their support for ukraine. us prepares to hold routine military drills with guyana days after venezuela announced plans to annex part of diana's territory. and how this street in manchester goes —— secretly transformed into a catwalk for chanel. ., ., , ., chanel. live from a studio in singapore- _ chanel. live from a studio in singapore. this _ chanel. live from a studio in singapore. this is _ chanel. live from a studio in singapore. this is bbc - chanel. live from a studio in| singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest on the conflict in israel and gaza. images have emerged from gaza which appear to show dozens of palestinian men, stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their back, being held by israeli defence forces. —— by israeli defense forces. it's not clear if they have surrendered or if they have been taken by the military. israel has not said who the men

are but it has confirmed that israeli forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip's southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. from jerusalem, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning — you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza and we have geolocated the video there, too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity's darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others

were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo, the men had been moved to another location which we have not been able to verify. one of the captives is a journalist. he was forced to leave his disabled daughter, according to the newspaper he works for in london. earlier, in israel's parliament, a prominent government supporter told me that only israeli forces can control gaza, not the independent palestine the americans want. i think that when we talk about a two—state solution, we are using three words and three lies. it's not two, it's not a state, it's definitely not a solution. so what's the answer, an everlasting occupation? first, occupation is not the word. you cannot be — one cannot occupy his own land. israel is not an occupier in israel — it's the land of israel. so, what about gaza? again... that's the land of israel? the land of israel,

you cannot be occupying it. we're not occupying it from anyone. in gaza, civilians are lost in the rubble of israeli strikes. so far, the world is not close to controlling the powerful chaotic forces unleashed by this war. the un secretary—general saying international peace and security is in jeopardy, is demanding an immediate ceasefire. a palestinian leader told me the us and uk must not veto the next ceasefire resolution. the united states of america and britain now has the key. if they oppose a resolution about immediate ceasefire, they will not be complicit only with this aggression, they will be a participant in these war crimes. they have to approve the ceasefire immediately because what is at stake is the life of 2.3 million people now. half of them are children.

without a political solution, this conflict will go on when, if, israel declares victory in gaza. the war will not have a neat ending. two opposing forces are at work here. on the one hand, pressure for a ceasefire. on the other, the determination of the americans and the british to give israel the time it needs to achieve its objectives, and one western diplomat i talked to was thinking about perhaps another month. now, the un secretary—general wants to hurry that process up by putting pressure on them and also shaming them into taking action sooner. as gaza's food queues get longer, the un says it cannot run dependable humanitarian operation. with hungry people jumping warehouse fences, israel says world peace requires gaza's liberation from hamas and that will take force. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.

meanwhile, the us secretary of state and the uk foreign minister have met for high—level talks. in a joint press conference they reinforced support for ukraine with david cameron labelling the fight against russian aggression "the challenge of his life." figs aggression "the challenge of his life." �* , aggression "the challenge of his life.�* a ., ., his life." as we accelerate our efforts to _ his life." as we accelerate our efforts to enable _ his life." as we accelerate our efforts to enable ukraine - his life." as we accelerate our efforts to enable ukraine to l efforts to enable ukraine to stand on its own, it's that the united states and our partners continue to do our respective parts and that's why the supplemental that is currently before congress is so necessary and so urgent and there is a very clear choice before us. are we going to ensure that prudent�*s aggression against ukraine remains a failure or will printing prove that, as he believed, he can outlast us, he can divide us, he cannot only continue to threaten ukraine but take that aggression elsewhere, including potentially to countries in

nato. this was, apart from the meeting _ this was, apart from the meeting were behaving today, this is— meeting were behaving today, this is the reason we wanted to be in _ this is the reason we wanted to be in washington, dc this week was to— be in washington, dc this week was to make the point about how important — was to make the point about how important it is that we go on funding _ important it is that we go on funding ukraine and helping ukraine— funding ukraine and helping ukraine in every way we can to resist — ukraine in every way we can to resist vladimir putin's illegal invasion _ resist vladimir putin's illegal invasion. i see it as the challenge of our generation, 'ust challenge of our generation, just as — challenge of our generation, just as my grandfather's generation had to fight off nazi — generation had to fight off nazi aggression in europe, we are fighting against russian aggression in europe. china and the european union have agreed their trade relationship should be more balanced at their first in—person summit for four years but the leaders gave no sign of resolving differences on a range of issues. eu leaders pressed beijing over a big trade deficit but beijing warned the eu that it expected prudence from brussels when introducing "restrictive" trade policies. for more on that summit, i spoke to professor bert hofman, the director of the east

