as cross border fire between israel and hezbollah continues. the us says thousands of north korean soldiers are training in russia — and warns they'll be legitimate targets if they fight alongside russian forces in ukraine. and — five people are killed in what the turkish government is calling a terror attack near the capital ankara. we'll have the latest. hello, i'm caitr ona perry. israel has continued to carry out raids in lebanon — with several explosions reported in beirut on wednesday evening. this was the scene just a couple of hours ago in the lebanese capital — where state media reported at least 10 strikes on the southern suburbs of the city. one reportedly hit the evacuated office of a pro—iranian broadcaster. tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in the southern port city of tyre — where israel has

struck what it called hezbollah targets. it's the first time the historic city centre has been targeted. huge plumes of smoke were seen rising just a few hundred metres from roman ruins that are listed as a unesco world heritage site. the un estimates that at least i million people have been uprooted since cross—border strikes between israel and hezbollah broke out. to address the increasing need for aid — the charity world central kitchen has been working to provide tens of thousands of daily meals for affected communities in lebanon. i've been speaking with aline kamakian — who is leading the charity's team on the ground in lebanon. you were there running kitchens to feed to people in need, tell us how great the need you are seeing right now is? there are more than 1.4 million

people displaced in lebanon. this is without yesterday and today. yesterday the south and today in another area and they are asking people to move areas, they are asking to people to move out of their homes so 1.3 million is about 22—23% of the lebanon population. there are not enough shelters, people are sleeping on the street, in the centre of lebanon you see tense on the street, in the centre of lebanon you see tents full of people, children so there are a lot of people that don't have a roof over their heads, that don't have basic needs. so what world central kitchen is doing is we are feeding around 50,000 hot meals per day. it is a big number, 50,000, yet it is not enough. if you have seen how

much the need is. people are cold, they don't have shelters, basically basically it does not cover. how are you managing to provide that service? you mentioned in the evenings you are having to flee for safety and cover, how are you doing the work you are doing and how are you getting the ingredients you need? the world central kitchen team has around 18—20 kitchens we use and distribute from. half of the team are sleeping in the kitchen starting at 4am because most of the team have lost their homes, they are displaced people already and we are working in very difficult, stressful and harsh conditions. we are getting our ingredients, we still have ingredients. we still have food in lebanon. the distribution is very difficult and the quantity that you are asking

is very difficult. so we are at the edge of having ingredients scarcity. this is the problem right now that we are facing. we will have a lots of ingredients that are missing, we are cooking with the basics. don't forget winter is there and most of the planting lands are in the south right now which we cannot use so we will have a lot of vegetable difficulties, so there will be a lot of ingredients missing in lebanon. the world health organization has postponed a polio vaccination campaign in northern gaza — blaming continued violence and a lack of humanitarian pauses that would allow health teams to reach people. the crucial second round of immunisations was due to get under way on wednesday — with almost 120,000 children set to be vaccinated. the initial phase of vaccinations began in september, after a baby was partially paralysed

by the territory's first confirmed case of type 2 polio in 25 years. as the humanitarian challenges deepen, a former senior official on israel's national security council has called on army soldiers to refuse orders that could lead to war crimes being committed in gaza — allegations israel has denied. in his latest diplomatic tour of the region, us secretary of state antony blinken warned israel to boost aid — or face possible consequences. turkey's government says its military has struck sites in iraq and syria linked to the kurdish militant group pkk, which it blames for an attack near ankara that killed at least five people. local media broadcast footage of an explosion and the sound of gun fire at the aerospace complex just north of the capital. turkey's interior minister said two gunmen had been killed in what he said was a terror attack. no one has claimed responsibility. here's caroline hawley.

