welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. world champions — argentina lifts the world cup trophy for the third time lionel messi's team beat france on penalties in a spectacular final in qatar this was the reaction in argentina as the country celebrated its first world cup win for more than 30 years. a warning from a chinese health official — who says he believes china is experiencing the first of three expected waves of covid infections this winter. another nurses strike begins in parts of the uk this week — followed by ambulance staff in england and wales —

ministers signal they won't move on pay and we have a report from the canadian arctic — where polar bears are increasingly threatened — by a warming world we start with football — and argentina are champions of the world once more. they beat france four—two on penalties — following a three—all draw at the fifa world cup final in qatar. it was a triumphant night for the country — but also for their captain — lionel messi. these are the crowds in central buenos aires, huge crowds of thousands of people have taken to the streets — the party is expected to continue for quite a few more hours. the bbc�*s tim allman watched the action.

don't cry for me, argentina, unless they are tears of joy. these are the scenes after the sub american team won the world cup for the third time but, despite the celebrations, they know it had not been easy. lionel messi,. know it had not been easy. lionel messi, ._ know it had not been easy. lionel messi,. did it all the work. lionel messi,. did it all the work- you _ lionel messi,. did it all the work. you we _ lionel messi,. did it all the work. you we leave - lionel messi,. did it all the | work. you we leave happily. lionel messi,. did it all the - work. you we leave happily. and the cost is _ work. you we leave happily. and the cost is blood, _ work. you we leave happily. fific the cost is blood, sweat and tears. but we did it and we got the victory, so we could not be happier. fix. the victory, so we could not be ha ier. �* . the victory, so we could not be hauier. �* . ~ happier. a great 'oy. we deserve * happier. a great 'oy. we deserve to h happier. a great 'oy. we deserve to be h happier. a great joy. we | deserve to be champions happier. a great joy. we - deserve to be champions because of the _ deserve to be champions because of the way— deserve to be champions because of the way we played in this finah — of the way we played in this finah we _ of the way we played in this final. we deserve to be here.

and _ final. we deserve to be here. and very— final. we deserve to be here. and very happy, apart from the way we — and very happy, apart from the way we work _ and very happy, apart from the way we won it _ and very happy, apart from the way we won. it seemed - and very happy, apart from the way we won. it seemed like - and very happy, apart from the way we won. it seemed like wei way we won. it seemed like we -ot way we won. it seemed like we got away— way we won. it seemed like we got away from _ way we won. it seemed like we got away from us _ way we won. it seemed like we got away from us twice - way we won. it seemed like we got away from us twice but - way we won. it seemed like we got away from us twice but we i got away from us twice but we did it — got away from us twice but we did it. ,, ., ., did it. started well enough argentina after _ did it. started well enough argentina after they - did it. started well enough argentina after they won l did it. started well enough argentina after they won a i argentina after they won a penalty midway through the first half. up step that man lionel messi who did what he does. and little bit more than ten minutes later, as 2—0. finishing off a well worked team goal and that seemed to be that until ten minutes before the end, when france got a penalty of their own. kylian mbappe competed with lionel messi for the spot. and it was 2- messi for the spot. and it was 2— does make an kylian mbappe with the second of the match. argentina to pick themselves up off the floor and in extra time, they were ahead again. lionel messi, again. but france, they are to the defending champions for a reason and they got another penalty. and kylian mbappe scoring a head trip and no

world cup final since 1966. and the pendulum swung back and argentina's saver. it all came down to this, scoring the decisive spot kick. glory for argentina, glory for lionel messi. is he now the greatest player of all time? he says he deserves to win the world cup so he must be pretty good. it is argentina's third world cup win — but their first since 1986 — and katy watson is in buenos aires for the historic victory. celebration and relief after an epic final game. thejoy celebration and relief after an epic final game. the joy people shared in the first half, the hope that argentina could win this easily quickly turned to stress in the second. many were

