super typhoon yagi. pope francis calls on young people to be protected from abuse as he arrived in timor—leste. his visit comes after a prominent east timorese bishop, was accused of sexually abusing young boys in the country during the 1980s and 90s. i was but the learner, now i am the master! and the voice behind the mask, james earljones, the american actor who voiced darth vader and mufasa, has died at the age of 93. some breaking news now from gaza. at least a0 palestinians have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a tent encampmnent in the mawasi area in khan younis, known as the humanitarian zone.

the israeli military said its aircraft attacked an operations centre belonging to hamas militants. eyewitnesses told the bbc that large explosions rocked the mawasi area shortly after midnight and flames could be seen rising into the sky. we are keeping track of this development and will keep you up to date as and when we get more details. now to in afghanistan, where life for the country's 21 million women hasjust become even tougher. three years after the taliban's return to power, a new law has been passed saying that women must cover their face and body completely if they leave the house and their voices cannot be heard in public. despite the risk to themselves, some women have spoken out and have been telling the bbc�*s yogita limaye what life is like for them now. we have hidden their identities and used actors�* voices to protect them. it's increasingly difficult for foreign journalists to report from afghanistan. this is yogita's report compiled along with camera journalist, sanjay ganguly, and producer, imogen anderson. every moment you feel

like you're in a prison. even breathing becomes difficult. we're like dead bodies moving around. we can't talk. we can't do anything. this is a country where women are increasingly being pushed out of view. their freedoms crushed bit by bit, by a relentless series of diktats. the latest a published law. this section says that if a woman must leave her home out of necessity, she's obliged to cover her face and body, and her voice must not be heard. we've had to be very careful and discreet when talking to women here, because they're already operating in an environment of brutal restrictions. and now the taliban's morality police have been given sweeping powers. it's only been a few weeks since the law was announced, so it's unclear how stringently it will be implemented, but already there's a ripple effect of fear that you feel when speaking to people here.

we meet teenage girls who've already lost three crucial years of education. their voices might need to be hidden, but they want their words to be heard. if we go out, we're scared. if we take a bus or remove our masks, we're scared. if we speak louder, we're scared. there's so much fear and stress. if we can't speak, then why go out at all? why even live? until last year, groups of women took to the streets demanding their rights. risking violence and detention. the taliban cracked down on the marches until they stopped altogether. this woman broke down, telling us how she was detained last year while participating in protests. the taliban beat me and dragged

me into a vehicle saying, "why are you acting against us? this is an islamic system." they took me to a dark, frightening place and insulted me with terrible words. we were treated like animals. after being released from detention, we weren't the same people we were before. now this is how afghan women are showing dissent, posting videos of themselves online, singing songs criticising the taliban's actions. we met hamdullah fitrat from the taliban government. he didn't want to be seen with a woman or sit directly opposite me, but he answered my questions. we asked how he could justify the law. translation: the laws that have been introduced have been - approved by the supreme leader in accordance with islamic sharia. any religious scholar can check their references. most of the girls and women we've spoken to in your country

say they are prepared to wear whatever it is that your government prescribes, as long as you allow them to study. and because they're not being allowed to do that, they're being driven to the point of depression, even suicidal thoughts. isn't it your responsibility as a government to listen to those voices and act on it? translation: absolutely. our sisters�* education is an important issue. we are trying to resolve this, which is the demand of a lot of our sisters. we have mentioned it several times in the past too, that our leadership is working on it. a solution will be found. it's been three years now since girls were locked out of schools, but it hasn't happened on the ground. do you really expect people to believe that you are committed to actually doing it? we are awaiting the decision of our leadership. in a province not far from kabul, we found some evidence that at least a section of the taliban differs with

the supreme leader. we were given rare access to a midwife training course run by the taliban government. all the students are in their 20s. here, they are being taught how to nurse a woman in labour. it's a rare exception. but behind closed doors, some afghan women are taking matters into their own hands. we meet a teacher who runs a secret school for girls. when the new law came, i explained its rules to my students and told them things would become even more difficult. every day i wake up asking god to make the day pass safely. several times i've had to change the location of the school. it's a quiet act of defiance and hope. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. to another big story we've been tracking, asia's most powerful storm this

year — super typhoon yagi. a major bridge in northern vietnam has collapsed in the wake of the storm, plunging vehicles into the river below. searches are still under way for 13 people. typhoon yagi has killed more than 60 people since it made landfall on saturday. hundreds of people have been injured and 1.5 million are said to still be without power. graham satchell with more, and a warning that this report has some distressing images. there is no warning for the horror that is about to happen. passengers exclaim. right in front of them, a bridge collapses, taking with it a lorry. from the air you can see the damage. this is the vietnamese province of phu tho. it's believed ten cars and trucks and two motorbikes were on the bridge when it plunged into the river, killing 13 people. miraculously, some survived. 50—year—old pham was one of three people pulled from the river.

