president yoon suk-yeol has _ did not. president yoon suk-yeol has been - did not. suk-yeol has been speaking the suk—yeol has been speaking the last few hours and announced a period of mourning. what else is he said? he period of mourning. what else is he said?— is he said? he said that they have to look _ is he said? he said that they have to look at _ is he said? he said that they have to look at ways - is he said? he said that they have to look at ways of - have to look at ways of preventing this from happening. 0bviously, they are having to look at my it happen and whether it could be prevented and that is going to be a huge political issue over the next few days, few weeks, and obviously it is something the public want to know, they want to know answers, they want to know why so many crowds were allowed into this area, where they could have been stopped, where they could have been control or whether police could have been out in more force. nobody really knows at this stage, it is too early but that is certainly something the authorities will be looking at the

president yoon suk—yeol visited the scene early this morning.said that such an accident should not have happened and that it will be investigated thoroughly. he also said the government would pay for the medical care of those injured and the funerals of those who died. huge crowds of teenagers and young people had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. the area is known for its busy nightlife. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. oh, my god! by the end of the night, bodies lined the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alleyway — it was so packed, people were stuck, elbow to elbow. they had barely an inch to move when the crowd surged forward. translation: the incident happened as large numbers of people fell dow

south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol, has visited the site of the stampede.eclared a period of national mourning. he said that such an accident should not have happened and that it will be investigated thoroughly. he also said the government would pay for the medical care of those injured and the funerals of those who died. somalia's president says at least 100 people were killed and 300 wounded in two bomb blasts. the explosions went off in the capital mogadishu. authorities said the islamist group al shabaab carried out the attack, which they said had targeted the education ministry, an intersection and a school. the first explosion hit the ministry then the second blast occurred as ambulances arrived and people gathered to help the victims, russia says it's suspending its participation in an agreement, brokered by the un, that allows grain to be exported from ukraine. moscow claims it's taken the decision after a drone attack on russian ships in occupied crimea. aruna iyengar has this report. sevastopol and the latest salvo between ukraine and russia. russ

south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol, has declared a period of national mourning following a crushn the capital, seoul, that killed at least 150 people and injured dozens more. huge crowds had jammed into the narrow streets of the itaewon district to celebrate halloween. our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie, has this report and a warning you may find some of the images distressing. young people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. oh, my god! by the end of the night, bodies lined the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tried to run but not been able to. the crush started in a small alleyway — it was so packed, people were stuck, elbow to elbow. they had barely an inch to move when the crowd surged forward. translation: the incident happened as large numbers of people fell down during the halloween festival, which caused serious injuries. this area of seoul is one of the most popular places for a night out, for locals and tourists. it's the place to celebrate halloween — and

the south korean president, yoon suk—yeol, has visited an altar in the capital, seoul, to pay his respects saturday's halloween stampede. more than 150 people were killed, and dozens injured in a narrow alley, in the popular itaewon district. south korean investigators say they don't yet understand the circumstances that led to the crush, but the government has promised a thorough investigation, into one of the country's worst—ever disasters. our correspondent, jean mackenzie, sent this report from seoul — you may find parts of it distressing. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul's halloween night of horror are emerging. thousands packed onto the streets to party... ..until this narrow alleyway became so crowded, people were crushed to death. nuhyil ahammed was in the alley. he managed to climb onto a platform to safety, where he watched the horror play out. there's no way you can breathe. so, everyone lifting up, like... he gasps for air. ..and that's what they're doing, like, taking their last breath and things, so kind of suffocating. other

the south korean president, yoon suk—yeol, has visited an altar in the capital, seoul, to pay his respectsn stampede. more than 150 people were killed, and dozens injured in a narrow alley, in the popular itaewon district. south korean investigators say they don't yet understand the circumstances that led to the crush, but the government has promised a thorough investigation into one of the country's worst—ever disasters. our correspondentjean mackenzie sent this report from seoul. you may find parts of it distressing. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul's halloween night of horror are emerging. thousands packed onto the streets to party... i didn't sleep till now. i couldn't sleep because i see people dying in front of me. i felt like i was going to die. some get the terrible news that their loved ones are among the dead. waves were coming in from both sides, and more people fell, and i lost my friend. and i turned around and i told the crowd, "you can't come this way. "people are dying." for others, there's no information. this is almost as

