welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories... mounting pressure on iran as the un human rights council votes for an international investigation into the violent suppression of protests in the country. daily covid infections in china hit another record high , despite crippling restrictions and snap lockdowns. nurses in parts of the uk are the latest to announce strike action as the country has one of its biggest days of labour unrest. portugal's cristiano ronaldo becomes the first man to score at five world cups as friday's matches see england taking on the usa and wales face iran.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the un human rights council has approved an international probe into iran's violent crackdown on protesters. the vote approving the fact— finding mission was passed by 25 to six, with 16 member states abstaining. the un says more than 300 people have been killed and thousands arrested since protests began two months ago after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. the bbc�*s azadei moshiri reports. many of iran's streets look like a war zone. it's people are carrying battle wounds. its children are being killed. like this nine—year—old. shot dead by security forces.

the words have now become a cry amongst iranians. the united nations human rights council said the situation in iran is now critical. the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force must come to an end. and the old methods and the fortress mentality of those who wield power simply don't work. in fact, they only aggravate the situation. we are now in a full fledged human rights crisis. its members have approved an international fact—finding mission to investigate the crackdown — despite a run�*s and diplomats fighting hard to block it. once again by arrogant states that antagonise states.

it took months of iranian diaspora pressure on world leaders to get here. the killing of children, that is something that has really upset us. the killing of children and we are here for all the people they have been killing for 43 years. this investigation could help catalogue abuses by security forces. that evidence could then be used in international courts to hold the government accountable. students are still demanding the release of their classmates. families are begging officials for the bodies of the dead. the regime is taking desperate measures. but the people of iran are still risking their lives ever since the death of mahsa amini in police custody. protesters are banking on world powers supporting them. well, earlier i spoke to the iranian human rights activist sussan tahmasebi.

i asked her how significant it was that the un's human rights council voted to set up a fact—finding investigation. it is an important mechanism to document— it is an important mechanism to document human rights abuses and violations. in this sense it is— and violations. in this sense it is critical and it is important that they can take to dry perpetrators that have been identified through the mechanism. i hope that it has an impact— mechanism. i hope that it has an impact on those people who are carrying out these violations, these gross violations, these gross violations against iranians citizens. _ violations against iranians citizens, that perhaps it will force — citizens, that perhaps it will force them to step back and not be as_ force them to step back and not be as violent. as you know, we have _ be as violent. as you know, we have had — be as violent. as you know, we have had a _ be as violent. as you know, we have had a lot of violence in iran, — have had a lot of violence in iran, with _ have had a lot of violence in iran, with security forces trying _ iran, with security forces trying to— iran, with security forces trying to calm protest, over 18,000 _ trying to calm protest, over 18,000 people have beenjailed,

nearly— 18,000 people have beenjailed, nearly 450 people have been killed. — nearly 450 people have been killed, 63 of them children and disproportionately the ethnic minority regions of kurdistan, the kurdish regions, the kurdish— the kurdish regions, the kurdish this region and baluchistan have faced a lot of violence — baluchistan have faced a lot of violence and almost half the people — violence and almost half the people killed come from these two ethnic group so it is criticei— two ethnic group so it is critical that perhaps they will have — critical that perhaps they will have some impact on the behaviour of the security forces _ behaviour of the security forces on the short term, not just— forces on the short term, not just the — forces on the short term, not just the long term, but to halt the human rights violations and killings— the human rights violations and killings of iranians. we the human rights violations and killings of iranians.— killings of iranians. we will look at the _ killings of iranians. we will look at the ethnic - killings of iranians. we will look at the ethnic element | killings of iranians. we will l look at the ethnic element in killings of iranians. we will. look at the ethnic element in a moment. it will be very difficult to establish the facts. this is a fact—finding mission but on the ground that there is no straightforward exercise. i there is no straightforward exercise-— there is no straightforward exercise. . ., , ., exercise. i am not sure how difficult it — exercise. i am not sure how difficult it will _ exercise. i am not sure how difficult it will be. _ exercise. i am not sure how difficult it will be. there - exercise. i am not sure how difficult it will be. there are a tot — difficult it will be. there are a tot of— difficult it will be. there are a lot of videos that are coming through— a lot of videos that are coming through that are important and critical, — through that are important and critical, and this is how the news — critical, and this is how the news has _ critical, and this is how the news has been getting out all