unable to watch the penalties by the end. this is been a personal crusade for argentina, to win a third world cup, yes. and wanting to win it for lionel messi. the finaljewel in the crown for their football legend after a glittering career. you would like i've won the world cup jersey for every year that i can remember. this year, i decided not to wear one stop you love this time i wanted to wait until the wanted and received the third star. but go come argentina. i’m but go come argentina. i'm feelin: but go come argentina. i'm feeling very — but go come argentina. i'm feeling very emotional. and now i'm feeling very emotional. and now i'm living — feeling very emotional. and now i'm living this victory. this is captured _ i'm living this victory. this is captured the _ i'm living this victory. this is captured the emotions l i'm living this victory. ti 3 is captured the emotions of millions of argentinians. time and time again, people have offered an opportunity to dream again, to smile and yes,

footballing nation. but this win means so much more. it’s footballing nation. but this win means so much more. it's a lot. win means so much more. it's a lot- you — win means so much more. it's a lot. you have _ win means so much more. it's a lot. you have suffered - lot. you have suffered everything. _ lot. you have suffered everything, especiallyj lot. you have suffered - everything, especially with the economv _ everything, especially with the economy. thank— everything, especially with the economy. thank you _ everything, especially with the economy. thank you so - everything, especially with the economy. thank you so much, j economy. thank you so much, world — economy. thank you so much, world cup— economy. thank you so much, world cup team. _ economy. thank you so much, world cup team. we _ economy. thank you so much, world cup team.— world cup team. we are 'ust speechless. i world cup team. we are 'ust speechless. ii world cup team. we are 'ust speechless. ijust * world cup team. we are 'ust speechless. i just can't h speechless. i just can't believe speechless. ijust can't believe it. speechless. i 'ust can't believe it._ speechless. i 'ust can't believe it. this is united south america. - believe it. this is united i south america. neighbours believe it. this is united - south america. neighbours like brazil are massive football rifles for those revelries have been swept aside replaced by pride that argentina has brought this cop back to the region. well, while there were celebrations in argentina — there was heartbreak in france — when the defending champions lost on penalties. our paris correspondent lucy williamson was watching. as the sky over france darkened tonight, hopes began to dim. the winter chill spreading

into homes, cafes and hearts. dismay the french performance, grim silence at argentina's goals. it all changed at half—time... with two rapid goals by 23—year—old kylian mbappe. and then a third. a penalty shoot—out took france within reach of the trophy, before argentina snatched it away. i'm so sad! i was sure we would win at the penalty, but at the end we lost, and i am super sad. we had the opportunity to win, and unfortunately we woke up but a little bit late. i am very, very sad. but we have to remember that we won against england, which is i think the main thing of them all! three goals and a penalty shoot

out, and it still wasn't enough to retain the trophy. france may no longer be champion of the world, but kylian mbappe is still the champion of france. already beneath the disbelief, fresh determination — we will be back, one fan said. they will not have messi in four years' time, but we will still have mbappe. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. a top chinese health official says he believes china is experiencing the first of three expected waves of covid infections this winter. the country is seeing a surge in cases since the lifting of its most severe restrictions earlier this month. epidemiologist wu zunyou said he believes the current spike in infections would run until mid—january, while the second wave would then be triggered by mass travel around the week—long lunar new year celebrations in late january.

the third surge in cases would run from late february to mid—march as people return to work after the holiday. earlier, i spoke to professor steve tsang, who is the director of the soas china institute in london. he began by telling me how accurate a picture you're getting from china. we re were not getting a very clear picture — were not getting a very clear picture from china any longer, at least — picture from china any longer, at least not in terms of the overall_ at least not in terms of the overall picture of the statistics and people are not being — statistics and people are not being tested in statistics not being — being tested in statistics not being entered and there are a few people dying of it in hospitals being full and crematory ends being working 20 47. ~ crematory ends being working 20 47. . ., , , , ,

