this is bbc world news today. i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories... protests continue against president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital. the israeli prime minister says palestinians have to accept the decision. i think the sooner the palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner we move towards peace. britain's foreign secretary borisjohnson leaves iran without agreement on the release of the dual national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — but her husband tells the bbc he thinks there may now be more chance of her being home for christmas. i've got reasonable hopes. it feels to me that i can see light at the end of the tunnel. ijust don't know how long the tunnel is. heavy snow fall causes disruption across much of the uk, bringing problems on the roads, railways and at airports. hello and welcome to world news today.

there have been more protests in the arab and muslim world against president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. violence flared near the us embassy in beirut, and thousands gathered to express their anger in the moroccan capital rabat, as well as in cairo and istanbul. it comes as us vice president mike pence strongly criticised the palestinian authority, saying it was "unfortunate" that palestinian president mahmoud abbas was declining to meet mr pence on his forthcoming trip to the region. with the latest, here's sebastian usher. tear gas was fired into a crowd of around 1000 protesters in beirut as they tried to reach the us embassy this morning. effigies of president trump and us flags were burned by angry groups of palestinian refugees

and lebanese activists. we are here to tell the us embassy, the embassy of the aggressor, thatjerusalem is arab, was arab and it will stay arab, was arab and it will stay arab, this man says. large rallies have been held in the moroccan capital, ra batts. have been held in the moroccan capital, rabatts. and in cairo too. protesters tried to build momentum across the region against president trump's decision. in istanbul, thousands turned out to hear president erdogan launched a blistering attack on president trump and israel. translation: israel is a terrorist state. we will not abandonjerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills children. that lent him a fierce riposte from the israeli prime minister, binyamin netanyahu, who said he wasn't used to receiving lessons from morality on a leader who bombs kurdish villages. he also

had a message onjerusalem.m who bombs kurdish villages. he also had a message on jerusalem. it has a lwa ys had a message on jerusalem. it has always been our capital. the sooner the palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner we move towards peaceful is white as clashes again near the again broke out near the fence between gaza and israel, many fear that president trump's move will reignite violence. to discuss the reaction that we've seen to president trump's announcement and what the consequences for the region might be, i'm joined by khaled el gindy, a fellow at the brookings institution and a former advisor to the palestinian leadership. thanks forjoining us. would it not be better for the palestinian leaders to meet the vice president of the united states now? clearly they have calculated that it's not better for them. they have calculated that it's not betterfor them. i think they have calculated that it's not better for them. i think the calculation probably goes something like this — if they meet with the vice president, they will be very negatively received back home, and

probably thoroughly discredited, even more so probably thoroughly discredited, even more so than they are in the eyes of their people. if they do go back and meet with the vice president, or re—engage in an american led peace process, they probably have very, very little to gain in terms of a future palestinian state or some kind of credible peace agreement. since we have some idea as to what is in the trump peace initiative. that are the hopes of president abbas really dashed now? some are saying the two state peace solution, that there is no hope for that, that we are looking at a one state solution in many quarters? that is certainly the view among younger palestinians, which is why this is such a huge blow to our bass's leadership. they area blow to our bass's leadership. they

are a generation who have staked their political future and their credibility for more than 25 years ona credibility for more than 25 years on a 2—state solution. and not only on a 2—state solution. and not only on that, but on an american peace process that will get us there. so that us led peace process has been discredited, even in the eyes of mahmud abbas, who was its main champion up until a few days ago. world this effectively promote a different set of leaders with more extreme views within the palestinians now? it is possible. there is a real leadership vacuum in the palestinian national movement. both of the two main factions, hamas on the one hand, and fatah of president abbas on the other, seem to have failed in their respective programmes. there doesn't seem to be