of this— news has been getting out all of this time, citizen journalists have played a critical _ journalists have played a critical role, and there are human— critical role, and there are human rights networks that have networks — human rights networks that have networks and individuals on the ground — networks and individuals on the ground doing documentation and in that— ground doing documentation and in that sense it will be very important. the international community has documented human rights _ community has documented human rights violations in iran and in other— rights violations in iran and in other countries where it doesn't _ in other countries where it doesn't have access and that is important _ doesn't have access and that is important that they have done a wonderfuljob in terms of identifying perpetrators, judges, security agents and hired — judges, security agents and hired officials who are carrying out these violations so, i— carrying out these violations so, i think it will be difficult, if they don't have an opportunity to go to iran, but definitely not impossible and certainly with the work of the iranians on the ground it will be — the iranians on the ground it will be very possible to identify. will be very possible to identify-— will be very possible to identi . , , will be very possible to identi . , ., identify. the message is that the numbers _ identify. the message is that the numbers from _ identify. the message is that the numbers from kurdistan | identify. the message is that i the numbers from kurdistan and baluchistan, ethnic minority protesters who have been targeted, is obviously very worrying. can you draw any

optimism from the scale of protest from people and indeed the direction in which some of the direction in which some of the suppression is coming from? it is clear that there are many different bodies prepared, still, to get out and have their say. still, to get out and have their say-— still, to get out and have their sa . . ., , . , their say. the iranian security forces, especially _ their say. the iranian security forces, especially in - forces, especially in kurdistan, it literally looks like — kurdistan, it literally looks like a _ kurdistan, it literally looks like a war zone there. military rule _ like a war zone there. military rule in — like a war zone there. military rule in many of these cities. people _ rule in many of these cities. people are not allowed outside after _ people are not allowed outside after dark. people who have been — after dark. people who have been injured are in desperate need — been injured are in desperate need of— been injured are in desperate need of medical care about people _ need of medical care about people who are willing to help them, — people who are willing to help them, citizens, are not allowed to enter— them, citizens, are not allowed to enter the cities if they have _ to enter the cities if they have car— to enter the cities if they have car number attacks to different _ have car number attacks to different cities they cannot enter— different cities they cannot enter that area sol different cities they cannot enter that area so i think it is important to keep that in ntind— is important to keep that in mind that parts of iran have turned _ mind that parts of iran have turned into literally a war zone. _ turned into literally a war zone, and it is the reigning state — zone, and it is the reigning state carrying out a war against _ state carrying out a war against their own citizens so, the iranians have tried to frame _ the iranians have tried to frame this as an ethnic issue,

a separatist issue, but really, these — a separatist issue, but really, these protests are national, they— these protests are national, they are _ these protests are national, they are not sectarian and i think— they are not sectarian and i think it _ they are not sectarian and i think it is _ they are not sectarian and i think it is important to keep that— think it is important to keep that in— think it is important to keep that in mind and to counter this— that in mind and to counter this false _ that in mind and to counter this false narrative of the reigning state. china has reported its highest ever daily number of covid infections despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus. nearly 33,000 cases were recorded on thursday. that compares with just over 31,000 cases on wednesday. almost three years into the pandemic, china's zero—covid policy is still in place. snap lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions are continuing to cause disruption to daily life and the economy. i asked professor yang—jon huang, a senior fellow for global health at the council on foreign relations, why china's cases have increased at such a rate.

well, i think certainly the vaccines, especially the relatively low vaccination rate among the elderly, plays a role especially when we consider the effectiveness of their vaccines and the immunity gap between china and the rest of the world that opens doors for the virus to easily infect more chinese people. in the meantime, the zero covid, the population... created just a vulnerable population. yeah, is that zero covid policy still badge a of honour, do you think, amongst many chinese? is that how they perceive it? it depends. i think we have some supporting zero covid but we also

have a lot of people who oppose it, and people now are emboldened by the new policy measures it wants to optimise zero covid but for those people who support zero covid, especially those aged over 60—80 and above, theirfamily members remain supportive of the policy and are very concerned about these new invasions. —— infections. as we have seen in mega city after mega city, the cost is huge, isn't it? and that is beginning to, it is having a real drag on the national economic performance. absolutely. that is the problem. we released new policy measures

intended to soften the policies but had the unintended results of essentially the spread of the virus easier so we are seeing this dramatic increase of the cases making it even more difficult to contain the spread but, in the meantime, the cost of the disruption to society and economy is becoming equally a bigger problem. nurses in england, wales and northern ireland are planning two days of industrial action over pay on december 15th and 16th, in what's set to be the biggest walkout in nhs history. the government says the nhs has put plans in place to minimise

