plus — new york's museum of natural history is closing two exhibits dedicated to native american objects. we'll speak to the museum's president to find out �*why.’ hello i'm caitriona perry. a new yorkjury ordered former president donald trump to pay over $83.3 million in damages to writer ejean carroll for defamatory statements he made, denying he sexually assaulted carroll. in a post on truth social, trump said he would appeal, calling the decision — "absolutely ridiculous." the court awarded carroll $65 million in punitive damages and $18.3 million in compensatory damages. that sum includes money for repairing her reputation and emotional harm. here's the moment that carroll

left the courthouse — flanked by her legal team. trump wasn't there for the verdict, he left the courthouse as carroll's team was presenting its closing arguments on friday. our correspondent nada tawfik was in court and sent this update. donald trump was not there when the verdict was read. teaching carol holding the hands of her lawyers it was read out. it was certainly a victory for her. remember the first defamation trial in may she was awarded $5 million. this far more, $83.3 million. this far more, $83.3 million as you said but the key piece being at $65 million in what is called punitive damages. that is the amount that the jury found was necessary to try to convince donald trump or at least to make them think twice about defaming ejean carroll again defaming e jean carroll again by defaming ejean carroll again by making public statements referred throughout this trial and really since the start of her allegations were made

public that he denies wrongdoing, she's a liar, this is a hoax, shejust did wrongdoing, she's a liar, this is a hoax, she just did this to sell her new member off. we've already had a statement from donald trump again making very similar statements that has already landed him significant damages for defamation. nevertheless, for ejean carroll this is certainly a win for her today after putting on this second defamation trial. for her analysis of the verdict i spoke a little earlier with annemarie mcavoy, a former us federal prosecutor in new york. the former president has not been convicted of any criminal charges in relation to this but he has been found civilly liable how does this award compare for cases like this? it's a huge award. i think there's no question that the jury decided to make it an example of him.

the attorney for the plaintiff was trying to say, you need to really punish him. and the fact that he continued to say that he didn't do it and he didn't know who this woman was, i think they may have looked at that as a continuing defamation. and certainly the lawyer for carroll said you have to stop them and this would be a way to stop him. clearly the jury made a statement with this very, very large reward for ejean carroll. it's split into two. the punitive damages are far greater than the amount award to compensate for the harm caused to ms carroll, can you explain the reasoning for that? there is pain—and—suffering damages, that 7.3 million. also the ability for her to rebuild her reputation that gave her $11 million to do that. the rest of it is truly punitive damages as we call them and that is just

punishment. that was the bulk of it, 65 million. donald trump has said he'll appeal, what would be his grounds for appeal? it would likely take some time. it won't be a quick process. appeals usually drag on for a wild. ——for awhile it means he won't pay anything until that appeal is finished. it could be appealed up to the supreme court after it goes to the second circuit. depending on whether it decided to take it or somebody takes it up that far. also, as far as grounds, for instance, thejudge was certainly very combative with donald trump and his attorneys. they could say the judge was biased and that somehow affected the jury. there is certainly issues

like that that will certainly be brought up. we know the former president likes to talk about his wealth and how wealthy he is. at the end of the whole appeals process can he be compelled to pay over whatever amount remains at that point? that is what happens after a civil trial. sometimes it's not so easy to get people who have been ordered to pay to actually pay up. that can be a process that could take years they havde to find the assets, attach the assets, unless he is willing to write a check, which is the way it is normally done. there are a lot of cases out there where you have to go a collections process. that also involves additional attorneys and years and years until all the funds can be accumulated to pay

for thejudgment. thank you for explaining all that. annemarie mcavoy, former prosecutor in new york. the top court at the united nations has ordered israel to take all measures to prevent genocide in gaza. the court stopped short of ordering israel to implement a ceasefire, but thejudges did order a series of measures that it says israel must take up moving forward. the international court ofjustice ruled: israel must do more to prevent civilian deaths in gaza. israel must punish any incitement to genocide in gaza. it must take actions to increase humanitarian aid to the gaza strip and israel must submit a report a month from now, detailing measures taken to comply with the ruling. the hearing was part of a case brought by south africa, which had asked the court to order israel to stop military action in gaza, pending a decision on whether israel has committed genocide. a verdict on that central allegation of genocide is expected to take much longer, possibly years. the bbc�*s paul adams has more on what comes next.