from the car park outside the headquarters of turkey's state—run aerospace company, someone filmed as the attack unfolded. first came the shooting. then the explosion. followed by more gunfire. the attackers appeared to have arrived in this taxi. to the right of it, one of the first casualties. cctv showed two attackers — one a man, one a woman — just outside the building, carrying large rucksacks and automatic weapons. the man then enters the headquarters. security forces rushed to the scene as employees took refuge in shelters. the company makes both civilian and military aircraft as well as drones. this is the aftermath.

no group has yet said it was behind it, but officials are pointing the finger at the kurdish militant group the pkk, which has fought a long insurgency against the turkish state. president erdogan had just arrived in russia to attend the brics summit of emerging economies. from those here and from other allies, including the us and eu, came a chorus of condemnation. translation: | thank. you for your condolences. we have four martyrs and 1a injured. i condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish god's mercy to our martyrs. the two attackers were killed by the security forces, and as another of their victims died of their injuries, the defence minister vowed there would be a stern response. caroline hawley, bbc news.

the united states has warned that north korean troops will be regarded as "legitimate targets" if they fight alongside invading russian forces in ukraine. national security spokesmanjohn kirby says 3,000 north korean troops travelled by ship to vladivostok, russia's largest pacific port, in early to mid—0ctober to receive training at various sites. but kirby said it still isn't clear whether they will be deployed to the front line. while russia and north korea deny the reports, the two nations have strengthened collaborations in recent years, and signed a major security agreement injune that commits both countries to provide military assistance if either is attacked. angela stent, ?director of the centre for eurasian, russian and east european studies, georgetown university. i asked her what she made of the latest reports. i think we knew the north koreans were supplying ammunition and missiles to russia, people suspected possibly soldiers would go, but i think this development has come as somewhat

of a surprise. we know that putin has problems with his mobilisation of enough people to fight in this ukraine war and he has used other foreign troops and now it is that he will be using north korean troops despite the denials we have heard from russia. us defence secretary lloyd austin has described this as very, very serious. what does he mean by that? one of the questions clearly is, what are the north koreans getting in return for all of the assistance they are giving russia? there are real concerns russia is facilitating the extension of north korea's nuclear programme and also providing it with other high—tech weapons that it wants. also it brings an area of greater instability to the indo—pacific region sending his north korean troops to russia and it then presumably onto ukraine. so this is introducing a new element into this war

that we have not seen before. that warning we just heard from the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko, in the piece previously that this could potentially lead to a worldwide nuclear war, is that a realistic concern? it is a concern if putin decides to really escalate the conflict. i think russians and their allies like belarus are exaggerating the possibility of a worldwide nuclear war because they are trying to intimidate the united states and the other nato countries from keeping on supporting ukraine. they want to de—escalate this conflict in their own favour and force a surrender on ukraine that of course the ukrainians are not willing to accept. when lukashenko is extending this invitation to putin and biden to come to peace talks in belarus is there any chance of that happening?

absolutely zero chance, the united states will not negotiate with russia over ukraine's head, ukrainians must be a part of the negotiations and there is no reason biden would go to belarus for this reason. we see more than 20 world leaders in russia for the brics summit as russia says that last night it destroyed 1a ukrainian drones and 4 boats in the black sea, what should the international community be doing to respond? what should they be doing? i think the international community is very concerned about the implications of this brics plus meeting. clearly gives russia a more visible global role, it has not been isolated. we should be concerned with the secretary—general of the united nations has gone to the summit, has gone to russia and meeting with putin and all these other leaders because it legitimises in some ways the war that is an illegitimate war

and i think otherwise, i think we must wait and see what the implications of this broader brics meeting, it may have much less practical practical implications, but the symbolism of this 20 heads of state and 36 countries convening with putin. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a sixty—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three people died at a care home in dorset. four other people were taken to hospital as a precaution, and the remaining residents at gainsborough care home in swanage have been moved to safety. police confirmed that "possible carbon monoxide poisoning" is the main line of inquiry. scotland yard has welcomed government policing reforms as progress towards a �*faster and fairer�* system. under the changes, firearms officers who are prosecuted