shown only started working as a nurse _ shown only started working as a nurse at — shown only started working as a nurse at the start of is ie is - of leaving and is thinking of leaving because of the pay. what would ou sa because of the pay. what would you say to _ because of the pay. what would you say to a _ because of the pay. what would you say to a patient _ because of the pay. what would you say to a patient who - because of the pay. what would you say to a patient who has - you say to a patient who has had the operation postponed because of this strike action? first of all i'm sorry, i hope that— first of all i'm sorry, i hope that they— first of all i'm sorry, i hope that they would _ first of all i'm sorry, i hope that they would understand j first of all i'm sorry, i hope - that they would understand that they have — that they would understand that they have been _ that they would understand that they have been probably- that they would understand thatj they have been probably waiting for that— they have been probably waiting for that operation, _ they have been probably waiting for that operation, and - they have been probably waiting for that operation, and if- they have been probably waiting for that operation, and if we - for that operation, and if we don't — for that operation, and if we don't pay— for that operation, and if we don't pay nurses _ for that operation, and if we don't pay nurses fairly - for that operation, and if we don't pay nurses fairly we i for that operation, and if wel don't pay nurses fairly we are not going _ don't pay nurses fairly we are not going to _ don't pay nurses fairly we are not going to attract _ don't pay nurses fairly we are not going to attract people i don't pay nurses fairly we are i not going to attract people and key people _ not going to attract people and key people. the _ not going to attract people and key purple-— key people. the royal college of nursing _ key people. the royal college of nursing says _ key people. the royal college of nursing says there - key people. the royal college of nursing says there will - key people. the royal college of nursing says there will be l of nursing says there will be safe levels of staffing in emergency care, but it is likely there will be disruption to preplanned appointments and surgery. the strikes will last from 8am to 8pm each day. the union wants its members pay to go union wants its members pay to 9° up union wants its members pay to go up by the rate of inflation plus 5%, and government say thatis plus 5%, and government say that is not affordable put up at the christmas market in birmingham it was hard to find people who did not support the nurses, but there are worries. i have a disabled child so if we did need to go then

obviously it is a concern in that respect so we need to get us into as soon as possible. the queues will be already worse _ the queues will be already worse than they already are what — worse than they already are what they deserve more than a pay rise — what they deserve more than a -a rise. ~ .,, what they deserve more than a -a rise. , .,, what they deserve more than a -a rise. , ,, pay rise. most people, the nhs is something — pay rise. most people, the nhs is something british _ pay rise. most people, the nhs is something british people - pay rise. most people, the nhs is something british people are | is something british people are really— is something british people are really proud _ is something british people are really proud of— is something british people are really proud of so _ is something british people are really proud of so why- is something british people are really proud of so why not - really proud of so why not support _ really proud of so why not support those _ really proud of so why not support those who - really proud of so why not i support those who basically make — support those who basically make it _ support those who basically make it up? _ support those who basically make it up?— support those who basically make it up? these strikes do not make it up? these strikes do rrot involve — make it up? these strikes do not involve nurses _ make it up? these strikes do not involve nurses in - make it up? these strikes do | not involve nurses in scotland who were given a new pay offer last night but northern in all but one in in but one in in more|e half in in more re half of months i mcéayaeeaeehalf of months nurses eeaeehalf of months nurses ere? been: four months nurses have been telling us they intend to strike, now it is less than three weeks until they actually do it and it is happening not once, but twice, before christmas. laura foster, bbc news, birmingham. iwant to clarify, i said news, birmingham. iwant to clarify, isaid industrial action would be on the 15th and 16th of december, but no, it is the 15th and 20th of december.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come... get your full world cup fix as cristiano ronaldo breaks a few records. we'll also look ahead to friday's big games. 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, attempts to fly a hot air - balloon had to be abandoned to mind very much. 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 castro developed close ties with it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines... mounting pressure on iran as the un human rights council votes for an international investigation into the violent suppression of protests in the country. daily covid infections in china have hit another record high despite crippling restrictions and snap lockdowns. anwar ibrahim has been sworn in as malaysia's new prime minister, ending a political deadlock that followed saturday's election. it caps a remarkable political journey for mr anwar, who's been pursuing the malaysian prime minister'sjob

