an american journalist brutally murdered along with her mother in istanbul, turkey. >> didn't make sensethe pieces of the puzzle didn't fit. >> blood splattered everywhere. >> authorities say this is a crime of passion, but others believe the evidence here points to something else. >> turkey can be a dangerous place for journalists. >> the details are out there somewhere. >> these women mattered. they mattered. >> what happened to halla and her mother, aruba, would take me and an international team of journalists and investigators on a years-long journey around the globe. >> can you please describe the knife wounds that you saw? >> there was really only one person who could tell us exactly what happened that night. >> i'm going to ask him directly if he killed halla and aruba. >> you just say, i did not kill anyone. >> i first met halla barakat four years ago when she came bounding into our new york offices, full of enthusiasm, a young journalist, a lot of promise. >> halla was 23 years old, she was just really starting her career. >> halla was born in raleigh, north carolina, when her m

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brutal assassination of exiled saudi joururnalist jamal khashoggi inside the saudi consulate in istanbul, turkeyin a story that shocked the world, khashoggi e entered the consulate on o october 2, 2018, for marriagege documents and was never seen again. it was later revealed that khashoggi -- a saudi insider turned critic and "washington post" columnist -- was murdered and dismemembered by a t team of sasaudi agents at the e direct r of crown prince mohammed b bin saanan. two o years lar, the pncnce has not been held d accountable and remains a a close ally of the e. government. last month saudi couourt issued , a prison sentences of between seven and 20 years f for thehe t defendantsts in khashoggi's murderer, but the trtrial and verdicict did not addresess wh ordered ththe killing. agnes callamard, u.n.n. speciail rapporteur on exextrajudicial executions, called it "a parody of justice." we turn a new shoime documentarababout e sassininion. it tracks not on h his btall murderernd the rise of crown prince mamammed n sasalm, butt also t the decadeses-long allile between the united states and sau

the earthquake was centered of turkey's izmir province and was felt as far away as athens and istanbul turkey says at least 20 buildings have been flattened in izmir greek media is reporting that the incident triggered a mini tsunami that flooded the island of some. and he's 21 people are dead mostly in turkey and more than 700 others are injured so then because so has this report from istanbul. rescuers search for survivors and the rubble of buildings and is made trickiest 3rd biggest city the epicenter of friday afternoons shallow magnitude 7 earthquake was off the turkish cost. i have a shop on the back side i was talking with someone i felt that while we were outside the ground started to shake while i was watching our building i saw this one collapse many buildings collapsed injuring hundreds. and hundreds of. this man says got you are the greatest please protect us it still continues. emergency responders are traveling from a stumble to support rescue efforts while residents are asked not to jam phone lines or transport links unnecessarily. i thought that the ground to chatted you canno

the earth quake was felt as far away as a thence and istanbul. turkeyat least 20 buildings were flattened in izmir. greek media reported that it triggered a mini tsunami. 20 people are dead mostly in turkey. and more than 00 others are injured. reporter: rescuers search for survivors in a rubble of buildings in izmir. the epicenter, 7 magnitude earthquake was on turkey's back side. >> the ground started to shake. while i was watching our building, i saw you this one collapse. >> many buildings collapsed injuring hundreds. [speaking foreign language] >> this man says, god, you're the greatest. please protect us. it still continues. emergency responders are traveling to support rescue efforts while residents are asked not to jam phone lines unnecessarily. >> i thought that the ground had shattered. you cannot think. all you try to do is get out. everywhere was collapsing. luckily our building was intact. we were panicked and managed to get out at the last minute. >> turkey's president was quick to respond to the earthquake. [speaking foreign language] >>