for shooting suspects will remain anonymous unless they're convicted. it comes after sergeant martyn blake was cleared of murdering chris kaba in south london in 2022. the prime minister has says he wants to focus on the future of the commonwealth, after ruling out compensation for the uk's historical role in the slave trade. a group of caribbean nations has indicated it will push for the issue to be discussed at a summit of commonwealth leaders in samoa this week. the call for reparations was also dismissed last year by rishi sunak. you're live with bbc news. the usjustice department has weighed on in elon musk�*s actions on the us presidential campaign trail. it has warned the tech mogul — his million dollar giveaway for registered voters in swingstates may violate federal law. that's according to our us news partners cbs. it comes after elon musk�*s political action committee said it was offering the prize money to increase voter registration — in a controversial move that some state officials warned, might be illegal.

0ur correspondent nada tawfik has the latest. the doj the d0] is declined to comment on the record and the d0] is declined to comment on the record and the the d0] is declined to comment on the record and the bbc the d0] is declined to comment on the record and the bbc has also reached out to the trunk supporting political action committee that elon musk set up for comment, and have not responded yet. but immediately after elon musk announced the sweepstakes, there was concern from democrat state lawmakers about the legality of it. in fact in pennsylvania, a democratjosh schapiro said it was deeply concerning and asked for law enforcement calling on them to investigate this. so now we know the justice department has now sent a letter to america pac saying their move could be violating their move could be violating the law. —— americapac. elon musk has had the sweepstakes is open to any voted regarding letter —— regardless of their

political affiliation it does not require them to vote. at the petition has to be signed by a registered voter. this is a petition that voters have to sign that basically say is that they support the first amendment and the right to bear arms but they have to be a registered voter in a swing state to qualify for that $1 million. turning to the us election, donald trump's former white house chief of staff says trump would �*rule like a dictator�* in a second term. john kelly told the new york times that mr trump "commented more than once that, you know, hitler did some good things, too." the retired four—star marine general said he believes mr trump �*falls into the general definition of fascist.�* vice president kamala harris delivered a statement in response, saying mr trump�*s apparent comments about hitler were �*disturbing.�* all of this is further evidence for the american people of who donald trump really is. this is a window into who donald trump really is. from the people who

know him best, from the people who worked with him side by side in the oval office and in the situation room. a spokesperson for the trump campaign said general kelly had �*be—clowned�* himself, and was telling �*debunked stories�*. mr trump took part in a town hall earlier in zebulon, georgia, about 50 miles south of atlanta. after answering questions on economic issues, he closed out the event condemning the criminal cases against him, saying he�*s been the most investigated person in us history. the fact that i have such backing from the public, these scoundrels came after me, it's called election interference, it's the weaponisation of the fbi, the doj, they are all coming. we're going to get things turned around in this country because it's so bad. they don't do that except in third world countries. nobody thought it was even possible.

a woman at the centre of a mass rape trial that�*s shocked france has taken to the stand for the first time. gis le pelicot�*s ex—husband has admitted drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious. she told the court in avignon �*shame was not for the victims of sex attacks — only the perpetrators. ms pelicot described her former partner as caring and attentive during their five decades of living together. she said she�*d now been completely destroyed. most of the other men on trial deny raping the 72 year—old, arguing they didn�*t know she was unconscious at the time. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield sent this report. we�*re at the midpoint of this long trial. we�*ve had a month of testimony with the cases being brought forward. there are 50 defendants. don�*t forget, we�*ve had about half of them, and there�*s another half to go. so at this midpoint, the president of the court asked gis le pelicot if she would like to share her thoughts on the evidence presented so far. and she did, and she