gaza's despairjust seems to deepen. in gaza city, a rare glimpse of aid brings chaos and precious little relief. after three and a half months of war, the palestinian population is on its knees — hungry, sick or dead. whether this amounts to genocide is a decision for another day, but all this, the un's top court insists, has to stop before it gets worse. the military operation conducted by israel after 7th october 2023 has resulted inter alia in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries, and the destruction of homes, schools, medicalfacilities and other vital infrastructure as well as displacement on a massive scale. in these circumstances, the court considers that the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the gaza strip is at serious risk of deteriorating further before the court renders its finaljudgment. by overwhelming majorities,

the court's 17 judges ruled that israel must avoid killing or seriously harming palestinians mentally or physically, inflicting living conditions designed to destroy the palestinian population, in whole or in part, or imposing measures which prevent palestinian births. the judges also said israel must take all measures to prevent and punish public incitement to genocide, and do more immediately to improve humanitarian assistance.

entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed. almost 2 million palestinians have fact to leave their homes.— their homes. states have obligation _ their homes. states have obligation to _ their homes. states have obligation to stop - their homes. states have i obligation to stop genocidal war to — obligation to stop genocidal war to stop and make sure that they— war to stop and make sure that they are — war to stop and make sure that they are not complicit. the icj order is— they are not complicit. the icj order is an _ they are not complicit. the icj order is an important reminder that_ order is an important reminder that no— order is an important reminder that no state is above the law. at a _ that no state is above the law. at a time _ that no state is above the law. at a time when its prime minister— at a time when its prime minister says the war could go oi'i on for many more months. like every— on for many more months. like every country israel has an inherent _ every country israel has an inherent right to defend itself _ inherent right to defend itself. the final thing to deny isreel— itself. the final thing to deny israei is _ itself. the final thing to deny israel is blatant discoloration against — israel is blatant discoloration against the jewish state. it was — against the jewish state. it was rejected. the charge of genocide levelled against israei— genocide levelled against israel is not only false it is outrageous. decent people should — outrageous. decent people should reject it.— should re'ect it. the court

also should reject it. the court also called _ should reject it. the court also called for _ should reject it. the court also called for israeli - also called for israeli hostages to be released without condition. and it is powerless to make any of this happen. today's ruling was significant and doesn't necessarily mean that an end to the agony of palestinians or israelis is any closer. paul adams, bbc news. as we heard there in paul adams�* report, israel continued to defend itself against allegations of genocide. i spoke with former israeli ambassador to the us — michael oren — who says he believes that no one in israel is going to pay attention to the ruling. here we have israel being accused of genocide after being attacked by an organisation which is openly and proudly genocidal in an attempt to genocide. for hamas it's totally surreal for them in the actual battlefield nothing is going to change this is war of national survival for the jewish people. we will continue irrespective of what this court says. it's not really court,

these judges are appointed by governments, positions of government of the un and votes of the un are always stacked against israel. earlier we got reaction on the icj's ruling from palestinian diplomat dr husam zomlot. he is palestine's ambassador to the united kingdom. i think the court was clear issuing a ruling for all states, including israel to abide by the following things, israel has to stop immediately killing palestinians, it's a simple as that. it has to allow for humanitarian aid to enter unhindered. it must not tamper with evidence. you see why it's on trial, it has to report back in one month. this puts serious pressure not only on israel as a state on genocide by third parties worldwide. because now it would be watching and following and working with any third party that is complicit in genocide. the ruling puts the biden administratoin is a tricky spot, as one of israel's most vocal global allies. we've been speaking to the deputy pentagon press secretary, sabrina singh, for her reaction to the icj ruling.

we've been very clear from the beginning, when this war started it was a terrorist attack that happened on israeli soil. of course israel has every right to defend itself but that doesn't mean that israel cannot uphold humanitarian laws and the laws of armed conflict. we've been clear from the beginning that we don't want to see innocent palestinians die for that refugees getting caught in the middle of trying to flee to safe places to get caught in this war and caught in the middle. we've been very clear in our conversations both publicly and privately with the israelis and the idf that they have to do everything possible to protect innocent lives and also allow humanitarian aid to continue to flow into gaza. i also spoke with luis moreno ocampo, a lawyer who served as the first prosecutor of the international criminal court. here's our full conversation. what does it mean to you that the icj stop short of calling for that an immediate cease—fire but yet has put a series of measures