asian institute at nus and professor in practice at the lee kuan yew school of public policy, joining us from jakarta. what is good is that there was a meeting, there was, if you want, an update on the talking points to and fro that it was live made a big difference, remember last year, josep borrell who is also the commission of the eu foreign affairs said this was a dialogue of the death, —— def, it wasn't a dialogue of the deaf this year, and some of the points the eu were raising and trying just has very different views on each of them and it goes from the trade surplus to ukraine to europe's position in this world, if you wanted, and china things very differently there than the eu. about some specific concerns, leaders from the european union have been worried about china's industrial capacity especially industrial capacity especially in renewable energy products so how real is that being resolved

or clean—out? how real is that being resolved or clean-out?— or clean-out? clearly, china dominates the _ or clean-out? clearly, china dominates the market - or clean-out? clearly, china dominates the market for i dominates the market for renewables. china is starting to dominate the market for electric vehicles. two very important industries for the green transition that the world is looking at and the eu says this is all done because of unfair subsidies and for keeping uncompetitive companies alive whereas china says look, we've done our homework, we have invested in r&d and we have invested in r&d and we have a big market inaudible market and that's why we are competitive now and if you look at, say, electric vehicles, the export is surging but it's only two or three companies including tesla, by the way, the us company based in china. but those two or three private companies in china that are really the most competitive. byd is probably the most outstanding one. 50 byd is probably the most outstanding one.- outstanding one. so it's complicated. _ outstanding one. so it's complicated. right. - outstanding one. so it's i complicated. right. action outstanding one. so it's - complicated. right. action on

electric vehicles _ complicated. right. action on electric vehicles helping - electric vehicles helping remains to be seen. what remains _ remains to be seen. what remains complicated - remains to be seen. what remains complicated is i remains to be seen. what | remains complicated is the remains to be seen. what - remains complicated is the fact that they defer on ukraine and it's a major issue for europe and china and china's no limits friendship with russia has come up friendship with russia has come up comp —— a lot. how do you see economics and geopolitics, very briefly, coming up? it’s very briefly, coming up? it's the most — very briefly, coming up? it�*s the most important issue for the most important issue for the eu and it came up that there was leakages through china. 13 companies apparently going to the eu were involved in trade with russia. on band goods. that's the big issue for the eu. china says we have a peace plan, we are neutral in this, we try to contain our companies and we should just move away from the peace plan we have for ukraine. bert hofman- _ we have for ukraine. bert hofman. portugal's - we have for ukraine. bert hofman. portugal's president

has dismissed his government. it's one day after discovering his name come up about suspended corruption. mlc would dissolve the country's parliament this month and hold early elections in march of next year. the us has announced joint military fight drills in guyana after venezuelan said it planned to take over an oil—rich region that covers two—thirds of diana's territory. the us embassy in guyana says drills are part of a routine engagement to enhance the security partnership between both countries. essequibo is a densely forested region controlled by guyana with large oil deposits offshore. venezuelan president nicolas maduro says the border between the nations was wrongly agreed upon by colonial powers more than a century ago and he claims all of the territory to the north and the west of the essequibo river. in washington,