president yoon suk—yeol promises a thorough investigation.nslation: a tragedy and disaster | that should not have happened tookl place in the heart of seoul. i hope the people who are injured will get better soon. kent police has confirmed a number of incendiary devices were thrown at a border force centre in dover this morning. as the controversy grows over the home secretary, suella braverman, and allegations of security breaches, her cabinet colleagure michael gove says she "deserves a second chance". voting is under way in brazil — will they re—elect the hard right current presidentjair bolsonaro, or his left—wing predecessor luiz inacio lula da silva? thousands of families in south korea are trying to trace relatives they fear might have died in a crush in the capital seoul. at least 153 people are known to have died, most of them teenagers and young adults celebrating halloween in an area full of nightclubs and restaurants. it's thought the crush began in a narrow alley when people in the crowd fell over. from seoul, here'sjean mackenzi

south korean president yoon suk-yeol vowed to defend his country. >> translator: we will protect oureople's safety based on the strong alliance with the united states and the trilateral security cooperation with the u.s. and japan. >> the launches come as a u.s. aircraft carrier was deployed to waters east of the korean peninsula. the north issued a statement before the launch condemning south korea and the u.s. it blamed the u.s. for posing what it called a serious threat to the stability of the korean peninsula. >>> they spoke to reporters afterward. >> translator: in just during the short time starting from the end of september, a total of six ballistic missiles were fired. this poses a grave challenge to japan and this region and to the international community's peace and security. with this recognition, we agree that japan and south korea strongly condemn such acts together. also, along with the deterence and response capable of the japan-u.s. alliance and japan-south korean alliance, we confirmed the importance of try lateral security cooperation among japan, the united states,

we saw president yoon suk-yeol visiting.e's called this a national disaster zone, calling for national mourning until november 5th. >> translator: the tragedy and disaster that sha not have happened took place in the heart of soul during halloween celebration last night. i express my condolences to the victims and hope the people who are injured will get better soon. my heart goes out to family members of the victims who are suffering the heartbreak of losing loved ones. >> reporter: it is a very somber atmosphere here in the heart of seoul's entertainment district of itaewon. people have been coming to lay flowers to show their respects. kim? >> all right, just so tragic. paula hancocks live in seoul, thanks so much. >>> i want to discuss this a bit more with keith still, analyst of crowd safety and risk. he joins us this hour from england. thanks so much for being here with us. so why do you think -- this was so deadly. i mean, talk to me about the physics of what made this such a deadly event. >> certainly. i mean, the an

president yoon suk—yeol promises a thorough investigation.ld not have happened took| place in the heart of seoul. i hope the people who are injured will get better soon. kent police has confirmed a number of incendiary devices were thrown at a border force centre in dover this morning. as the controversy grows over the home secretary, suella braverman, and allegations of security breaches, her cabinet colleagure michael gove says she "deserves a second chance". voting is under way in brazil — will they re—elect the hard right current presidentjair bolsonaro, or his left—wing predecessor

president yoon suk—yeol promises a thorough investigation.ranslation: a tragedy and disaster | that should not have happened tookl place in the heart of seoul. i hope the people who are injured will get better soon. kent police has confirmed a number of incendiary devices were thrown at a border force centre in dover this morning. we don't yet know a motive for this, despite those three bombs, we believe there something like petrol bombs, they were thrown the centre. as the controversy grows over the home secretary suella braverman and allegations of security breaches, her cabinet colleagure michael gove says she "deserves a second chance". voting is under way in brazil, will they elect luiz inacio lula da silva, seen here voting, or stick with jair bolsonaro, the incumbent? and england's women crush australia in a rainy encounter in the rugby union world cup quarterfinals. if you have joined if you havejoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company. thousands of families in south korea are trying to trace relatives th