an alternative at this moment. so we are likely to see a lot of introspection happening over the next several years. and what do you make of the response in the arab states and the muslim world in general? is there a real commitment to the palestinian cause, or is it just rhetorical? the saudi us link is strong under president trump. it's fair to say there is a rhetorical commitment to the palestinian cause among arab leaders, but there are reasons why they have to at least be seen to be supportive of the palestinians, and thatis supportive of the palestinians, and that is because it's an issue that resonates very deeply with arab people across the region, regardless of sex or religion, and even beyond the arab world, as we have seen in many capitals around the world. ——

regardless of qatar or religion. they have to to at least be seen to be serious on this issue, but because their people care very much about it, i think the premise of your question is correct. they are not going to sacrifice the relationship with the united states, or possibly whatever relations particular states may have with israel. thank you forjoining us. thank you. the family of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says a court appearance scheduled for today has been postponed following a visit to iran by the british foreign secretary, borisjohnson. but the court denies that a trial was planned. the british—iranian woman is serving a five—yearjail sentence in tehran. mrjohnson met the iranian president, hassan rouhani earlier today where it's believed he pressed for her release. 0ur diplomatic correspondent

james robbins reports. borisjohnson spent nearly an hour with iran's president. that access itself seen as a good sign as improving relations. the foreign office says both sides spoke forthrightly about obstacles in the relationship and the need to make progress. borisjohnson raised the case of dual nationals in iranian prisons, including nazanin zaghari—ratcliff. the foreign secretary met some of her family in tehran. in london, her husband richard is much happier, showing me pictures of his iranian family, and delighted by the fact she didn't have to face a possible court appearance. he told me about the family meeting with borisjohnson. the foreign secretary also met with nazanin's father and had a long chat with him, talked and said, i have raised her case with everyone i have met. i'll keep worrying and battling for her. don't worry, we will do what we can.

they came away pretty hopeful. if there has been progress, where might it have been made? the foreign secretary has been careful to say nothing publicly while in iran. but a foreign office statement says the two sides discussed the full range of issues, including banking matters and concerns about the consular cases of dual nationals. those banking matters include two major iranian grievances. one, that no uk bank will open an account for iran's embassy in london, fearful it could put them in trouble with us authorities. there are signs that could be sorted soon. second, the iranians want britain to pay a long—standing debt of around £400 million. a way to do that without breaching sanctions looks closer. both sides say these issues are not linked to prisoner releases, but giving one side something it wants often helps the other to give in return. 0ne gift to britain would be

the reunion of nazanin with her three—year—old daughter, seen here just before her arrest in april last year. the family is feeling much more positive. the foreign office delegation left iran sensing both sides wanted to resolve the difficult issues in the relationship. later in the programme we will be hearing more from richard ratcliffe, who came in and told me his hopes going forward. heavy snowfall across much of the uk is causing disruption on the roads, to air travel, and on the railways. hundreds of flights have been cancelled or delayed at a number of airports, while some roads are described as hazardous, with the police warning motorists to travel only if absolutely necessary. meteorologists say it's the heaviest snowfall to hit the affected areas in four years, as richard lister reports. much of britain looked

like a christmas card today. scotland and northern england had been expecting snow, but this was buckinghamshire, and it wasn't pretty. breakdowns and blizzard conditions on the m25 near gerard's cross made for slow going. 0n the asa near newbury — two stuck lorries, and the southbound carriageway had to be closed. in wales, some smaller communities were cut off entirely and thousands of people had lost power. this is by far the worst i have ever seen. it's probably the worst snow i've ever seen, to be honest. it's about a foot deep. in the midlands, they had hoped gritters would keep the roads safe, but needed snowploughs in redditch. it's been a long day for breakdown services like the rac, which is getting five calls a minute. i had problems starting it.