national security council spokesmanjohn kirby expressed spokesman john kirby expressed us�*s spokesmanjohn kirby expressed us�*s unwavering support for imes sovereignty. we obviously support the peaceful resolution of the borders between venezuelan and guyana and stand by our unwavering support for diana's sovereignty. the by our unwavering support for diana's sovereignty.— diana's sovereignty. the 1899 award that — diana's sovereignty. the 1899 award that determined - diana's sovereignty. the 1899 award that determined the i diana's sovereignty. the 1899 i award that determined the land boundary between those countries should be respected unless or until the parties themselves reach a new agreement or a competent legal body decides otherwise and that hasn't happened so we are going to urge as well and guyana to reach a peaceful —— venezuelan guyana to reach a peaceful solution. guyana to reach a peaceful solution-— guyana to reach a peaceful solution. ., , . ., solution. katy watson has the latest. tensions arising notjust here in america but further afield to the us has announced joint military girls with guyana, saying it is part of a security

enhancement and the embassy, us embassy in georgetown is also said it will remain a trusted partner, security partner with guyana but here in brazil president lou lou desilva has voiced concern over what is going on and says south america doesn't need a war and they've number of people on the border. what an increase of armoured vehicles because of this growing concern —— lula da silva. i was speaking to a journalist in guyana earlier who said villages on the border of venezuela are especially worried and they are villages that work and live quite closely with the venezuelan side but certainly in the last few days, a few months, even, there has been an increased tension over venezuelan's plans. because maduro has been taking increasingly belligerent approach and has now said there is a new map being drawn up, it needs to be distributed to schools. he has asked the

national state oil company to start issuing licenses in the region in question, essequibo. and the increased concern, certainly, across the region. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. these ceramic filters go intojet engines. manufactured in longton and sold globally, they help to power the uk economy. one example of ceramic components which are complex to make and help support other industries. we are an organisation that is one of many in the ceramics industry that's hidden in plain sight. ceramics firms contribute £1 billion to the uk's economy every year. more than 22,000 workers are employed directly in the industry, and it supports many morejobs. those figures are being underlined by the organisation which lobbies on behalf of the industry. it held an event in westminster as it relaunches with

a new name and it's urging mps to look afresh at the sector. the message from the industry is that clay is both the past and the future. ceramic companies have a rich heritage and also bright prospects. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you are live with bbc news. the big political story that is developing in the uk, the prime minister has urged mps to back his rwanda plan after growing criticism from within his own party. rishi sunak said his new legislation was the toughest immigration law ever and would prevent legal challenges and finally allow flights for deportation to take off. he said the draft law address the concerns of the supreme court, which had previouslyjudged the policy to be unlawful. here is more from political editor

chris mason. autumn of last year. rishi sunak becomes prime minister, the rwanda plan is already six months old. but as the seasons turn, no migrants are sent to east africa. winter becomes summer, and still no planes are leaving. and then the supreme court, this autumn, said it was unlawful. the slogan on the lectern is familiar, and boat crossings are down. good morning... but the prime minister felt compelled to sell his new plan after his former immigration minister resigned, reckoning it's a dud. we simply cannot have a situation where our ability to control our borders and stop people taking perilous journeys across the channel is held up in endless litigation in our courts. for the people who say you should do something different, the difference between them and me is an inch. but that inch, by the way, is the difference between the rwandans participating in this scheme, and not. are you saying to your mps, bluntly, on all of this,

back me or sack me? what i'm saying, notjust to my mps, but the entire country, is that i share their frustration. right? my patience with this has worn thin. it's patiently unfair, what is happening at the moment, which is why it requires action like this, that is novel, that is contentious, but that's what we're about. we're about getting stuff done on the things that matter. this matters, and we're going to make sure that we deliver. so, what exactly is this new plan? the safety of rwanda bill, where i was the other day when the home secretary visited kigali, to sign a treaty with the country, will say rwanda is safe and give ministers the power to disregard parts of the human rights act. but critics reckon it doesn't go far enough, and will still get gummed up in the courts. ultimately, this bill will fail. i'm just being honest about where we are. we've put two acts of parliament through already. we've done huge amounts of work to stop this problem.