the president, yoon suk—yeol, has vowed a full investigation into one of the country's worst ever disasterson bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur and today i'm in skopje, north macedonia, a land subject to countless wars and conquests going back to the time of alexander the great. this young nation was, of course, a part of the former yugoslavia. now it's desperate to get into the european union, but progress is painfully slow. my guest today is prime minister dimitar kovacevski. now he knows that europe's attention right now is fully focused on the war in ukraine. but how real is the potential for new instability here in the balkans? prime minister dimitar kovacevski, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for coming to north macedonia, to skopje, and to the government. it is a great pleasure to be in skopje. but mr prime minister, it strikes me you have a problem. you in north macedonia definitely want to be in the european union. it is still not clear whether the european union truly wants you. do you find that very frustrating? well, i can answer this question

the president yoon suk—yeol has vowed a full investigation into one of the country's worst ever disastersgathered at a community centre in seoul to try to find out whether their relatives were one of the victims or are in hospital. you have been watching bbc news. clocks across the uk have gone back by an hour overnight — signalling the end of british summer time. the change also marks the completion of a restoration project on big ben. here it is being switched on this morning. it's the first time the clock has been on greenwich mean time since 2017. now it is time for the weather and thatis now it is time for the weather and that is with sarah. hello, we have seen some perception in mild weather. yesterday was the warmest 29th of october on record. today it is still mild and it is also quite breezy, unsettled with showers around. low pressure sitting towards the north—west and plenty of showers rotating around that. it it will feel quite windy but the winds are coming in from the south or south—west, so a very mild direction with that airflow. rain across the south—east of england and e

south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol, has called an emergency meeting to monitor the response.e of spotting the northern lights. having said that, it has been pretty overcast across many parts of northern britain in the last few hours. the greatest chance of spotting the aurora borealis, the red colours, the highest probability in northern scotland, so could be on the horizon, pretty low and if the sky is clear. low pressure still dominating, pushing in a mild current of air from the south, dragging it in, so sunday will be another mild day with showers. some could be heavy, perhaps some thunder. the early hours, showers drifting into western parts but clearing skies in the north and eastern areas, the possibility of showers in the south—east and east anglia. after a mild day, a mild morning on sunday, between 10—15 degrees. tomorrow, blustery showers to the west, pushed in from the south—west, moving north on the breeze. could be heavy across northern parts of the uk, further south i think predominantly sunny spells. it may stay dry along the south coast through sunday. again

in other news, the south korean president, yoon suk—yeol, has visited an altar in the capital, seoul, saturday's halloween stampede. more than 150 people were killed, and dozens injured in a narrow alley, in the popular itaewon district. south korean investigators say they don't yet understand the circumstances that led to the crush, but the government has promised a thorough investigation, into one of the country's worst—ever disasters. 0ur correspondent, jean mackenzie, sent this report from seoul — you may find parts of it distressing. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul's halloween night of horror are emerging. i didn't sleep till now. i couldn't sleep because i see people dying in front of me. one guy, he know that his friend has translation: | wasj pushed from behind. i got scared and tried to move to this is almost as hard to hear. and what could have been done to stop this terrible tragedy? but for now, this country is mourning the death of so many of its young. jean mackenzie with that report. stay with us on bbc news. still to

the president, yoon suk—yeol, has vowed a full investigation into one of the country's worst ever disastersauthorities in the indian state of gujarat have promised a full investigation into the collapse of a pedestrian suspension bridge. at least 130 people are known to have died and it's feared that number will rise. divers are continuing to search for survivors in the machchhu river. now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. on a thursday night in may 2015, the returning officer in richmond, north yorkshire, announced the result. rishi sunak had become an mp. and part of a conservative election victory. the choice is in your hands. early the next year, prime minister david cameron called a referendum on brexit. my recommendation is clear. he wanted to stay in the eu. but rishi sunak didn't. he wanted out. the uk wanted out, too. david cameron would resign. six years later, rishi sunak was chancellor. he'd been loyal to boris johnson, until the scandals became too much. he resigned saying he didn't agree with mrjohnson�*s approach. a summer leadership contest followed. time and again, he co