saudi journalist and dissident jamal khashoggi believed to sas unaided in the saudi consulate in istanbul turkey i'm michel open for me in the entire news team here in berlin thanks so much for watching. him at home any portion of loves us right now in the climate or it can be very hard to store this is one place the way from just one week. how much worse can it really get if. we still have time to. i'm doing. this. as investigators try to find out what happened to jamal khashoggi saudi arabia confirms of the joy most of all her show is that all cars show she is loved ones some form of closure many foreign minister saying this was all a terrible visiting execution of jamal be sure to your frequent critic of the shots saudi regime inside of the saudi consulate saudi arabia for 3 weeks. the world here killing of jamal khashoggi it was a premeditated murder and their own october the 1st $28.00 nothing seems out of the ordinary in belgrade forest north of istanbul it was a monday the stillness of the workweek and the full weather drew few visits has. just before sunset c.c.t.v. cameras picked up the

istanbul historical 'd heartland to the consulate french consulate there but as i said coral no coral no virus famine the global pandemic is also another issue in terms of gatherings all around the world including turkey also to morrow is a national holiday but so far there isn't a very big public reactions public reaction that took to the streets yet our jim acosta reporting there from istanbul in turkey. now than german chancellor angela merkel is reportedly considering tough new restrictions coronavirus informations record high the latest daily tally recorded nearly 15000 new cases proposed that restrictions include shutting bars shut in cafes and restaurants and limiting social contact and they're all slated to take effect on november the 4th. following this from london the neve rates rapidly rising in germany additional measures a little bit coming in. you know that's royo the german chancellor angela merkel has blamed a lack of discipline for this difficult situation that's how she's described it which is why she is meeting we had 16 regional state leaders to discuss further measures on how to limit social interaction and we expect her to announce what she has described as a look down the lights

anwashington post columnis saudi national jamal khashoggi walked into saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul, turkey of documents for his impending marriage. he did not know he was the one being pursued. his brutal murder there became a global story. he was perhaps the most high-profile critic of his homeland's monarchy. now, a new film charts his life, his grisly death, his legacy, and where saudi arabia is right now. here's nick schifrin. nick: jamal khashoggi's murder snuffed oua critic of today's saudi government. two years later his allies are trying to ensure his silenced voice can still be heard. the new film shows a complex mac who nevpleted his final act. lawrence wright is a writer, and the executive producer of kingdom of sence. >> i see jamal's life in three acts, just like a classical drama. nick: the first act was in afghanistan, covering the u.s.-backed mujahadeen fighting the soviet union and he helped dimake the lea arab anti-russian fighter, famous. >> i myself come outrom islam. it was a bigtory, made my name in the field of journalism. nick:ft but 9/11 khashoggi turned against bi

international community being very severe or as a correspondent reporting live from the situation from istanbul in turkey thank you . well it's now the 6th day of intense fighting with both nations rejecting calls for a ceasefire with the latest pictures from the armenian side they show rocket launchers and other heavy weaponry lined up along the border for the armenian prime minister reported for drugs have been shot down near the head of and he did not specify which country they belong to. journalists to be getting caught up in the crossfire a cameraman from an armenian t.v. channel was severely injured during shelling from the azerbaijani side these are pictures of his car 2 french journalists were also hospitalized while covering the conflict our correspondent has done office near the battleground and will file his report shortly. with the sides trade accusations over foreign troop involvement there are also contradictory claims over the number of casualties both military and civilian. looks at how this information appears to become the norm. deception and full of military victories are as old as wol

the one of this rhetoric though it isn't stark contrast to what ordinary people think here in istanbul in turkey in out of mean year in karabakh in baquba people know off to so many years of escalations of flare ups that peace doesn't come through war medical needs more poverty as an armenian i do not want to talk about who is right or wrong but i would like those issues to be resolved through negotiations not force. and i don't like what is happening many people i know are now going to the front line we don't want blood to be shed we want everything to end peacefully but i am afraid there is no chance to talk about peace at the moment we must reclaim our lands. i fought in the 1st war and in 2016 nowadays people go to the front line to win the shelling will come down then we will be needed there we used to it this is our homeland we have nowhere to go the losses buth sides suffering though we can't verify everything that's impossible for now tremendous so the perhaps the sheer magnitude of what is happening will force both sides to take a pause and to reconsider the approach that they're both t