we have not succeeded in stopping the boats. time is running out. we cannot afford to put forward yet another bill that is destined to fail. will he lead the conservatives into the next general election? listen, i hope he does. "i hope he does" is about as tepid an endorsement of a prime minister as you're likely to hear. and here's another tricky thing for rishi sunak. others in the conservative party, including the 100—plus mps and peers too in what's called the one nation caucus, have a different instinct. it's rather like a bill which says that parliament has decided that all dogs are cats. but we know that all dogs are not cats. but we're being told that, apparently, parliament has reached a conclusion that rwanda is safe, when the evidence before the supreme court, and the court below it, was that it wasn't. and all this after robert jenrick packed it in as immigration minister, suggesting the prime minister needed to be more brave and more willing to contest international law.

replacing robertjenrick at the home office, two men. michael tomlinson is the minister for illegal migration, and tom pursglove is minister for legal migration. emergency legislation, and now emergency reshuffle, and, as we speak, an emergency press conference. it's total chaos. they are now in free—fall, unable to govern. all the while, families worried about paying their bills and affording christmas. mps will debate the latest rwanda plan on tuesday. its future, and the prime minister's authority, up in lights. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. in mourning is now, she danced with latimer putin at her wedding, now austria's former foreign minister has moved to russia —— vladimir putin. she said she was pulled out of austria by political pressure and has found freedom in

russia, describing vladimir putin as the most intelligent gentleman. she has been speaking to our russia editor steve rosenberg in st petersburg. dancing the waltz, vladimir putin and karin kneissl in 2018. then austria's foreign minister she had invited russia's president hu her wedding, a private visit strictly. butjust months after the salisbury poisonings, which the salisbury poisonings, which the eu, like the uk, have linked to the russian state. now, with her boxer, winston churchill, she has moved to st petersburg. she claims that after leaving office she had problems at home. she was seen as too close to russia. it problems at home. she was seen as too close to russia.— as too close to russia. it was all about _ as too close to russia. it was all about not _ as too close to russia. it was all about not being _ as too close to russia. it was all about not being able - as too close to russia. it was all about not being able to i all about not being able to work. so this was number one. that was political pressure. she is running a russian think tank. ., ., , ., she is running a russian think tank. ., ., , tank. controversial considering russia's war— tank. controversial considering russia's war in _ tank. controversial considering russia's war in ukraine. - tank. controversial considering russia's war in ukraine. isn't i russia's war in ukraine. isn't there a danger that by being

here you are legitimising the invasion, the war, and also the domestic repression that takes place in russia?— place in russia? well, so fari have not _ place in russia? well, so fari have not seen _ place in russia? well, so fari have not seen any _ place in russia? well, so fari have not seen any sort - place in russia? well, so fari have not seen any sort of- have not seen any sort of repression in my immediate surrounding. they can work here and a kind of academic freedom which i started missing when they were still teaching at various universities —— i can work. various universities -- i can work. , , various universities -- i can work. , ., , ., ., work. just a few days ago in the city of _ work. just a few days ago in the city of young _ work. just a few days ago in the city of young russian i work. just a few days ago in - the city of young russian woman was sent to prison for seven years for replacing some pricetags in a supermarket with anti—war slogans. pricetags in a supermarket with anti-war slogans.— pricetags in a supermarket with anti-war slogans. yeah, so what ou have anti-war slogans. yeah, so what you have to _ anti-war slogans. yeah, so what you have to do — anti-war slogans. yeah, so what you have to do instead, - you have to do instead, explained at length the situation i have been going through. situation i have been going throu~h. �* . situation i have been going throu~h. . ., ., ., through. and what about that dance? you _ through. and what about that dance? you see, _ through. and what about that dance? you see, have - through. and what about that dance? you see, have done l through. and what about that - dance? you see, have done other thins in dance? you see, have done other things in my _ dance? you see, have done other things in my lap _ dance? you see, have done other things in my lap before _ dance? you see, have done other things in my lap before and - things in my lap before and after and, things in my lap before and afterand, honestly, it's so boring, honestly, is very boring. boring, honestly, is very borina. ., ., ~' boring, honestly, is very borin. ., ., ,, ., boring. to talk about the wedding? _ boring. to talk about the wedding? yes. _ boring. to talk about the wedding? yes. i- boring. to talk about the wedding? yes. i think. boring. to talk about the i wedding? yes. i think there boring. to talk about the -