the president, yoon suk—yeol, has vowed a full investigation into one of the country's worst ever disastersorities in the indian state of gujarat have promised a full investigation into the collapse of a pedestrian suspension bridge. at least 80 people are known to have died and it's feared that number will rise. divers are continuing to search for survivors in the machchhu river. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. thinking about politics isn't easy these days because we seem to live in an era of permanent revolution and constant chaos. i was due to interview angela raynerjust seven weeks ago, it was the day after liz truss first pmqs it was the day of liz truss' energy price guarantee. it turned out to be the day that her majesty the queen died, and so much changed. seven weeks later, we are now in a week of rishi sunak�*s first prime minister's questions and angela rayner is back on political thinking. welcome back. i made it. how are you finding this roller—coaster, because that is what it is. i thought when i was elected in 2

south korea's president, yoon suk—yeol, has called an emergency meeting to monitor the response to theat story on our website.— story on our website. goodbye for now. hello. if the sky is clear sufficiently in northern scotland, there's a pretty good chance of spotting the northern lights. having said that, it has been pretty overcast across many parts of northern britain in the last few hours. let's see where the greatest chance of spotting the aurora borealis is. where you see the red colours, that is the highest probability, but northern scotland is just on the edge so it could well be on the horizon pretty low and if the sky is clear. low pressure is still dominating our weather, it is still pushing in that mild current of air from the south, rather dragging it in, so sunday is going to be another mild day with a few showers. some of them could be heavy, though, perhaps one or two cracks of thunder, and blustery ones, too. here is the forecast. through the early hours, we will have seen showers drifting into some western parts but clearing skies again in the north and in many easte

who have been affected. for officials here, there will be many tough the south korean president, yoon suk—yeoll to the victims of saturday's halloween stampede. together with his wife, he laid a single white flower at a huge altar set up in central seoul for the 154 itaewon district. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie sent this report from seoul — you may find parts of it distressing. music plays. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul's halloween night of horror are emerging. thousands packed onto the streets to party... ..until this narrow alleyway became so crowded, people were crushed to death. nuhyil ahammed was in the alley. he managed to climb onto a platform to safety, where he watched the horror play out. there's no way you can breathe. so, everyone lifting up, like... he gasps for air. ..and that's what they're doing, like, taking their last breath and things, so kind of suffocating. 0thers describe how people fell to the floor like dominoes. i didn't sleep till now. one guy, he know that his friend has died, but he was still giving cpr for n

reporter: after visiting the site of saturday's deadly crowd surge, south korean president yoon suk-yeolod of national mourning saying this is truly tragic, a disaster that should not have happened, took place in the heart of seoul last night. people had gathered for an evening of halloween festivities. while not a traditional holiday in south korea, it has become popular in recent years with young adults. this was the city's largest halloween gathering since the pandemic began. as the crowd converged, the scene erupted into chaos. >> i saw in front of me this mass of people running and pushing, moving fast and screaming. panicking. reporter: authorities say 153 people were killed, more than 82 injured, many in serious condition. >> we did not expect anything like this. we were just walking on the street and i was trying to hold my friend who passed away close to me. reporter: more than 800 emergency services rushed to the scene. victims were largely young people, many in their 20's. the government set up a temporary office to receive reports of the missing. anxious relatives waited for

on monday, south korean president yoon suk-yeol promised a strong military response to what he said wereplans by north korea to carry out its first nuclear weapons test in more than five years. >> not only has it openly announced to use nuclear weapons, it appears tests have been completed. we will strengthen our deterrence with overwhelming capabilities. [inaudible] amy: back in the united states, public health experts are warning cases of respiratory virus, or rsp, are skyrocketing among children. overwhelming hospitals nationwide as many are near or at capacity. it starts with mild cold symptoms, can lead to pneumonia can walk your latest and very young children it can be very dangerous. and penn state university canceled a speaking event monday night with gavin mcinnes, founder of the far-right group the proud boys, following massive backlash and student-led protests. the event was sponsored by the conservative student organization uncensored america. it also featured alex stein. penn state officials on monday denounced the peaceful protests against mcinnes' presence on campus as a f