spoke again with the courage and resilience which we�*re now used to, um, about her ordeal and about the ordeal of going through this trial. and don�*t forget, she�*s in the courtroom with her ex—husband and these these men who sexually abused her every day. and addressing her husband, she said that she still could not understand the depth of his betrayal. and she reminded everyone that they�*d had 50 years of marriage together, generally happy. they had three children, they had seven grandchildren. "i was hoping and planning to spend the rest of my days in your company." she said, how could this �*perfect man�*, in inverted commas, have betrayed me to the extent of inviting strangers into the intimacy of our bedroom. and then she evoked this, this notion, which, you know, is something that we onlookers are now used to, this idea that she�*s become a bit of an icon, a feminist icon, an icon for all people around the world who find

this story horrifying, and seeing her as a sort of sign of courage and decency. she said, that it isn�*t courage, it�*s determination. determination to see society change. and, and and she said that she hopes that what she�*s doing will give a kind of courage to future rape victims who might be reluctant to testify out of shame. she said she hopes that in such cases, the person involved will say, �*well, madame pelicot did it. i can do it too.�* the amazon has had its worst forest fires in two decades. more than 62,000 square kilometres have been burned this year already — an area bigger than countries like sri lanka or costa rica. ione wells reports. this is the amazon rainforest but it barely resembles its name.

trees warped and blackened and like burnt matchsticks. clouds not full of rain for the continent, but smoke choking it. 0n the front lines, indigenous firefighters, it is their land burning. we say things spread like wildfire because as soon as one is put out... ..another pops up. for these volunteers the fight is personal. translation: if these fires continue we the indigenous | people will no longer have life because it is killing the plants, in a while it will be us because we inhale so much. it is a very aggressive fire that kills everything that comes its way. she spots another plume of smoke, they had only just finished putting out fires there. the battle feels constant. translation: the majority of these fires are arson, - people who want to invade the land. other fires are natural but those are rare. a disaster it is, natural it isn�*t. deforestation has slowed

under the new government but despite attempt crackdowns, lawlessness is still rife. loggers, miners, farmers use fire to clear land. at the heart of the argument the belief that land should be productive not protected. this farmer bought his land legally a long time ago, he can understand why amazonian farming is booming. translation: ithinkj it is due to the growth of the population that has increased planting up here. it rained well here, i believe if you are working within the law there is no problem. this is a place that provides food. it is a state that can produce a lot so i think there is a lot of area to be cultivated here in amazonia. the fires are criminal but made worse by its worst ever drought. caused by the el nino weather phenomenon and climate change, this is supposed to be the madera river, a tributary of the amazon.

this is what communities must do to get water now. translation: it is the worst drought i have ever seen. - it has bought a lot of consequences, the absence of food on the riverside as well as table, the fish are gone, there are elderly people, people with chronic illnesses who have to make this journey. sandra is one of those people, the dried river has cut off her community from the city. she is living with a kidney disease. translation: before - it was easier, when i was sick my husband would put me in the canoe that would arrive in the city. now it is more difficult, i have to walk across the sand to reach it. there are days when i can't do anything, i need

people to carry me. my daughter is not in school because the heat from the walk made her sick. the impact on the community is clear, but this impacts everyone. the world relies on the amazon to absorb carbon, and as you can see from the smoke, it is now emitting record amounts itself. life here knows the cost of that. already falling prey to the rainforest�*s new greatest predators. king charles and queen camilla arrived in samoa on the second leg of their royal tour — the biggest overseas trip for king charles since his cancer diagnosis. the couple have a day of engagements on thursday, before meeting commonwealth leaders at the end of the week. the couple just completed a six—day tour of australia — the first time they have visited the country since the king became its head of state. katy watson sent this report from samoa. this small island nation extended a big welcome to the king and queen.