wedding? yes. i think there are other more _ wedding? yes. i think there are other more interesting - wedding? yes. i think there are other more interesting topics i other more interesting topics we can discuss.— other more interesting topics we can discuss. honestly. you have no regrets? _ we can discuss. honestly. you have no regrets? a _ we can discuss. honestly. you | have no regrets? a considerate honestly boring _ have no regrets? a considerate honestly boring and _ have no regrets? a considerate honestly boring and the - have no regrets? a considerate honestly boring and the dog i honestly boring and the dog just fell asleep and was known because he knows the topic. interview now of vladimir putin? , ., , putin? he is the most intelligent _ putin? he is the most| intelligent gentleman, putin? he is the most - intelligent gentleman, and they have met a few, in the sense of what jane austin wrote about the accomplice gentleman in pride and prejudice, the amounts to this standards. we are seeing _ amounts to this standards. we are seeing a — amounts to this standards. we are seeing a wave of repression domestically and we have seen russia invade ukraine. it's hard to classify that as a gentlemanly action. well, tony blair, cameron, _ gentlemanly action. well, tony blair, cameron, they _ gentlemanly action. well, tony blair, cameron, they all - gentlemanly action. well, tony blair, cameron, they all were l blair, cameron, they all were involved with the governments being involved in military actions. . , being involved in military actions. ., , being involved in military actions. ., actions. finally, you say that there are _ actions. finally, you say that there are people _ actions. finally, you say that there are people in - actions. finally, you say that there are people in austria i actions. finally, you say that i there are people in austria who have accused you or accuse you of high treason, accuse you of being... b. of high treason, accuse you of beinu...�* ,, ., ,_ of high treason, accuse you of being- - -_ a - being... a russian spy. a russian _ being... a russian spy. a

russian spy. _ being... a russian spy. a russian spy. do - being... a russian spy. a russian spy. do you, - being... a russian spy. a russian spy. do you, to l being... a russian spy. al russian spy. do you, to an extent, understand...- russian spy. do you, to an extent, understand... no, not 20s, not— extent, understand... no, not 20s, not even _ extent, understand... no, not 20s, not even to _ extent, understand... no, not 20s, not even to an _ extent, understand... no, not 20s, not even to an inch. - extent, understand... no, not| 20s, not even to an inch. they don't understand it. it'sjust a dirty fantasy. don't understand it. it's 'ust a dirty fantasyi a dirty fantasy. the former austrian — a dirty fantasy. the former austrian diplomat - a dirty fantasy. the former austrian diplomat who - a dirty fantasy. the former. austrian diplomat who claims a dirty fantasy. the former- austrian diplomat who claims to have been hounded in the west and moves east. at a time when the gulf between russia and europe feels wider than ever. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. to the uk now. thomas street in manchester city centre in northwest england is normally home to independent shops and bars. but for weeks now it has been closed off with locals sworn secrecy about what this was all about. but now all has become clear. one of the biggest names in fashion. chanel chose the street to stage its annual luxury catwalk show. charlotte gallagher's report contains flashing images. high fashion and a manchester high street. the legendary french fashion label chanel has taken over the city centre. models, celebrities, and the children of manchester icons liam and noel gallagher

filled the front row of the chanel fashion show. even a—list actors couldn't keep away. are you enjoying the latest? yeah, lam. i've been walking around in the rain all day. - it was fine. no, it's so good. and i'm telling you, it's like, it is such an iconic place - for me, and i've been dreaming to come. i the show celebrated not just fashion, but also the music of manchester. the rapper and actor bugsy malone came dressed for the occasion. we have the jacket, the watch, the trainers, and i'm very serious about the chanel thing right now. and the necklace is that chanel as well? yeah. you're manchester, obviously. born and bred. so what does it feel like to be at a chanel show in manchester? you're one of the guests of honour. by the way, it's a real privilege just to have chanel in manchester. so to be here, to witness it. amazing, i've had a great time. people who didn't have a ticket also wanted to see what