this morning south korea's president, yoon suk-yeol, visited the scene of the tragedy, a sloping alleyd later at a press conference he announced a week of national mourning and an investigation into the calamity. but it will be too late for the families who gathered at a community center for information and then got the news. [ wailing ] no parent should ever have to hear. south korea is in shock. this is the worst national tragedy since 2014, when a ferry overturned and in that case too most of the victims were young people. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, tokyo. >>> well, today nato called on russia to stop weaponizing food and immediately renew its u.n.-brokered grain deal. russia abruptly suspended the deal saturday after it claimed a ukrainian drone attacked its fleet in crimea. the move could worsen the global food crisis and drive up grain market prices. cbs's holly williams has more on the fighting in ukraine. a warning. the graphic descriptions of the war may be disturbing for some. >> you could hear shooting, but then you could also hear grunts and people like fighting to the dea

i authorities are investigating the events and south korean president yoon suk-yeol ordered the government to review on-site safety measures. in ukraine, russia launched a barrage of missile strikes aimed at critical infrastructure including in kyiv and other major cities. residents reported power outages all the mayor of kyiv said 80% of the residents have lost their water supply on saturday, moscow withdrew from a deal that allowed the export of grain from ukrainian ports after accusing ukraine of attacking its black sea fleet with drones. the u.n. warned the move could further compound global hunger and food prices. president volodymyr zelenskyy called on international actors to hold russia accountable for ending the agreement. >> how can russia be among others in the g20 if he deliberately works to create a famine on several continents? this is nonsense. russia has no place in the g20 amy: despite russia's withdrawal from the deal, 12 grain ships departed ukrainian ports earlier today. the u.n., ukraine, and turkey said they would continue with the shipments. one of those shipments is

nick: this weekend president yoon suk-yeol paid his respects, and today promised new crowd-control measuresrevent a similar tragedy from happening again. but tonight, seoul's streets are quiet. halloween events are canceled. and a country in shock, is mourning. further pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. judy: police in western india have arrested nine people in connection with the collapse of a 143-year-old pedestrian bridge that left at least 134 people dead. those arrested include the bridge operator's managers and staff. the newly-repaired suspension bridge collapsed into a river sunday after its cables snapped. rescue crews are still searching for survivors. >> people were hanging from the bridge after the accident, but they slipped and fell into the river when it collapsed. i could not sleep the entire night as i had helped in the rescue operation. i brought a lot of children to the hospital. judy: the bridge had reopened four days earlier after undergoing six months of repairs. in somalia, the death toll from saturday's twin bombings has climbed to at least 120 people, the country's dea

the south korean president, yoon suk—yeol, has opened a memorial to the victims of saturday's halloweenentral seoulfor the 154 people who died in the crush in a narrow alley. there's growing anger in the city that police failed to control crowds that had built up in the popular itaewon district. the government has promised a thorough investigation. our correspondent, jean mackenzie, has the very latest from seoul. after an agonising wait, the victims have been identified, and we know now that significantly more women died than men. most of them were young, some of them were teenagers, but mainly they were in their 20s and 30s. and today their bodies are being moved from hospitals into funeral homes. and it's here that their families will now be able to gather for the next three days to mourn. but here in the centre of seoul, a national mourning altar has been set up so that members of the public have somewhere that they can come and grieve. and people have been queueing on their lunch break here to leave a single white chrysanthemum, which is the mourning flower here in south korea, bec

the south korean president, yoon suk—yeol, has opened a memorial to the victims of saturday's halloweenseoulfor the 154 people who died in the crush in a narrow alley. there's growing anger in the city that police failed to control crowds that had built up in the popular itaewon district. the government has promised a thorough investigation. our correspondent nick marsh is in itaewon — the area of seoul where the tragedy took place. give us more detail into the latest into the investigation as to how this happened. i into the investigation as to how this happened-— into the investigation as to how this happened. i am here in the district in _ this happened. i am here in the district in which _ this happened. i am here in the district in which this _ this happened. i am here in the district in which this tragedy i district in which this tragedy occurred on saturday night, itaewon. behind me there is a small impromptu memorial vigil that has started in the last hour. we had prayers earlier from some the last hour. we had prayers earlierfrom some monks the last hour. we had prayers earlier

president yoon suk—yeol promises a thorough investigation.