that with this rhetoric though it is in stark contrast to what would repeat all things here in istanbul in turkey in out of menial encounter boxed in by coup people know off the so many years of escalations of flare ups the peace doesn't come through all. prosecutor and almost as a by john is not providing any opportunity to resolve this conflict to negotiations it has been decided the conflict must be a result of the force of the me already from the to the floor but it must be understood that if this happens there will be severe loss of life. medical needs as an armenian i do not want to talk about who is right or wrong but i would like those issue to be resolved through negotiations and not force him to use the i don't like what is happening many people i know are now going to the front we don't want blood to be sure we want everything to end peacefully but i am afraid there is no chance to talk about peace at the moment and we must reclaim our laptops. for diversion and. of course what is happening in the conflict zone is bad who would want to handle one see people dying tell hand was forced b

turkey and e greek islands. twnations normally deeply ntvided our sharing this mo bbc news, istanbul. terror there in turkey and the greek islands. in france, the countries interim minister says that more attacks are likely. this follows the fatal stabbing of three people and a knife attack at a church in nice. emaial has been set up, with candles for the victims. it is the second such violence into weeks in france. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, faces from the front line. armenian soldiers face an uncertain future as a conflict with azerbaijan grinds on. ♪ laura: taiwa legalized same-sex marriages last year. now the first have taken pl this is a major step forward for the lgbt, as taiwan has primarily maintained the pandemic. reporter: over the last decade, taiwan hassiecome an incrly liberal democracy. the defense ministry called same section marriages and open and progressive move. >> i mad the decision to get married here in the hope that more gay couples in the mility could have the courage to come out, knowing that our country's mi

shaken both turkey and greece the search is on for survivors after the magnitude 7 quake caused at least one building to collapse we can speak now with senior course you she joins us from istanbul we understand that the turkish president's tired parents iran has tweeted on this subject what has he had to say. well he's saying that turkey's disaster and management agency and the relevant organizations and the ministries are working hard it's for the rescue and search operations in the area and i'm just looking at the turkish news agency on a little news agency the 7 state once it is reporting that 3 people trapped under today every. risk youth in biograph district of is made apparent the under those buildings that have collapsed that have been reported to have collapsed there are civilians who have been trapped and 3 of them have been rescued so far and we don't know how many buildings exactly have collapsed but some official reports suggest some in the interior ministry suggest there at least is 6 buildings that have been reported to have collapsed and according to the minister valid t.v. figures they have reports of 20 buildings that have collapsed in. iraq that the strikes al

the quake was felt as far away as istanbul and athens. turkeythe danger always lying beneath. rescuers picked their way carefully through the rubble. here, finding a survivor and gently cradling his head. the man was brought out alive, like dozens of others. and, for some, emotional reunions. social distancing swept away by the chaos and the relief. izmir bore the brunt of this earthquake that two teenagers died in the greek islands. and in the midst of loss, there's been a rare display of solidarity between two nations that are deeply divided. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, thanked greece for offering its help and said turkey was standing with its neighbour in difficult times. this is a glimpse of one mother's terror today. she sprints to the next room for her only child, an 18—month—old, asleep in his cot. she gets him away to safety. but danger also came surging from the aegean sea, sea levels rising because of a mini tsunami and there have been about 100 after—shocks. tonight, the rescue effort is continuing, searching for life un

the quake was felt as far away as istanbul and athens. turkeydanger always lying beneath. rescuers picked their way carefully through the rubble. here, finding a survivor and gently cradling his head. the man was brought out alive, like dozens of others. and, for some, emotional reunions. social distancing swept away by the chaos and the relief. izmir bore the brunt of this earthquake that two teenagers died in the greek islands. and in the midst of loss, there's been a rare display of solidarity between two nations that are deeply divided. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, thanked greece for offering its help and said turkey was standing with its neighbour in difficult times. this is a glimpse of one mother's terror today. she sprints to the next room for her only child, an 18—month—old, asleep in his cot. she gets him away to safety. but danger also came surging from the aegean sea, sea levels rising because of a mini tsunami will stop there have been about 100 after—shocks. tonight, the rescue effort is continuing, searching for life