was going on. obviously, there's a nod to the weather. in fact, the crowds gathered in the rain all day wondering which celebrities would arrive. so why did chanel choose manchester? and that's a history that is political, it's social, but also, of course, linked to fashion and textiles. so in this area where we are in the northern quarter, a lot of these buildings would have been warehouses, they would have been centres of production of cotton. in the 19th century, manchester was called cotton palace. manchester—born supermodel karen elson took part in the show, and models weren't just on the catwalk. they were in the audience too. really epitomised the spirit and creativity of manchester and the north. and, yeah, it's been amazing. the show may be over, but the party here, well, that's just begun. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, manchester. before we go, some more news,

the blockbuster film oppenheimer who tells the story of the american creator of the atomic bomb will be shown in cinemas acrossjapan atomic bomb will be shown in cinemas across japan next year. the biopic was a huge commercial success when it was released in july, commercial success when it was released injuly, but it drew some accusations injapan that the film's marketing had trivialised the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. that is all we have for you on this edition of newsday. by much more in the bbc news website. thanks very much watching. stay with bbc news. —— thanks very much for watching. hello there. thursday's weather was pretty wet for many of us, and we're going to see further bouts of heavy rain moving their way in over the next few days. but i think for many there'll be a brief respite in the really wet conditions on friday with some sunnier spells. but we've still got this area of low pressure into friday, and that's going to keep things pretty unsettled.

but the bulk of the rain that we had on thursday has cleared away to the north and the east. and as we start off on friday, temperatures for many of us positive, so about 6—8 degrees celsius. still quite wet and windy in the northern isles throughout the day, and we'll see these showers moving their way in from the west. but there will at least be some sunny spells, particularly towards eastern and south—eastern areas for much of the day. one or two showers eventually moving in, and temperatures probably getting into double figures for many of us. about 6—8 celsius across scotland. now, the winds will strengthen for a time around the irish sea and the north channel coasts. with that, some further heavy rain spreading through, and then into saturday morning, another band of very heavy rain will slowly move its way in, making it a very wet start to saturday morning. but again, overnight temperatures into saturday staying up into positive figures. now, for the weekend, it will stay unsettled. there'll be rain at times, but it's not going to be a complete wash—out.

there'll be some sunshine around for a time as well. but a very wet start, as i mentioned, for many on saturday. some pulses of heavy rain spreading its way north and eastward. by lunchtime, spreading into central parts of scotland, northern ireland. for england and wales, there'll be a few showers towards northern and western areas. otherwise, though, a drier afternoon with some sunny spells. and again temperatures 11—13 degrees in the south, 7—8 degrees further north. that area of rain will continue to move to the north with that area of low pressure, and then another area of low pressure develops as we head into sunday. that's one to watch. we could see some pretty strong winds linked in with that, with again rain spreading its way in from the south—west, pushing north and eastwards. so, yes, a spell of rain for a time before it clears, and there'll be something a bit brighter towards england and wales into the afternoon. just eastern areas staying on the wet side, and temperatures once again about 6—12 degrees celsius. into next week, it starts to calm down a little bit from mid—week onward

with something a bit drier. bye— bye.

tech stocks soar in the us but all eyes are on a keyjobs report out later on friday: will it lead to an interest rate cut? and a controversial video game tries to attract a younger audience with a pivotal partnership.

hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm arunoday mukharji. we begin in the us, where the tech—heavy nasdaq ended the trading session sharply higher. you can see 1.37% up. google parent alphabet and advanced micro devices, or amd, also leading the rally. shares of alphabetjumped more than 5% with optimism over its newest ai model, gemini. and amd soared nearly 10% after the chip maker released a new ai chip to rival nvidia's. meanwhile, data showed that the number of americans filing forjobless benefits increased less than expected last week. a labour departmentjobs report out later on friday could sway whether the us central bank starts cutting those high interest rates. from new york, michelle fleury has more. we should get further evidence that there's a real slowdown happening in thejobs market.

employers are growing more cautious, putting off hiring.