for a quarter of a century. south—east asia correspondent jonathan head has the details. a historic moment for malaysia and foranwar ibrahim, as he was sworn in by the yang di—pertuan agong, malaysia's king. was there ever another politician who waited so long for the top job and came so close so often? at the age of 75, mr anwar�*s appointment marks what is probably the final chapter in a remarkable political odyssey. the past five days have seen constant comings and goings at the royal palace, as the king tried to broker a deal between the various political factions. none had come close to winning a majority in last weekend's election and many of their leaders have personal and ideological disputes which will make working together difficult. a quarter of a century ago, anwar ibrahim also seemed

on the brink of power. he was then a rising star in the ruling party, umno, and the anointed successor to long—standing leader mahathir mohamad. but the two men fell out over the asian financial crisis and mr anwar was arrested and charged with sodomy and corruption. he was to spend the next six years in jail. his conviction was eventually quashed and he built a reformist political movement that, ten years ago, came close to toppling umno from its long monopoly on power. then mr anwar was jailed again. but rising public anger over the huge 1mdb corruption scandal finally helped the reformists to win an election four years ago. and saw mr anwar form an unlikely alliance with his old nemesis, mahathir mohamad, with an arrangement in which the older man would govern first, then hand over to mr anwar.

but that deal collapsed and the top job slipped through his fingers once more. now he's got there, but at the toughest of times for malaysia, facing notjust the fragmented political landscape but also an economy struggling to recover from the covid pandemic. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. net migration to britain reached a record ofjust over half a million in the yeartojune, despite government pledges to reduce numbers. 1.1 million people came to britain, mostly from outside the eu. more than half a million left. twitter�*s new owner, elon musk, has announced an "amnesty" for many banned twitter accounts, after carrying out a poll on the platform. more than 3.1 million twitter users took part in the poll and more than 72% voted in favour of the amnesty.

the twitter account of former us president donald trump was reinstated last week after a similar poll. let's get up to date with the world cup now — and the first round of group stage matches have been completed — with all 32 nations now having tasted some competitive action. switzerland beat cameroon 1—0. and in the other game in group g, brazil were 2—0 winners over serbia. uruguay and south korea played out a goalless draw. but perhaps the most closely watched game featured portugal — who beat ghana 3—2 — courtesty partly of the presence of cristiano ronaldo. you may recall howjust two days ago he was in the headlines for a mutually agreed departure from manchester united — after that interview where he criticised the club's owners and current manager. well, even as a player without a club, he made his mark for portugal — opening the scoring

in his country's win. but that goal also had some historic resonance in the men's game — making ronaldo the first player to score in five world cup final tournaments. it also made him the only player to be both the youngest and oldest scorer for his country at a world cup finals. and it extended his lead as the highest scorer in the international men's game — with 118 goals — that's nine more than his closest rival. now — we love to show you pictures of the fans — so just take a look at these brazilians in qatar. and this was before the game — presumably their team's 2—0 win only increased the level of excitement. let's put all the day's events and action into context now — from doha, here's lucy hockings. a match that really stood out to me was the one between portugal and ghana today.

ghana is the lowest ranked team here at the world cup, and it is fair to say that portugal is probably one of the favourites to progress for sure. we had a really uneventful first half, and then the second half was full of drama, excitement and definitely goals as well. five goals were scored in the second half, the first coming in the way of a penalty from no other of course than cristiano ronaldo, who became the first man to score at five world cups. he was playing for the first time since his controversial interview about his time at manchester united and of course his subsequent release from the club. i've been speaking to jeremy darlow, the former director of marketing at adidas, about ronaldo's star power and his value. i mean, there is really nobody in his stratosphere, honestly. i think everybody saw that he reached half a billion followers on instagram recently. i mean, who has done that? nobody. the kind of value that he brings as an influencer right now is one—of—a—kind.