turkey sits on for. it's not only the western cold but it's also on a taller that has a very active fault line also istanbul the largest city with more than 15000000. people it also sits on a fault line and turkey has suffered from. many earthquakes including one that hit stumble and nearby cities back in 1999 when thousands of people were killed on their to rubbles and also another one that hits istanbul's system city avan in early 2010 and just at the beginning of 2020 there was another one at that the one that hit stumbles again turkey's i'm sorry is 10 city with so many aftershocks as well what we hear from the office shows and this is because thor it is is that aftershocks ever so many as several aftershocks after this 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits turkey's 3rd largest city is married which has more down 4500000 population it is one of the most important cities inside turkey as it's not as it's blue touristic destination for both domestic and foreign tourists but also it's an industrial city and also it's famous with its services sector and because of the highly populated city in the downtown is so hig

me approach about 35 kilometers off the coast of us felt as far away though as athens istanbul i did the crease turkey says that at least 20 buildings collapsed and the city of. greek media reporting that the quake triggered a mini tsunami in the achaean that flooded the out of some of us. we know that at least 4 people are dead it is via mobile 100 others. been injured rescuers though expect that figure to rise both in the number of injured and the number of dead there's now a frantic search for survivors among the rubble of 07 conceal who is live for us in istanbul what's the latest from his base and. just a couple of minutes ago turkey's disaster management agency up they took the figures let me begin now with those according to the latest figures 6 citizens little slayer lies one of them actually drawn and 2 are missed and 2 citizens have been injured search and rescue operations underway for 412 buildings that have. collapsed this is the latest figure and. disaster agencies say is that. there has been there have been 6 to 7 alfre stalks i'm sorry a sort we'll let you we'll look and go to a water

entire country of turkey is prone to earthquakes. istanbul was hit by an earthquake which claimed over 17,000 lives. we are seeing again fallen, collapsed buildings. it has also allowed turkey to develop expertise in rescue operations, and turkey is drawing on that expertise as we speak. phil: all this while the world is in the grip of a pandemic. how is that complicating things? dorian: that certainly is another factor, given that you have hundreds of thousands of people on the streets and finding some kinds of refuge and congregating in very large numbers. turkey is in the group of eight cobit upsurge, and this will only add to the concerns of that pandemic. for now, these people are just trying to find a safe space to spend the night. phil: thank you for that. to france, where police have arrested a second suspect in connection with thursday's knife attack in nice. investigators believe the man was in contact with the man who killed three people. the countries interior minister says ants is being targeted for its staunch defense of free ex

the quake was felt as far away as istanbul and athens. turkeylt lines. the danger always lying beneath. rescuers picked their way carefully through the rubble. here, finding a survivor and gently cradling his head. the man was brought out alive, like dozens of others. izmir bore the brunt of this earthquake but two teenagers died in the greek islands. and in the midst of loss, there has been a rare display of solidarity between two nations that are deeply divided. this is a glimpse of one mother's terra today. she sprints to the next room for her only child, an 18 —month—old, the next room for her only child, an i8 —month—old, asleep in his cot. she gets him away to safety. but danger also came surging from the aegean. sea levels rising because of a mini tsunami, which there has been 100 after—shocks. in turkey, there is grief and shock and the gnawing fear of when the next big one is coming. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. president donald trump and his democratic rivaljoe biden have been campaigning in the american midwest, which is home to s