in place for israel? well, first icj did two different thing, was very tough on the characterisation. it says that it has to protect their right of the palestinian to be a victim of genocide for that that's what it said. hugely important. i was expecting a cease—fire but it did not. i understand dynamic international tribunals. i believe thejudge made a compromise. and the usjudge read the decision and she agreed but that it's very smart in some ways because it didn't say cease—fire, they put the ball in this israeli hands now you've got to come to us and tell us how you will stop killing people. how you will stop

can do serious harm. instead of instructions give an invite isreal to tell how you do it. these measures are legally binding but they are not enforceable. what do you expect to happen? what you say, that's why the court was very smart. the court not say cease—fire the court ask what you will do to avoid genocide? that is the brilliancy of the decision. instead of requesting specific pain, ask what you will do. what happen probably we will see. i see different scenarios, i see netanyahu survival is go ahead to the war. but president biden is stop this madness for the house now

netanyahu prevent dues presents biden, that's the next step. the cia director went to dohar to discuss hostage release. that could be the new way. cease—fire, release and you start again. we'll see what happens. the first step in the legal, it does for me the most important. south africa made a big effort to transform a war into a legal debate. that is the way to go. on that point, article three of the genocide convention is invoked at one point which confers to conspiracy to commit genocide. will that have an impact on other nations? i'm thinking of the united states which is supporting israel and standing firmly beside it. more than conspiracy interestingly, thejudges quote complicit. implicit is the risk for the us. because complicity is intended to not always destroy the group

but legally knowing israel wants to destroy the group and supporting it. that's what the us is doing right now for the us is offering political support to israel. veto the un resolution and the us is providing the crucial military support to stop iran and lebanon. us cannot do that if israel is committing genocide. us cannot be accomplice of genocide. that's why this ruling is so important and relevant my prediction is in the next two weeks you will see a big fight between netanyahu and the us. israel must report back in 30 days with him in the meantime the substantive issues of the case proceed. what will happen next? the court issues a decision and now the ball is in israel's hands. whatever they say israel cannot be involved in committing genocide.

15judges say that, including the usjudge. so israel has to do something different. us need to do something different. it's the right step in the right direction for that will see how far we go. now it depends how israel and us plays. we will wait to see. first prosecutor of the international criminal court, thank you forjoining us. he nations says it is fired 12 of allegations of their involvement of the october seven hamas attacks. the organisation _ seven hamas attacks. the organisation says - seven hamas attacks. the organisation says it's - seven hamas attacks. the organisation says it's an . organisation says it's an ordered an investigation into supplied by israel and said anyone involved in terrorism would be held accountable. the us is pausing fondly to the organisation, the state department says extremely troubled by the allegations. the eu says it's also concerned and would assess further caps

based on the investigation. the us, germany and the eu are some of the organisations biggest donors. let's turn to some important news around the world. venezuela's highest court has ruled that top opposition leader cannot run for president. the court's decision bans maria corina machado from taking part in an election for 15 years. the government claims are financial irregularities during her time as a legislator. the move calls into question the prospects of credible elections later this year that the government had agreed to hold in exchange for the us lifting its economic sanctions. ms machado overwhelmingly won an opposition primary election in october. some analysists think she poses the biggest electoral threat to current president nicolas maduro. burkina faso says it has received 25,000 tonnes of free wheat from russia. this comes a ties between moscow and the military led country have been strengthening. reports earlier this week

claimed that russian troops have started to arrive in burkina faso, something that russia has not confirmed. burkina faso has a huge security crisis, due to a jihadist insurgency has at the same time been distancing itself from the former colonial power france and ordering french troops to leave. china built more new solar energy capacity last year than any other nation. new figures show that solar facilities in china increased by more than 50%. the united states is second on the list of solar energy users. despite its increasing emphasis on renwable energy source, china is by far the world's biggest consumer of energy — relying on coal—fired power stations for more than half of its needs. the american museum of natural history in new york, says it will close two galleries this weekend, which display native american artefacts and cultural items. it's in response to new federal regulations that took effect onjanuary 12 that require tribal consent for certain objects to be displayed.