it�*s the first time king charles has attended the commonwealth heads of government meeting as monarch. it�*s also a first for a pacific island to host the summit, and samoa�*s pulling out all the stops to make a success of it. the main road from the airport to the capital is one long welcome party. villagers across samoa�*s main island have been sprucing up their homes, ready for this week�*s visitors. we are samoan people, we always extend our hospitality. same with the king. so, you know, we have this great opportunity to welcome him. the king may be in the spotlight, but so too are the issues that matter to him. and they are issues that also matter to islanders. the pacific is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels, while here the king�*s chosen to visit a mangrove restoration project and a national park, highlighting the effects

of climate change. the king will then spend friday with commonwealth leaders — climate is expected to once again dominate the agenda. but at this meeting of nations brought together by british colonisation, talk of historic links to the slave trade are bound to come up. the government has ruled out an apology and financial reparations are not on the agenda either. neither will the king be able to say anything, as he needs the government�*s approval. he will, though, address leaders and host a dinner on friday before he and the queen make their long journey home. katy watson, bbc news, in samoa. you can keep up—to—date with factorial trip and all of the day�*s news on our website. you can check out everything we are reporting on there. i can check out everything we are reporting on there.— reporting on there. i will be back with — reporting on there. i will be back with more _ reporting on there. i will be back with more shortly - reporting on there. i will be back with more shortly on l reporting on there. i will be i back with more shortly on bbc news. stay with us. thank you for watching.

hello there. apart from a few showers across central and southern parts of england, most places were dry today and there was some decent spells of sunshine, a bit of rain, fairly strong winds for the north—west of scotland too. now tonight it looks like many places will turn dry. there�*ll be clear spells and i don�*t think we should have many issues with dense fog, because there�*ll be a little bit more of a breeze, and it�*ll certainly be quite breezy across scotland and northern ireland through the night. so quite blustery here with further cloud, the odd shower as well, particularly north—west scotland. but england and wales, winds will be a little bit lighter and we�*ll see lengthy clear skies. temperatures here single digits once again, but not as chilly as recent nights and milder further north and west. you�*ll see double figures to start thursday. so another fine day thanks to high pressure on thursday, with plenty of sunshine, particularly towards central and eastern areas, always more cloud. scotland, northern ireland, wales, south—west england see a little bit of rain just getting into the far north west later on.

but again, pretty decent temperatures, quite mild at the mid to high teens in the warmest spots. we start to see some changes now for the end of the week. for friday, this area of low pressure begins to develop just to the west of the uk and that will start to bring outbreaks of rain. but a dry start with light winds across eastern areas means friday, we could see some fog patches early on across northern and eastern england, but we�*ll have to see. bands of light and showery rain pushing northwards across the country. that will be followed by some brighter skies towards the south and south—west. here it will be windy in the far south—west. further north, winds will be lighter. we could be up to 16 or 17 degrees where we have the sunshine, but i think temperatures a degree or so down on what we�*ve had the last few days. now pressure chart for saturday. we�*ve got a new area of low pressure pushing in to the north of the uk.

that will bring wind and outbreaks of rain for scotland and northern ireland. the majority of england and wales should be dry with some sunshine, just a few showers towards the south—east. that�*s the remnants of friday�*s low pressure system and temperatures closer to the mid—teens at this point. sunday probably looks drier for most. there�*ll still be some showery rain across scotland and northern ireland, we�*ll have more of a breeze, but eastern scotland, england and wales mostly dry again with some sunshine around, lighterwinds and temperatures around 1a or 15 degrees in the south, low teens in the north. so it�*s not looking that bad for the weekend. into next week, we start to see high pressure building back in, so a lot of dry and settled weather around with some sunshine and we�*ll see a return to overnight fog.

this is bbc news. we�*ll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk from washington. i�*m stephen sackur. the united states remains the world�*s paramount power. but what does it want to do with that power? well, the looming presidential election will give us fresh answers. on the one hand, there is donald trump, a nationalist, a protectionist, some say, an isolationist. on the other hand, there�*s kamala harris, the continuity candidate who backs multilateralism and the nato alliance. my guest today isjohn bolton, formerly donald trump�*s

national security adviser, now a vocal critic