i tried starting it last night and this morning. mark says everything he's dealt with today has been weather—related. only travel if you have to. if you are going to travel, make sure you have a fully charged phone and warm clothing in case you get stuck for hours. this car, at least, got going again. this is one of an estimated 25,000 breakdowns across the uk today, 15% more than usual. everything from flat batteries to people stuck in their drives because of snow. it's notjust motorists who've been having problems. 70 flights were cancelled at heathrow, and luton and stansted had problems as well. unhappy passengers at east midlands airport. a bit frustrated. they could have told us when we checked in that the flight was cancelled. we've been waiting around

for six, seven hours. a p&0 ferry with 300 passengers on board ran aground in calais due to high winds. no one was hurt and it was refloated, but this was a day to stay at home. listen to me! where we live, we never get any snow. just sleet. i like snow because you can make snow angels and snowmen, and i find it really fun. and maybe do some of this. it's been a great day for snowmen, sledging and snowballs, but what looks like fun on sunday afternoon could look very different on monday morning at rush hour. gritters are out in force as the roads ice up, ready for a difficult day tomorrow. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come... why the winner of the nobel peace

price believes the world could be just a moment of panic away from nuclear war. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. protests continue against president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital. the israeli prime minister says palestinians have to accept the decision as a recognition of reality. the british foreign minister, borisjohnson, has left iran, after pressing for the release of imprisoned dual national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. the british prime minister —— the

british foreign minister has left iran now without any agreement on the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. i have been speaking to nazanin's husband about what he felt about the meeting. speaking to nazanin's husband about what he felt about the meetinglj fear it has been a good weekend for us. fear it has been a good weekend for us. the foreign secretary was in tehran. we were worried because a court case was due to happen yesterday, and it didn't happen, and it seemed to be as a consequence of him being there and his representations to a rainy officials. what does it mean, the fa ct officials. what does it mean, the fact that the court case didn't happen? formally, the court case was postponed, so it could still happen. she has been assessed by medical conditions, we have heard, and that she could be released on medical grounds, but then we hear that she is being accused of being a spy. we

have possibilities of good news and bad news, but today we feel that the possibility of good news is higher. he was not able to meet nazanin, but he was able to meet her family, so he was able to meet her family, so he was able to meet her family, so he was able to reassure them that everything is done with regard to her case. he was very clear that he is doing all he can for her case, and they came away much more hopeful. did he go into specifics? there's been talk of this huge sum of money that britain owes to iran, and that paying that will help. he didn't say that specifically. i am going to meet with the foreign secretary tomorrow or tuesday for a full debriefing. he is the foreign secretary and there's lots of issues between iran and the uk, involving bank accounts and all sorts of things, and no doubt those will have been discussed. my concern is

nazanin. hisjob been discussed. my concern is nazanin. his job was to reassure us that he is doing all he can. so borisjohnson went that he is doing all he can. so boris johnson went to that he is doing all he can. so borisjohnson went to your in laws‘ house? no, he went to the ambassador ‘s residence. it was with herfather and her brother was there to translate. 0ur and her brother was there to translate. our daughter had to be looked after by our granny. you then spoke to the family. can you tell us more about the meeting and what they felt? they felt quite hopeful. the foreign secretary didn't give any guarantees. he said, i can't promise you the world, but i promise you i am doing my best. they came away certain that she was his priority. he spent nearly an hour with president rouhani, but whether that is the right part of the iranians regime and thethe internal politics are very complicated. one of the

good things about the visit is that he went round lots of different parts, meeting with the chair of the national security council, with people from parliament, people from the atomic agency. it wasn't just the atomic agency. it wasn't just the foreign ministry. so all of that can help. and you have spoken to your wife today? yes. when i spoke to her in previous times, she was obviously quite distraught and we we re obviously quite distraught and we were looking with trepidation at this court case. so today, she was just so relieved. still looking to me for reassurances as to just so relieved. still looking to me for reassurances as to whether she would be home for christmas. she's in prison, which is not a great place, but there was a lighter tone to have voice. did she feel upset that boris johnson wasn't able to see her and has come home without a deal? when i spoke to her he hadn't left. 0bviously,