47. we are getting these types of warnings — 47. we are getting these types of warnings from _ 47. we are getting these types of warnings from the _ 47. we are getting these types of warnings from the top - 47. we are getting these types| of warnings from the top health official put it might this play out? and restrictions come back in and can we see a return to zero covid—19 this is not been officially abandoned since- this is not been officially abandoned since and it's entirely _ abandoned since and it's entirely possible - abandoned since and it's entirely possible but - abandoned since and it's entirely possible but it i abandoned since and it's l entirely possible but it will be difficult for the government and china to do so and so, i suspect— and china to do so and so, i suspect they would not be reintroducing full lock downs and if — reintroducing full lock downs and if they're going to have some — and if they're going to have some type of lockdown, it will be some type of lockdown, it will he very— some type of lockdown, it will be very localised in a be a kind — be very localised in a be a kind of— be very localised in a be a kind of policies that could be blamed _ kind of policies that could be blamed for local government and not for— blamed for local government and not for essential government. what's — not for essential government. what's the level of vaccinations right now in china and the terms of the efficacy of the vaccinations that are available for people there? the roblem available for people there? the problem of the vaccination and china _

china is that they're only using chinese vaccines and there — using chinese vaccines and there is— using chinese vaccines and there is a _ using chinese vaccines and there is a long, since they are provided — there is a long, since they are provided the boosterjobs with a gap — provided the boosterjobs with a gap of— provided the boosterjobs with a gap of nearly a year and we know — a gap of nearly a year and we know that _ a gap of nearly a year and we know that the effectiveness of vaccines — know that the effectiveness of vaccines we can never period of time _ vaccines we can never period of time in — vaccines we can never period of time in the _ vaccines we can never period of time in the over 805 a relatively poorly vaccinated. just — relatively poorly vaccinated. just to — relatively poorly vaccinated. just to jump relatively poorly vaccinated. ju5t tojump in relatively poorly vaccinated. just to jump in there, relatively poorly vaccinated. ju5t tojump in there, in terms just to jump in there, in terms of where we are right now, we're looking at a lunar new year but we see an explosion of cases in china reminiscent of just a few years ago and we have seen around the world is well leading to lockdown's globally, how concerned are you over a repeat of that?— over a repeat of that? should be concerned _ over a repeat of that? should be concerned about _ over a repeat of that? should be concerned about it - over a repeat of that? should be concerned about it but - over a repeat of that? should be concerned about it but for| be concerned about it but for all it's— be concerned about it but for all it's being said about this being — all it's being said about this being effective, chinese vaccines are still effective and — vaccines are still effective and so, _ vaccines are still effective and so, people in china are getting _ and so, people in china are getting some kind of protection

and so — getting some kind of protection and so we are not going to see the level— and so we are not going to see the level of death or the death rate and — the level of death or the death rate and today as it was two years — rate and today as it was two years ago _ rate and today as it was two years ago so the number of people _ years ago so the number of people who die will be lesser than — people who die will be lesser than covid—19 first arrived in china — than covid—19 first arrived in china we _ than covid—19 first arrived in china. we are still talking about— china. we are still talking about significant numbers, given— about significant numbers, given the population base of china — given the population base of china. .. ., ,, given the population base of china. ,,, ., ,, ., , china. speaking to us little earlier. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. we look at how polar bears have been impacted by the loss of sea ice as an international biodiversity summit wraps up the world of music has been paying tribute to george michael who died of suspected heart failure at the age of 53, he sailed over 100 million albums in a career spanning over decades. united states troops have been trying to over i'll throw and they failed in the principal objective

and taken to the united states to face drug charges. a hammer and sickle hastily taken away in its place the russian flag was hoisted up or what is now no longer the soviet union but the commonwealth of independent states. dave broke slowly made of the seas nose down. in the soft earth. you can see what happens when a plane eight stories high, a football pitch wide falls from 30,000 feet. . christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 years, thousands with the midnight mass in the town where there were nt communists riots ten days ago. mass in the town where there were anti communists less than ten days ago. this is newsday on the bbc. in singapore. 0ur headlines.