"i tried my best to float to the surface," he says. "i was out of breath when i was on the surface. "i still thought i would not be able to survive". large parts of vietnam have been left devastated by super typhoon yagi, which hit at the weekend. at its worst, there were gusts of up to 200km an hour ripping off roofs and pulling up trees. the storm destroyed this lady's restaurant, where she also lived with her two daughters. "i've lost everything," she says. "there's nothing left. "i didn't want to cry, but i couldn't help it because it hurts so much." it is the rain that has done the most damage. there's been widespread flooding, which has left thousands homeless and more than a million without power. some have lost their lives in landslides. 0ne alone is reported to have killed 17.

it's the unprecedented rainfall that made the red river in the province so dangerous. the extraordinary weight and force of the water causing the fong chao bridge to collapse. more than 60 people are reported to have been killed by typhoon yagi, the worst storm to have hit vietnam in 30 years. graham satchell, bbc news. the other big story we are watching in asia — pope francis�* 12—day asia tour. he is now in timor—leste for the first papal visit to the predominantly catholic country since independence from indonesia in 2002. he will meet the country�*s leaders and is expected to hold an outdoor mass for around 700,000 worshippers during his visit. on his arrival in dili, he was welcomed by the president and other dignitaries for the start of his three—day visit to the country. huge crowds lined the streets to welcome pope francis as he travelled from the airport in his open—top vehicle.

there were cheers as he arrived at the president�*s palace, where he was welcomed with a fanfare and a band playing the vatican anthem. davide ghiglione is our reporter in rome. he told me there is a great strength of catholicism in timor—leste and the asia pacific. the pope has been welcomed by huge crowds because we�*re talking about one of the most deeply catholic countries in the world. so this is certainly seen as a very spiritual moment for the country. but let�*s not forget that this is also a sign of hope and recognition for the country�*s 20 years of independence and yet fragile stability. the visit comes after decades of struggle and hardship. as you said, the country became independent from indonesia in 2002, but it became independent the first time

from portugal in 1975 and just days after it was invaded by indonesia, which led to more than two decades of brutal occupation. now, despite the fact that in 2002, timor—leste became independent, the country is still struggling because of poverty, unemployment and access to health care. now, um, the pope wants to, — who is the second pontiff to visit the country — the first one was john paul ii in 1989. he wants to position the catholic church as a as a moral voice in in the region. and it also played a crucial role in its independence. so once again, the pope

is establishing the presence of the catholic church in the country. as he begun his visit to timor—leste, the pope had called on its leaders to do more to protect young people from abuse. campaigners had urged the pope to address the issue, after a local bishop and independence leader, carlos ximenes was accused of sexually abusing young boys in the country during the �*80s and �*90s. but the pontiff hasn�*t yet mentioned the case, or acknowledged any responsibility for it. in an open letter, the survivors network of those abused by priests in oceania said there had "still not been redress for the victims" and called on pope francis to use church money to pay compensation to them. for more on this, we�*re joined by christopher longhurst, national leader, survivors network of those abused by priests in new zealand. what you want the pope to do to

address the allegations of victims like yourself? greetings from new zealand. . we think it�*s ironic pope francis is asking the leaders of the countries where the victims suffering because of the abuse of his own church is taking place, so rather than ask the local leaders to protect the people of his country, it�*s incumbent on him as a political leader and leader of his church to hold his bishops to account and provide redress to the people suffering on the ground into my estate. it comes across to them and members of the organisation is rather hypocritical when he asks church leaders, sorry, political leaders in these countries to protect their children when he is not holding

