frontal system pushing in from the atlantic, more heavy rain, more squally winds already showing its hand in the western side of northern ireland first thing. most other areas starting day dry, but this rain

is on the move eastwards. it's moving pretty quickly, so it will be a short, sharp burst of torrential rain and strong winds for northern ireland, southwest scotland — wind gusts widely 40—50 mph, maybe gusting up to 60—70 mph in exposed spots. the bright colours showing up there across wales, the southwest of england — a really squally band of rain, so as it pushes through, you'll notice the torrential rain, the very gusty winds, but then it clears to a mix of sunshine and heavy, perhaps thundery showers. highs of 9—13 degrees, northeast scotland, eastern england staying dry untilafter dark, but the rain will eventually work its way through. and overnight, into the start of friday, we will see further showers, particularly up towards the north and west, but more in the way of dry weather, some clear spells. temperatures generally 5, 6, 7 degrees — wouldn't surprise me at all if some places gotjust a little lower than that. but friday should be a somewhat drier day with some spells of sunshine. now, there will still be some showers around western coasts

across northern ireland, northwest scotland. not many of those showers getting across into the east of the uk. temperatures 9 degrees foraberdeen, maybe 1a there in cardiff, so quite mild for the time of year. that quieter friday is thanks to this ridge of high pressure, but this frontal system pushing in from the west will bring rain on saturday. eastern areas starting off dry and bright, but we'll see increasing amounts of cloud, and for the western side of the uk, outbreaks of rain splashing quite erratically northwards, perhaps some heavier rain into the southwest later on. but it will be mild, 10—14 degrees, very mild on saturday night, and then that rain may take a while to clear eastwards on sunday, but it will leave behind it some spells of sunshine. bye for now.