argentina has won the world cup for the third time — in a thrilling final against france lionel messi's team beat france on penalties — after the match ended 3—all after extra time on monday, the high court in london is expected to rule on the legality of the uk government's plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda — to have their claims processed — and possibly be re—settled there. ministers say it's a way of discouraging people from risking their lives with people smuggling gangs trying to cross the english channel in small boats. but — opponents say rwanda's human rights record means it is not a safe destination — particularly for members of the lgbtq plus community. 0ur correspondent lehbo diseko has been to the capital, kigali — and sent this report. if familiar sundaes scene in the church that is unique in rwanda, welcoming worshipers from the lgbt community. unlike

in neighbouring countries, homosexuality is not illegal here. did many people still face challenges. if here. did many people still face challenges.— here. did many people still face challenges. if you hide our face challenges. if you hide your identity. _ face challenges. if you hide your identity, they - face challenges. if you hide your identity, they can - face challenges. if you hide your identity, they can givej your identity, they can give your identity, they can give you a job, but if they know your identity after, they say we cannot work with you, this is not good, i think they don't know many things about us in this country. know many things about us in this country-— this country. charities argue that asylum-seekers - this country. charities argue that asylum-seekers could i this country. charities argue i that asylum-seekers could be that asylum—seekers could be targeted because of their sexuality. they say refugees and rwanda come the system is not fair or efficient. people could be sent back to countries with the face torture and in june, they said they can take years for people to get a decision on their case. this asylum—seekers was too scared to show his face or share his name. a year after arriving from ethiopia, they say he

still cannot work legally because his claim is not been processed. because his claim is not been processed-— because his claim is not been rocessed. , ,, ., ., processed. they say that we are oor and processed. they say that we are poor and that — processed. they say that we are poor and that rwanda _ processed. they say that we are poor and that rwanda cannot. poor and that rwanda cannot keep— poor and that rwanda cannot keep poor people. i'm fighting to survive _ keep poor people. i'm fighting to survive and i tried to work in a — to survive and i tried to work in a don't _ to survive and i tried to work in a don't want to stay there, i in a don't want to stay there, i want — in a don't want to stay there, i want to— in a don't want to stay there, i want to go to canada or australia.— i want to go to canada or australia. _, , , australia. governments is the discrimination _ australia. governments is the discrimination in _ australia. governments is the discrimination in all— australia. governments is the discrimination in all its - australia. governments is the discrimination in all its forms | discrimination in all its forms is outlawed by the constitution ever wanted is welcoming to everyone. a question why the human still sends asylum—seekers to rwanda, adding that his criticism seems inconsistent and many of the allegations are simply untrue. when refugees was been successful here as originally building a supermarket chain after arriving at nearly 25 years ago. unlike many refugees, get the money to start up a business but he says rwanda offers opportunities as long as you play by the rules. crewneck coming here is a

blessing to me.— crewneck coming here is a blessing to me. there is no restriction, _ blessing to me. there is no restriction, there _ blessing to me. there is no restriction, there is - blessing to me. there is no restriction, there is no - restriction, there is no barrier, _ restriction, there is no barrier, you _ restriction, there is no barrier, you can- restriction, there is no barrier, you can do. restriction, there is no- barrier, you can do whatever you — barrier, you can do whatever you want _ barrier, you can do whatever you want-— you want. into those will be afraid? l — you want. into those will be afraid? i don't _ you want. into those will be afraid? i don't know - you want. into those will be afraid? i don't know why - you want. into those will be i afraid? i don't know why they are afraid _ afraid? i don't know why they are afraid of _ afraid? i don't know why they are afraid of one _ afraid? i don't know why they are afraid of one but - afraid? i don't know why they are afraid of one but i - afraid? i don't know why they are afraid of one but i don't i are afraid of one but i don't see — are afraid of one but i don't see anything _ are afraid of one but i don't see anything to _ are afraid of one but i don't see anything to be - are afraid of one but i don't see anything to be afraid i are afraid of one but i don't see anything to be afraid of fear — see anything to be afraid of fear. , , ., . ., , see anything to be afraid of fear. , ,., , ., fear. this is a country that runs with _ fear. this is a country that runs with enviable - fear. this is a country that i runs with enviable efficiency. but many say that just beneath the surface is a quiet sense of fear. the question for british cut integumentjudges is cut integument judges is whether or cut integumentjudges is whether or not that fear is warranted. it's been nearly 10 months since russia invaded ukraine, with devastating consequences for the ukrainian people. there's also been a wider global impact, including on the price of oil and its procurement. while the eu has completely stopped importing russian oil by sea, india has become the largest buyer of russian oil in the world along with china. i've been speaking to nirupama menon rao, india's former ambassador to the us and china about india's relationship

