beirut is rocked by a series of strikes 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. five people are killed in what the turkish government is calling a terror attack near the capital ankara. and we're live in battleground state georgia where donald trump is rallying, as his rival kamala harris prepares for a town hall in pennsylvania. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. israel has continued to carry out raids in lebanon, with several explosions reported in beirut on wednesday evening. this was the scene earlier in the evening in the lebanese capital, where state media reported at least ten strikes on the

southern suburbs of the city. one reportedly hit the evacuated office of a pro—iranian broadcaster. meanwhile, 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 targetted. 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 one 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 chef aline kamakian, who's leading the charity's team on the ground in lebanon. i asked her how many people are in need.

there are more than 1.4 million people displaced in lebanon. this is without yesterday and today. yesterday they hit the south and today in another area and they are asking people to move areas, they are asking people to get out of their homes, so 1.4 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, beirut, you see tents full of people, children, so there are a lot of people that don't have a roof overtheirtop, 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's not enough.

if you have seen how much is the need. people are hungry, cold, they don't have shelters, basic needs are not covered. how are you managing to provide that service? you mentioned in the evenings you are having to flee for safety and cover, so 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 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 ingredient scarcity. this is the problem right now that we are facing. we will have a lot of ingredients that is 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 gunfire 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. 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 spokesman john 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. joining me live now is jean lee, ap�*s former pyongyang bureau chief, now a fellow at the east—west centre in hawaii and co—host of the lazarus podcast on the bbc world service. after the meeting in north korea injune between putin and kim jong—un, was this the next logical step in their alliance?

certainly a lot of questions about what this relationship would entail. i should point out that before this movement of troops, we did also see reports, the united states and ukraine claiming that north korea had provided artillery and short range ballistic missiles to russia for use on the battlefield in ukraine. we have certainly seen some evidence of missiles being launched on ukraine, so this is the next step that is very concerning, and certainly all eyes are on where these troops are going to be moving to on the battlefield. the question is what has russia promised north korea in return? it's a very transactional relationship as far as kim jong—un concerned and i'm sure he has asked for something in return, and that is a big mystery, certainly something south korea is concerned about if it helps to strengthen kimjong—un�*s

strengthen kim jong—un�*s nuclear programme or strengthen kimjong—un�*s nuclear programme or military capability. nuclear programme or military ca abili . nuclear programme or military capability-— capability. lloyd austin described _ capability. lloyd austin described the - capability. lloyd austin described the alliance l capability. lloyd austin | described the alliance is capability. lloyd austin - described the alliance is being very bad and has warned north korean troops would become a legitimate target if they fight in ukraine. what is the risk as you see it?— you see it? beyond the battlefield, _ you see it? beyond the battlefield, one - you see it? beyond the battlefield, one of- you see it? beyond the battlefield, one of the | you see it? beyond the - battlefield, one of the things we should point out is all of this would be a violation of un sanctions. russia was supposed to send workers home by before now, so it shows us as well that they may be willing, along with north korea, to defy those agreements. it has a broader implication for the sanctions on the regime and the effectiveness, but also, as i said, what exchange is taking place behind the scene is that we are not privy to? so there

are lots of implications, beyond the battleground itself. it's very complicated. there is the potential or course of other countries being drawn into this conflict, if north korea fights alongside russia and south korea feels compelled at some point to get engaged as well. ~ ., ., ,, ., ~ ., well. what do you make of the timin: of well. what do you make of the timing of all — well. what do you make of the timing of all of _ well. what do you make of the timing of all of this? _ well. what do you make of the timing of all of this? the - timing of all of this? the brics summit under way and president putin playing host to many leaders. president putin playing host to many leaders-_ president putin playing host to many leaders. this is a moment of course _ many leaders. this is a moment of course for — many leaders. this is a moment of course for russia _ many leaders. this is a moment of course for russia to - of course for russia to cultivate some allies, it doesn't have many but it is an opportunity for north korea as well to stand with its new ally. i would also point out there is a us presidential election coming up, i'm sure you haven't forgotten! b5 election coming up, i'm sure you haven't forgotten! as we know! it's — you haven't forgotten! as we know! it's a _ you haven't forgotten! as we know! it's a moment - you haven't forgotten! as we know! it's a moment for- you haven't forgotten! as we i know! it's a moment for north korea to ratchet _ know! it's a moment for north korea to ratchet up _ know! it's a moment for north korea to ratchet up tensions i know! it's a moment for north | korea to ratchet up tensions on