his own clergy to account or his own clergy to account or his church to account for the harm that has been caused to children, so it comes across as hypocritical, so the holy father has to not give public apologies only, or should not give public apologies without providing personal apologies to the victims in these countries and also working with those church leaders, notjust church leaders, not just politically, church leaders, notjust politically, but working with the church leaders through his own diplomacy and political organisations to provide redress to the victims on the ground, the children on the ground, the children on the ground and in families who are suffering today rather than provide a political response, he needs to provide a pastoral response at the grassroots level. that is what we are asking him to do. do level. that is what we are asking him to do.- level. that is what we are asking him to do. do you think it is responsible _ asking him to do. do you think it is responsible political - it is responsible political leaders from other countries to hold him to account? absolutely. it is both. he is in a unique position as a political leader, is the

solving of a nation state that has a corporation operating on the grounds of these countries, so it�*s ironic that he would come to the countries and have them host him and pay for him when he�*s not providing redress to the people suffering because of his own, the leadership of his own organisation. that is the problem here and that is what more people have to do on the ground, especially the catholics, the 97% population of east to more —— east timor, not only because the catholic church has a strong hierarchical structure that controls them but also because of the political leaders who are working with the church in these areas, they are not allowing the people to receive the support they need. pope francis is talking about social

justice and meeting people on the ground, the periphery, who are these people? the card according to his own teaching just talk about it and do nothing. —— but he can�*t. we are asking him to not stop providing public apologies that ensure if he�*s going to give a public apology, first and foremost the people suffering on the ground receive a personal apology and also justice. personal apology and also 'ustice. . ~' , ., , personal apology and also 'ustice. ., ~ , . justice. thank you very much, i'm going _ justice. thank you very much, i'm going to — justice. thank you very much, i'm going to have _ justice. thank you very much, i'm going to have to _ justice. thank you very much, i'm going to have to leave - justice. thank you very much, i'm going to have to leave it l i�*m going to have to leave it there but thank you very much for sharing your thoughts, christopher, the leader of the survivors network of those abused by priests in new zealand speaking to us. we contacted the vatican to get a response to the cases mentioned the open letter form survivors network of those abused by priests and they replied via email: "the press office, at this time, has no knowledge of the individual cases mentioned." "the pope�*s closeness and care for all victims is equally clear, as well as his commitment to ensure abuses are never tolerated, as expressed by himself personally on a number of occasions."

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you�*re live with bbc news. the legendary voice of darth vader in star wars, the actorjames earljones, has died at the age of 93. during his long career, he won a host of awards including emmys, tony awards, a grammy and an honorary 0scar. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. from his first film role, he clearly had something special. the fire is out, but the power is on. ., ., . the fire is out, but the power is on. ., ._ �* ., is on. that voice. before doctor — is on. that voice. before doctor strangelove, - is on. that voice. before l doctor strangelove, james is on. that voice. before - doctor strangelove, james earl doctor strangelove, james earl jones served in the military, but he really wanted to act.

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temporary controls at all of the country�*s land borders which is says is to reduce irregular migration. the move comes a week after the far—right, anti—immigration afd party won a state election for the first time,and came second in another. the german interior minister says she has informed the european commission that the new measures would be introduced in a week�*s time. germany shares borders with nine countries. the disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein is in intensive care after being rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery. he was taken from prison to bellevue hospital in new york earlier. the 72—year—old was convicted of rape and sexual assault in 2020, but those convictions were ovurturned in april, and he faces a possible retrial later this year. no further details have been provided on his condition. the us secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in london for a two—day visit during which he will meet uk foreign secretary david lammy. the us state department says the visit will reaffirm the special relationship between the us and the uk. critical issues including

the indo—pacific, aukus partnership, the middle east, and our collective efforts to support ukraine are expected to be discussed. the princess of wales says she has completed her chemotherapy treatment and is now focussed on remaining cancer free. in a three—minute film produced by kensington palace and narrated by the princess, catherine says her cancer journey over the past nine months has been complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone. she says she will now resume some public duties, but will take each day as it comes. the film is surprisingly personal and intimate, showing the royal couple and their children in norfolk. here�*s our senior royal correspondent, daniela relph. like we�*ve never seen them before — informal, intimate, glossy and polished. this video released by kensington palace is the princess of wales in her own words. the cancerjourney is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially

for those closest to you. with humility, it also brings you face to face with your own vulnerabilities in a way you have never considered before. and with that, a new perspective on everything. is this filming? hello! all the footage was filmed in norfolk, where the family were on holiday over the summer. like so many who have experienced cancer, the princess says that it�*s her family who have got her through. this time has, above all, reminded william and me to reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted. of simply loving and being loved. there is rare footage of the princess�*s parents playing cards with their grandchildren during a family summer

where the princess has recuperated with those who know her best. my path to healing and full recovery is long. kensington palace has been careful in its language. the princess has not been described as cancer free, but with treatment over, the outlook is positive. despite all that�*s gone before, i enter this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life. the story of the princess�*s health has had its challenges over the past nine months. from edited family photos to the swirl of online rumours about what was wrong, it has, at times, been hard to control. but the new film puts the princess in charge of her story and how it is told. i think they're a modern couple, they like to do things in a different way. every royal generation does things slightly differently. it is beautifully timeless in one sense, but it's done in a very modern way. i mean, this is communicating a royal health bulletin in a way that we really

haven't seen before. the princess says she has been humbled by the public�*s kindness, empathy and compassion, and said her thoughts were with those dealing with the illness. to all those who are continuing their own cancerjourney, i remain with you, side by side, hand—in—hand. out of darkness can come light, so let that light shine bright. the king and queen have offered their love, thoughts and support to the princess for her continued recovery. she will begin to carry out some public engagements in the weeks ahead. that�*s all for now. stay with bbc news. hello there. well, it�*s been mild, relatively speaking, despite all of that rain in the south, and very warm, in fact, out towards the far north and west —

but some changes for the next couple of days. autumn is biting back. temperature—wise at least, it�*s going to turn colder by day and by night, with the chance of a frost for some, especially on thursday night. it will be windy, a brisk north westerly wind, sunny spells, but also some blustery showers. and those changes have already started. a deep area of low pressure sweeping across the northern isles, it�*s sending this cold front sweeping southwards and eastwards across the uk. so you see that milder air being pushed away, marked in orange, blues, and yellows, the colder air takes over through the middle part of the week and it will feel bitingly cold, i think, in exposure to that northwesterly wind. and here�*s the cold front for the rest of tuesday. it sinks southwards and eastwards, a narrow band of rain for most. there will be some cloud ahead of the front, but sunshine developing behind, blustery showers, very heavy rain across the northern isles could lead to some localised flooding and it�*s windy wherever you are across the uk, but particularly so for the northern isles. gusts of wind here of up

to 60—65 miles an hour. and here are the temperatures, ranging between 11—18 degrees celsius. we keep that mild air towards the south, but the rain could pep up here, perhaps as we head through tuesday evening before it clears overnight. it�*s going to feel cold on tuesday night. some of our temperatures could drop back to mid—single figures. i think you�*ll really notice the chill on wednesday morning. still some blustery showers out towards the north and the west, but we will see some more clearer skies, especially the further south and east you are. and then on wednesday, it�*s a typical day when we see a northwesterly wind this time of year. sunny spells and showers, most of the showers towards the north and the west, some of them heavy and possibly thundery. it will feel cold and exposure, so that�*s still brisk northwesterly wind and temperatures are now below the seasonal average across the board. but it�*s still september, so in the spells of sunshine and sheltered from the wind, then it won�*t feel too bad. again, more sunny spells and showers, perhaps on thursday, and then high pressure starts to build in from the southwest.

that�*s going to have the effect of lightning the wind, so there could be a bit of frost, particularly for northern england, parts of scotland into friday morning — and some mist and fog developing as well. but mostly dry on friday, temperatures recover on friday, and through the weekend. bye— bye.

the first iphone designed for apple intelligence is here.

we�*ll have the highlights from apple�*s launch event. plus, what do investors really think about the upcoming debate between kamala harris and donald trump? hello and welcome to business today. i�*m steve lai. let�*s begin in the united states, where apple has launched a slew of upgraded products. the event featured new and improved versions of the apple watch and airpods. but the real headliner was the launch of the iphone 16, that placed the company�*s push into ai, front and centre. the bbc�*s north america technology correspondent lily jamali sent this report. the glow time event here in cupertino california features big upgrades to the apple watch, airpods, but the real headline here is the unveiling of the iphone 16. apple executives say this set of iphones is the first designed specifically with artificial intelligence in mind.

it�*s there to support this new suite of ai products