with russia, and she told me india's actions reflected its main focus — the well—being of its people. with the war in ukraine, india obviously does not support war, it once piece, prime minister modi has been vocal and we saw that being reflected in discussions. so we have not taken sides in this war, not because we are for violence or the violations of territorial sovereignty. we maintain that the un charter should be the rule of law that we have to observe as members of the international community, must be observed. there is no doubt about that. we do not want war. the fact is the impact of the war between russia and ukraine has been felt across the world and it affects

countries such as ours, the economy, it affects the standards of living, the welfare of our populations and i think the basic definition of good governance is that you meet the needs of your people. and that is why we have continued to buy oil from russia, because it is available to us at a reasonable price given the rising costs elsewhere. it is not because we subscribe to war or conflict. we feel for the suffering of ukrainians. some would argue that by buying russian oil at these prices, it is continuing to fuel the ability of the russian government to carry out the war in ukraine. effectively prolonging the misery for everyone's citizens. certainly we do not want prolongation of misery. that is why india has been a strong advocate

for the resumption of diplomacy, dialogue. we need conversations between russia and ukraine. we need the international community to come together to become a force for peace. and to try and stop this conflict and allow for the reconstruction of ukraine's economy and assistant for its people. more news for you from the uk now — which is being hit by a wave of strikes. the cabinet minister with responsibility for strike contingency planning has said unions should call off action scheduled for the coming days — and that the government will be resolute over pay. on tuesday nurses in some trusts in england, as well as in wales and northern ireland are due to hold a second strike — followed on wednesday by 10 thousand ambulance and 999 staff, in england and wales. from friday, border force staff will go

on strike for several days, with significant disruption expected at major airports. here's our political correspondent iain watson with more strikes just days away the government is focused on how to lessen the impact. nurses will say their members will abandon the picket line and return to the wards on tuesday but only if government ministers are willing to talk about pay, so are they? i have to say we will be resolute in response to this because it will be irresponsible to allow public sector pay and inflation to get out of control. they are warning that there will be more strikes if they are not willing to move on pay in the other the union is saying they may escalate.

it is likely that further strike dates will cover longer time periods and involve wider groups of staff. christmas is just a week away, but there's very little goodwill between the government and unions and there has been urges to talk about pay but the prime minister is standing firm. but now, a relatively small but increasing number of former conservative ministers are calling openly for a rethink. it is absolutely imperative that we make sure that there is solid negotiations, there is a real merit in having another look at the negotiations and seeing where they can get to. the season feels far from festive, the government warning that the disruption is inevitable. number ten will help voters will blame unions and not ministers that is a clinically risky assumption. draft proposals on saving global biodiversity have been published at the cop15 summit in montreal.