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quake was also felt here in istanbul, 500 kilometers far from israel. now, residents in turkey and on nearby greek islands have been a warned of aftershocks and further damage. they might bring up a solo al-jazeera, a stumble, well dormice. aden is a sex general of the humanitarian relief foundation, or i h h in turkey. and he explained what their team's priorities are. our team now more than 260, search and rescue teams. it reached is minute to moment. now they are the best in their 20 collapsed buildings. so now you are working under the and the turkey disaster and emergency management presidency. so they had been telling us the beach buildings beacon and so to all the team members are, did try to survive the life's from the reeks. so it is really hard because more than 200 aftershocks, it still continues and it's even hard to work under the rubble of this. so the search and rescue team being very careful and trying to save the lives. and when you hear the speak out to members of the deceased from the charity, they moved in with the cars and even the equipments now day reache

turkey sits on active fault lines. there‘s always a fear here of the next big one. and this was big enough to be felt in istanbulini tsunami, a disaster movie made real. the impact felt in turkey and the great nations. sharing this moment of loss. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. our top story this evening: experts say covid—19 is spreading "significantly" faster through england than the government‘s "worst case" plans. numbers needing hospital care are already higher than anticipated. and coming up — france remembers the three victims of this week‘s knife attack in nice. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: alun wyn jones — the record breaker — we hear from the wales captain as he prepares to win his 149th international cap — more than any other player. as the us presidential race enters its final weekend, more than 80 million americans have already cast their ballots. the issue that has dominated the campaign is the coronavirus pandemic, with america suffering many more deaths by far than any other country in the world. in the last of his special reports on the election, clive myrie looks now at how covid—19 ha

turkey says he was killed within the saudi consulate in istanbul 2 years ago china and russia did win seats on the body despite widespread criticism of the actions of both nations. but as prime minister has warned his country could be heading back to a full lockdown unless 4 weeks of new restrictions stem a surge in cases from wednesday bars and restaurants will be closed and a limit put on a social gatherings step boston is in amsterdam. alarming numbers here in the netherlands nearly 50000 in a week's time that's double the number of the previous week more than a 7000 just today and this means that this reality is only very slowly taking in the sinking in here in the netherlands so people have been reluctant to follow the rules and also the government has been accused of being far too lenient inconsistent and clear the measures are all very voluntarily the government called it an intelligence lockdown basically urging the people just to take responsibility themselves for keeping the distance and following the rules and that obviously didn't happen and also didn't work so now in the

reading a from istanbul on that powerful earthquake a magnitude 7.0 magnitude earthquake that has hit turkey you just saw it coming and will a catch up with you later on thanks for. next return to france police there have arrested a 2nd suspect over the knife attack at the basilica nice that left 3 people dead it was the 3rd islamised attack in france in 2 months time president on mccall is holding an emergency cabinet meeting and the interior minister is warning that more militant attacks on french soil are likely. a place of worship and the scene of terror candles laid outside the north church a nice tribute for the victims killed within its walls. what happened inside is now being pieced together by forensics teams france's top counterterrorism prosecutor said this had all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack and they have detained a suspect. who. when he was arrested he was carrying a document in the form of a paper from the italian red cross in the name of a 2 newseum national born in 1909. to gay chanson showing that this is the perpetrator moreover the person concerned is not known if

turkey sits on active fault lines. there's always a fear here of the next big one. and this was big enough to be felt in istanbulean, which surged onto the streets. sea levels rising because of a mini tsunami, a disaster movie made real. the impact felt in turkey and the greek islands. sharing this moment of loss. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. well, let's cross to istanbul now and speak to ilgin karlidag, a journalist covering turkey for bbc monitoring. would you be able to bring us right date with the response? the response has been massive. turkish disaster agency had been dispatched to the scene and, as i'm speaking to you now, they are frantically searching for more survivors and their searching around 17 buildings that have collapsed, a total of 20 billings collapse but 17 are still being searched for survivors of. do you know what kind of buildings these were? were these older buildings that did not obey earthquake codes or newer buildings? ido earthquake codes or newer buildings? i do not know the exact details but what i can say is that some of the buildings that completely turned into rubble were amo