the korean peninsular. we have seen tensions between the two koreas, and i would say north korea, any attention, even if it's negative attention, bad behaviour, any attention is good attention, they want to remind the world that they have this nuclear programme and that they should not be ignored or forgotten. they should not be ignored or forgotten-— forgotten. just briefly, if you can, forgotten. just briefly, if you can. now _ forgotten. just briefly, if you can, how should _ forgotten. just briefly, if you can, how should ukraine - forgotten. just briefly, if youj can, how should ukraine and forgotten. just briefly, if you i can, how should ukraine and its allies respond to this? at can, how should ukraine and its allies respond to this?— allies respond to this? at this oint, allies respond to this? at this point. it's _ allies respond to this? at this point, it's right _ allies respond to this? at this point, it's right to _ allies respond to this? at this point, it's right to be - allies respond to this? at this point, it's right to be paying l point, it's right to be paying close attention. all eyes on the movement of the brigade, possibly more to be sent to russia, and where they are headed, are they going to stay in russia or move on to ukraine? buti in russia or move on to ukraine? but i think now is the time for countries to come together and really try to present a somewhat united front. when it comes to both north korea and russia. in some ways, it's hard to imagine how

north korea fits in here, but this is an opportunity to see how north korea fits into this broader global threat. for me, this is an opportunity to remind ourselves that the conflict may be happening in ukraine, but the implications go far beyond just ukraine and russia. they extend to the korean peninsular and, frankly, to the rest of the world. thanks so much forjoining us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a 60—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 former pm rishi sunak. you're live with bbc news. the usjustice department has reportedly weighed in on 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 has declined to comment on the record, and the bbc has also reached out to americapac, the trump—supporting political action committee that elon musk set up, for comment, and they've 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 shapiro 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 americapac saying their move could

be violating the law. elon musk has said the sweepstakes is open to any voter, regardless of their party affiliation, and it does not require them to vote. but the petition has to be signed by a registered voter. this is a petition that voters have to sign that basically states 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. staying with 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 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. donald trump has responded tojohn kelly's accusations tonight. he wrote a paragraph on his social media app, saying "thank you for your support against a total degenerate named john kelly who made up a story out of pure turmp derangement syndrome hatred!" he went on to call his former chief of staff "dumb," "a lowlife" and a "bad general" and he raised an anecdote about the general�*s wife. these are live pictures from duluth, georgia where mr trump is rallying. earlier he took part in a town hall earlier in zebulon, georgia, about 50 miles south of atlanta.

let's cross live now to helena humphrey in duluth, georgia. donald trump holding a rally there tonight. 0ne one of these critical swing states, georgia, what have people been telling you about their views ahead of the election?— their views ahead of the election? ., u, election? you can tell the moment _ election? you can tell the moment donald - election? you can tell the moment donald trump i election? you can tell the i moment donald trump took election? you can tell the - moment donald trump took to the stage in duluth, because you could hear cheersjust stage in duluth, because you could hear cheers just behind me. many people still waiting outside the arena. they were unable to get in. some people telling us they had been waiting since around 6am. at this point in the election, many of the attacks continue to be personal. we werejust hearing donald trump calling kamala harris a bad person, a horrible person, referring to her as a taxation queen. and we know a lot of republicans we have been speaking to, including in the lines, say they are concerned about taxation, they want lower taxes. when you speak to people

in georgia, democrat or republican, they all say they are concerned about the economy. they say it has become increasingly hard to make ends meet. many people say they aren't feeling any relief from the biden legislation, the inflation reduction act. 0ther inflation reduction act. other people in this very festive atmosphere here, having this emotional attachment to donald trump, saying they believed he was saved after that assassination attempt in pennsylvania. including a woman i spoke to, rene white, who was standing directly behind him at that rally. i asked her about it, and she was emotional. yeah, still to this day, it does _ yeah, still to this day, it does it's_ yeah, still to this day, it does. it's close. close. and to me, _ does. it's close. close. and to me. you — does. it's close. close. and to me, you know, him being elected is going _ me, you know, him being elected is going to — me, you know, him being elected is going to be freedom, it's going — is going to be freedom, it's going to _ is going to be freedom, it's going to be choice, it's going to be — going to be choice, it's going to be a — going to be choice, it's going to be a better economy again. and hopefully we get to do the one thing that he promised us we haven't done yet, drain the dam _ we haven't done yet, drain the dam swamp.