0ne proposal calls on countries to protect at least thirty per cent of the world's land and coastal waters by 2030, though oceans receive limited mention. in the canadian arctic, there's a new warning over what the loss of sea ice means for animals like polar bears, many around the town of churchill. as our science correspondent victoria gill reports — they're struggling to survive in a warming landscape. in the hudson bay, the polar bears are waiting for the sea to freeze. sea ice that disappeared over the summer is reforming. this bear is testing it to see if it will take its weight. along with uk—based arctic scientist professor gareth rees, i connected with the polar bear research team from their tundra buggy, an observation lab on tracks from which they can work and film. that is a live shot, happening just outside the window here. i'm absolutely fascinated to see where you are

and what you are doing. they are slowly making their way to the coast of hudson bay, and that allows us to come here as well in this designated area outside of churchill and watch the bears until the ice comes back. how do you see them responding to the impacts of climate change? looking over the last couple decades, we see it forms later and later. it breaks up earlier in spring. the season in between that is ice—free, where the bears are on land and can't take advantage of the hunting opportunities, that season is getting longer and longer with warming. just explain, why do the polar bears need the ice to hunt? they can either sneak up on seals that have hauled out to rest, or a polar bear might wait to dive into that seal hole and grab a seal. they really need that platform to give them the advantage. and without that platform, as this footage the scientists recently captured shows, a bear very quickly gives up the chase. in open water, the seal has the advantage. by 2050, scientists say this

vast bay is likely to have more than 200 ice—free days peryear, pushing bears to the brink of starvation. these sea ice projections are strongly dependent on the temperature, and the temperature is really dictated by how much greenhouse gases we emit and accumulate in the atmosphere. so there's this relationship by how much we emit, how warm it'll gets and what it means for sea ice. and as warming approaches a critical point here, polar scientists say russian's war in ukraine is preventing them from working in some of the most important parts of the arctic. it's absolutely essential that we collect data from all around the arctic. we have a big gap now in the russian arctic. it is half of the arctic and we are increasingly losing the ability to measure it and understand it. churchill, manitoba is often called the polar bear capital of the world. nations are gathered now in canada to reach an agreement to protect habitats like this. but in just three decades, it could be too warm here for the polar bears to survive. victoria gill, bbc news.

that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. a completely different feel to the weather for the start of the new week. after a lengthy cold spell, things have been turning considerably milder. mild and windy through the day on monday with some outbreaks of rain. some of that rain will be on the heavy side at times. starting temperatures for monday morning, 8 degrees in aberdeen, 14 degrees in plymouth. waking up to a completely different feel, but we will see a lot of cloud through the day and some outbreaks of rain moving sporadically eastwards. it may be that the skies clear in northern ireland just in time to bring some sunshine before the sun goes down. a few brighter spells elsewhere, windy around western coasts, gusts of 40—60 miles an hour in the most exposed spots.

temperatures in double digits for most of us. a while since we have been able to see that. going through monday night, further outbreaks of rain down towards the south. as rain piles up in southern parts, there is the risk of some flooding. clearer further north and west, some showers pushing into northern ireland and western scotland. still mild for tuesday morning but a lot milder than it has been. for tuesday, the frontal system may linger across the southeast of england for a while. still low pressure in charge up to the north—west, bringing further showers, some spells of sunshine. where the weather front lingers in the southeast, it could mean that cloud and rain clings on for a while. we will see sunny spells, most plentiful across northern ireland, where it will be quite windy. temperatures north to south, 8—12 celsius. that is a touch above what we would expect

at this time of year. for the rest of the week, weather systems lining up in the atlantic and taking aim, bringing further rain at times. looking quite unsettled through the week ahead. for the most part, it will stay mild, but we will see some colder air close to the north of scotland. heading through the weekend, christmas weekend, it may be that that cold air sinks a little further southwards for a time. a lot of uncertainty about that. generally speaking, the week ahead will be mild. some rain at times, but it may turn just a little colderfor some of us over the weekend.

you're watching bbc news. the headlines will follow hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from oakland, california. i'm stephen sackur. this city has long been a cradle of the struggle for black freedom and equality. black 0aklanders know the reality of systemic discrimination. back in the 1960s, one response was the creation of the radical

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