that's part of broader efforts by the biden administration to return the artifacts to their original owners. the new regulations give institutions five years to prepare all human remains and related funerary objects for repatriation — returning the objects to their rightful owners. the american museum of natural historyjoins museums in chicago and cleveland that have also covered displays. a little earlier i spoke with the president of the american museum of natural history sean decatur — who called the exhibits severly outdated. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. these are new regulations from the biden administration. the process started in 1990 with the passage of the native american graves protection and repatriation act. why is it taken so long to get to this point to take this action? thank you for having me. the change with these

regulations is a shift from a passive position of museums where tribes representatives of indigenous communities reach out to museums to a responsibility and an obligation for museums to get consent and to consult actively about display and research access to materials. i think this change is going to promote better relations with indigenous communities with museums and also help to move us to a point where there can be true collaboration and partnership between museums like the american museum and indigenous communities in the us. what sort of consultation are you having, what is a process in terms of repatriation? for objects that are on display that are either finery items or sacred items museums must

reach out to tribal leadership and to engage in consultation about whether the items are items that should be returns, repatriated, whether they are items that are in agreement to be on display and if so what should the context of that display be. or if there are items that can remain in that museums collection but with restrictions with respect to display and access. while that whole process is going on, the collections do remain in the museum. are they protected in a certain way? the museum is also responsible for the stewardship in safe holding and storage of any items in fact, the regulations very clear that the museum

should consult with eddie should consult with any tribal leadership before moving or changing storage conditions. you're one of the biggest museums of the world, four and half million visitors a year, what can visitors expect now, how will you still teach and explain that part of american history? i think this is an important moment in this work for museums, not only the american museum but museums around the world where i think for too long the stories of indigenous people have been told from one perspective and often in a colonial construct and framework. moving towards true collaboration where the stories of indigenous people can still be told yet be told with their own voices and active participation in the context and framing of those narratives is essential.

this change in the way museums approach this work may have been precipitated by the change of regulations but i think it's part of a much longer, more significant progress in responsible and respectful representation of native voices in our institutions. it really is one small step towards repairing the damage which has been done in the past. do you expect other museums to follow suit swiftly? i think this larger move towards a more respectful and engaged participation in indigenous communities and how objects are collected and how they are displayed and an active work towards repatriation i think is part of a much broader movement not only in the us but around the world. sean decatur, president of the museum of natural history.

and before we go, a bit of basketball history is going up for auction. a set of six pairs of basketball shoes worn by michaeljordan is going under the hammer soon at sotheby�*s new york. the legendary player wore the airjordans in the clinching games of his six career nba championships. the auction house expects them to sell for as much as $10—million. the auction will take place on february 2 in new york. thank you for watching. i'm caitiona perry, and i'll be back in 30 minutes with more. stay with us here on bbc news. the weekend's weather is looking relatively quiet, certainly quieter than we started the week with all that stormy weather. still quite breezy with a few showers, particularly across parts of scotland. but for most of us, a dry weekend in store and things turning milder, particularly by the time we get to sunday. so to start off saturday, i think temperatures will be

around about one or two degrees in the south and south—east of england. quite a chilly start here, a touch of frost, perhaps a few mist and fog patches around. they should clear away pretty quickly. windiest weather will be in the north and north—west. we could see gusts 60, even 70 miles an hour up towards the northern isles through saturday morning. some rain lingering mainly to the north of the great glen, i think for scotland. perhaps the odd light spot of rain for northern ireland as well. but i think for southern scotland, england and wales we're looking at a dry day with some long spells of sunshine, areas of cloud drifting around, particularly towards the west, and highs around nine or ten degrees. into saturday evening then, it's again going to turn quite chilly in the south and the east for a time with those lighter winds. but more cloud rolling in towards the west. could be the odd spot of drizzle coming out of this cloud as well. and it will be turning milder — belfast, plymouth, eight or nine degrees first thing sunday, but only round about three there in norwich. and through the day on sunday then, we've got a high pressure sitting out towards the near continent, this frontal system moving its way in from the atlantic. that is going to draw in these southerly winds all the way from north africa.

could be some dusty conditions in the skies as well as the mild air that we're going to be seeing. so things, i think, a little bit hazy with all that saharan dust around on sunday for some of us. some of it coming down in this rain that will arrive across northern ireland and western scotland later on in the afternoon. but a good deal of dry weather before that arrives, perhaps a little bit more cloud through parts of the midlands, south—west england as well. sunny spells either side of that and the top temperatures in the west up to around about 13 for the likes of glasgow and belfast. into monday, that frontal system has slipped its way a little bit further southwards and eastward, so it's likely to bring some rain across much of northern england, i think wales, perhaps down towards the far south—west. just across parts of scotland, it'll turn to snow for a time, perhaps over the highest ground of the southern uplands. and to the north and the cooler air we're looking at single figures, seven or eight degrees, still not particularly cold, but 1a, possibly 15 in that warmer air down towards the south—east. so the week ahead, still fairly unsettled in the north and west. showers at times, drier conditions further south and east and for all of us, it's a mild week ahead.

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