you know, you think about the next club that he goes to, the next league that he goes to... i'm in the united states, worth talking about maybe having him here in the mls. imagine bringing 500 million people to your brand. it is an astronomical number that can change the fortunes of not only a club but a business. a national holiday was declared in saudi arabia when they beat argentina, one of the biggest upsets that we have seen in world cup history. the saudi fan park is near to where we are. there have been thousands of saudis who have travelled here with tickets to come and watch the matches. dan also asked the saudi sports minister about whether this was going to affect their bid for the world cup in 2030. the world cup in saudi arabia, how realistic a prospect is that? why not? who wouldn't want to host the world cup? you know, we host a lot of events in the region. any country, i think, in the world would love to host the world cup. and it is an amazing

tournament. you know, beautiful competition that you see, surprises sometimes, and it is good for every country to host such an event. let's look ahead to friday's action, where the hosts qatar are back in action, this time against senegal. also in group d, it is netherlands versus ecuador, wales taking on iran, and england will be hoping to continue their winning form against the usa. the former england internationaljermaine jenas has told me that his hopes and his expectations are high. look, i think england, given how well they performed in that first game, it's hard for the expectations not to be high. i think coming into the tournament, it was a bit doom—and—gloom. their performances failed to deliver, really. but it was free—flowing, it was expansive, it was open, it was goals, it was everything that we know these players can do on a weekly basis because they show us themselves doing it at club level

so it was great to see them put it all together. i don't see anything other than an england win against usa. i think they are going to be maybe tough to break down, they are a very fit team with a bit of quality here and there, but having watched them against wales, they've got a lot of work to do themselves so i really fancy england to go and get a positive result again. jermainejenas on the prospects for the world cup. as some of you may know, the us has been celebrating thanksgiving — on the fourth thursday in november — and as ever, one of the highlights has been the macy's parade in new york. things were kicked off with a bit of a seasonal sing—along. # i don't want a lot for christmas # there is just one thing i need who else but mariah carey, performing all i want for christmas is you. as ever,

the balloons took centre stage in manhattan. this is snoopy, dressed to go into space — though his handlers kept a tight grip on the strings to prevent that. this gives a whole new meaning to a wild goose chase. if we can bring it up for you. it is not that. it is the canadian police we are after chasing down an escaped ostrich in alberta on thursday. about 20 ostriches escaped their enclosures and caused some traffic hazards. they were quickly recaptured and returned to their owners which is good news, of course. we have a couple of big world cup matches coming up in the coming hours. england taking on the usa. wales playing around, and if you want to follow those you can do that on our website. just head to the world cup section there and you can get

minute by minute coverage of both those matches and of course of many others. you are watching bbc news. it has already been an exceptionally wet month for some places breaking records, almost one inch of rain fell in some parts on thursday along with really gusty winds. aberdaron seeing nearly 80 miles an hour, in bridlington almost 70 miles an hour, with this particular squally weather front with rain with the winds pushing through, still, gale force winds here in northern ireland butjust a little chilly were the winds have eased and the showers have as we head towards dawn. for the day ahead, dry and bright with plenty more sunshine than

thursday but still lots of showers particularly in the north and west and particularly in scotland with gales across the northern and western isles and across the highlands. still with hail and thunder and snow over the hills and mountains but if showers, less heavy elsewhere, 12—14, less windy so feeling more pleasant out and about what to do saturday it turns quite chilly, we could see a touch of frost. sam patchy mist and fog as well and further north and west, more rain to come as we head into the weekend. it looks as though it will be initially for western and northern areas. there is a ridge of high pressure holding on in eastern areas for the start of saturday. the rain may not arrive here until after dark for east anglia and the south—east, but for most, cloudy with hill fog and strong winds returning, potentially gales and western areas, heavy rain here as well, and these are the wind gusts through the day on saturday. another blustery all day but mild, temperatures around 12—14

celsius, even in the north, 11-12, celsius, even in the north, 11—12, above what they should be for this time of year, and a mild night will follow because that rain will push eastwards, but becoming slow—moving, potentially, across southern and eastern areas, and that is the? forthe and eastern areas, and that is the? for the weekend, and eastern areas, and that is the? forthe weekend, how quickly that rain clears, it could stagnate in the east for a time with showers following on behind. it will be another relatively mild day on sunday, not quite up at saturday levels but still between 11—13 and we keep a showery picture moving into the beginning of the new week but from mid almost potentially something drier but colder. stay tuned.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the united nations has ordered an international probe into iran's suppression of women's rights protests. it said iran was facing a fully—fledged human rights crisis. 300 people are thought to have been killed in the crackdown. the protests began more than eight weeks ago. ukraine's first lady olena zelenska tells the bbc that her country was ready to endure major rolling power cuts from russian missile attacks. speaking to the bbc as part of the bbc�*s 100 women series, olena zelenska says ukrainians believe the only way to achieve peace is to win the war. nurses in parts of the uk are the latest to announce strike action. their union announced its first ever walk—out on december 15th