we haven't done yet, drain the dam swamp-— dam swamp. today she was attending — dam swamp. today she was attending her _ dam swamp. today she was attending her 51st _ dam swamp. today she was attending her 51st rally. - dam swamp. today she was attending her 51st rally. i. attending her 51st rally. i asked her what happened if donald trump doesn't win, and she said, we will fight, that there should be consequences. and of course, you remember that kamala harris was asked on nbc if they were preparing for any difficulties if donald trump were not to concede, depending of course on the result of the election. kamala harris responding, saying, we have the resources and the experience. donald trump has been asked, and he says he will concede if the race is deemed to be fair. but a lot of people we have spoken to here say they don't necessarily believe the rate has been fair, also in 2020. -- the rate has been fair, also in 2020. —— the race has been fair. 2020. -- the race has been fair. ~ . , ., ., ., fair. we have seen a lot of attention _ fair. we have seen a lot of attention from _ fair. we have seen a lot of attention from the - fair. we have seen a lot of attention from the carys i attention from the carys campaign in georgia, how crucial is the state? —— the harris campaign. it crucial is the state? -- the harris campaign.— crucial is the state? -- the harris campaign. it is a key swin: harris campaign. it is a key swing states. _ harris campaign. it is a key swing states. her - harris campaign. it is a key| swing states. her campaign harris campaign. it is a key -

swing states. her campaign has a heavy footfall, driving the reproductive rights bus through the suburbs, because of the six week abortion ban on the books, and she has also spoken to people in a mega— church, trying to call the important black vote, which is important when you consider a third of the voting community... saltwater play for in this swing state. —— all to play for in this swing state. a woman at the centre of a mass rape trial that's shocked france has taken to the stand for the first time. gisele 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 herformer 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 paris correspondent andrew harding reports. applause, as usual now for gisele pelicot —

back in court today to testify once again in this extraordinary rape trial. french women cheering her on, and men, too. a former teacher here.. ..saluting her dignity, her charisma and strength. inside the courtroom, for weeks now, graphic video has been shown of the alleged rapes filmed at the time by pelicot�*s husband, dominique. the footage shows her unconscious, sometimes snoring, as strangers sexually assault her in the couple's bed. today, gisele pelicot attacked the other men on trial, accusing their lawyers of trying to shift the blame onto her. translation: i've been told i was consenting, i that i was pretending to be asleep, that i was an alcoholic. you have to be strong to cope with a trial like this. pelicot spoke of her trauma at learning the truth about the man she'd considered

a perfect husband, and she explained her decision to face the cameras now. i chose a public trial because i wanted all women who had been raped to be able to say, "madame pelicot did it, we can do it too". i don't want them to feel shame. in all, 50 men are charged with raping pelicot. some, hiding behind masks here, are out on bail. many of them have said they thought they were participating in a consensual sex game with the couple. but in france, that defence is being treated with some scepticism. no, there are no shades of guilt. there is no way to rape without knowing that you're raping. there is no way to be ambivalent about whether the victim wanted it or not. if there's a single doubt, you should stop. halfway through the pelicot trial, all of france appears gripped, enraged and inspired.

andrew harding, bbc news, paris. let's turn to some other important news around the world. mozambique's president has warned that calls for violent protests could be considered criminal acts as tensions grow after a disputed election. a leading opposition candidate has called for 25 days of "terror", after his lawyer was killed on friday. elvino dias, who was reportedly preparing a case to contest the outcome of the vote, was shot dead in his car in the capital, maputo, along with an official from his party. election results are due to be published on thursday. us health officials say one person is dead and dozens more sick because of e.coli infections linked to eating mcdonald's burgers. the centers for disease control says most of those affected ate quarter—pounders in colorado or nebraska. but there are cases in ten states. mcdonalds is pulling quarter—pounders from their stores in some states now. former hollywood producer harvey weinstein

appeared in court in new york city, for a hearing before his retrial on sex crime charges. weinstein was convicted on rape charges in february 2020, in a case that sparked the metoo movement. the new york court of appeals threw out his conviction in april, after concluding he did not get a fair trial. boeing has lost $6 billion in three months, as it struggles to deal with a strike halting the production of its best—selling aicraft. more than 30,000 union members are due to vote today on a deal to end the strike. the chief executive of the company says he is �*hopeful�* that the deal — which includes a 35% pay raise over four years — will be approved. stay with us here on bbc news. 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.

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