and straight to turkey venditti dorian jones joins us from istanbul welcome dorian let's start with izmir then what's the situation there now. well the city's still kind to come to grips with his devastating earthquake his one most powerful tool struck turkey in recent years and the effects were amplified by its long duration which violently struck struck many of the buildings all across the city sending millions of people into the streets in panic and on top of that there's many tsunami that inundated coastal parts of the city added to the problems and fear. is near the city's main. 17 buildings had completely collapse and rescue efforts are now going on to try and recover any survivors in them what is the latest from the rescue dorie. we speak rescue workers are now trying to pick carefully frew the rubble of the collapsed building the buildings this is an extremely painstakingly and dangerous job you have to move very slowly at preventing the risk of further collapses on top of that the city's been hit by dozens and dozens of aftershocks which only adds to the danger this is going to b

straight to turkey venditti correspondent dorian jones joins us from istanbul welcome dorian let's start with is me then what's the situation than now. city's still kind to come to grips with this devastating earthquake is one most powerful tool struck turkey in recent years and the effects were amplified by its long duration which violently struck struck many of the buildings all across the city sending millions of people into the streets in panic and on top of that there's many tsunami that inundated coastal parts of the city added to the problems and fear. is near the city's mayor. said that 17 buildings have completely collapsed and rescue efforts are now going on to try and recover any survivors in them what is the latest from the rescue during. the speaker a rescue workers are now trying to pick carefully frew the rubble of the collapsed building buildings this is an extremely painstakingly and dangerous job you have to move very slowly at preventing the risk of further collapses on top of that the city's been hit by dozens and dozens of aftershocks which only adds to the danger th

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region is now on the line if you can't deliver this truce during your base in istanbul of course you mention moscow turkeyis a staunch ally of john what role exactly is ankara playing in this conflict for turkey is our versions closest ally in fact they refer to them as one people 2 nations and uncle has been giving major military support in terms of training expertise and also in the run up to this latest outbreak of violence he's been selling its latest sophisticated weapons including its drones which are seen in many ways as a game changer in the conflict in heavy losses on armenian forces but turkey's support extends far beyond military it's also providing major diplomatic support it's in the forefront of opposing any calls for an unconditional ceasefire saying any cease fire should only come about when armenia gives a commitment to withdraw all its withdraw all of its forces from serry territory so in many ways turkey is providing the steel far as a strong position. dorrian think you that story and join speaking to us from istanbul. the u.s. presidential election is just over 2 weeks away and candida

to turkey to coordinate the operation of his investigators. he arrived in istanbul on monday the 29th of october by private plane. he held 2 meetings with his stumbles chief public prosecutor for done after which his office made a formal statement. it said that there was no tangible outcome from these 2 meetings quote despite all our efforts and good intentions to reveal the truth about the killing of her in his country's consulate. the statement went on to say that immediately after entering the consulate the sharjah had been strangled as part of a premeditated plan and that his body had been cut up and disposed of. the public prosecutor's statement crystalized each of the 3 main countries positions. the turkish authorities stood by their story. saudi arabia continued to counter the leaks by the turkish government. and the us government continued to defend crown prince mohammed bin salma anxious to protect american commercial interests. some members of the u.s. house of representatives and senate took a more robust position criticizing trump's action and demanding

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and the earthquake could be felt as far away as turkey's biggest city, istanbul, some 300 miles fromir; and in greece's capital, athens. seismologists predict the shallow depth of the quake's epicenter could lead tors hocks for several weeks or even a month. here in the u.s., people in coastal louisiana and mississippi are also picking up the pieces in the aftermath of hurricane zeta. the storm washed boats onto streets anyards after coming ashore wednesday, and it wrecked homes and left widespread outages well into northern georgia. the hurricane is also blamed for six deaths. annvestigation into australia's devastating wildfire season reportshat thin will only get worse, and it calls for deed climate change projections. the so-called "black summer" fires killed at least 33 peopleo and destroye than 3,000 homes. officials said it's clear that the country needs to overhaul its fire response.ly >> frathe federal response to the bushfires, up until christmas, was a debacl v it wy difficult to get anybody to listen about what was happening, and there was insufficient funding flong out t