a deal? when i spoke to her he hadn't left. obviously, we were hoping he would be able to see her but we were not expecting it. we we re but we were not expecting it. we were dreading the court case, and we didn't get that. if we had to choose one thing that didn't happen today, it would be no court case. do you think she is coming home for christmas? i think there is a good chance. the foreign secretary, when we met him a month ago, was clear that he couldn't make any promises. i have a reasonable hopes and it feels i can see light at the end of the tunnel. do you have faith that borisjohnson is the right person to handle this, given his previous error? i was critical of his comments before and the consequences they had. the problem was his comments were being used by the judiciary, but that now seems to have stopped. i asked him to go to iran, and he's done that. it feels like he's on the case and doing what he can, and that's all one can ask.

richard radcliffe, whose wife is in iran still. we will keep you updated on that. let's get the latest sports news now, with gavin ramjaun. hello. it's only december — but manchester city look like they've already got one hand on the premier league trophy. a 2—1victory on sunday afternoon, against manchester united in the derby — has taken them 11 points clear of united now at the top of the table. marcus rashford scored united's goal. but strikes from david silva and nicolas 0tamendi earned city a record 14th straight league win. so — do the managers think the title is done and dusted? impossible. 0f impossible. of course you have 11 points and you are so happy for that, plus the goal difference, but it is not yet. it's just in december, so you have a lot of things, a lot of games still to do. it's important for our confidence, of course. probably yes, but i think everyone of us, chelsea, tottenham,

liverpool, arsenal, every of us with the ambition that probably you feel ita the ambition that probably you feel it a bit damaged because of the distance to manchester city, but i think everybody is going to fight for the points every match until mathematically it's impossible. also in english premier league — liverpool were held to a 1—1 draw by everton, in the merseyside derby. mohammed salah opened the scoring for liverpool. wayne rooney got everton's equaliser. arsenal drew 1—1 away at southampton, thanks to a late 0livier giroud equaliser. elsewhere — in la liga — barcelona remain top of the table. they are 1—0 they are1—0 up they are 1—0 up at villa real in the late kick off there. atletico madrid move into third, jumping above city rivals real. atletico beat betis1—0. malaga are off the foot of the table — they beat real sociedad 2—0. in italy — napoli missed the chance to go top again. they were held to a 0—0 draw at home to fiorentina. roma stay fourth, after their goalless draw with chievo. and in the late game — ac milan versus bologna.

they are leading 2—1, ac milan. they are mid—table at the moment. dutch eredivisie league leaders psv eindhoven were beaten 3—0 by arch—rivals ajax on sunday. david neres opened the scoring. just three minutes later, lasse schoene doubled ajax's lead. and donny van de beek later made it 3—0. psv‘s lead over az alkmaar has been trimmed to five points. third placed ajax are now seven points adrift of psv. in the german bundesliga — borussia dortmund have sacked peter bosz as head coach. he was dismissed just hours after dortmund's 2—1 home defeat — to relegation strugglers werder bremen. after holding a five—point lead at the top of the bundesliga in september. dortmund have since dropped to seventh, now 13 points behind current leaders bayern munich and have been knocked out of the champions league. bosz has been replaced

by peter stoeger, who himself was fired from cologne last weekend. thejoburg open golf — will be decided on monday after play was abandoned at the randpark golf club, due to to thunderstorms. 0vernight leader — india's shubankhar sharma continues to lead — his advantage now four shots with 11 holes to play. he was only able to play seven shots on sunday and birdied two of them — before play was suspended. american skier lindsey vonn was forced to miss sunday's racing at the world cup in st moritz after compressing her spine in the super g on saturday. she said it was mainly a precautionary measure. meanwhile austria's marcel hirscher got a record 14th podium on the slopes in val d'isare. he overcame the tricky conditions to win the slalom. it's his 47th world cup slalom victory. and ronnie 0'sullivan has won the uk snooker championship, beating shaun

murphy in the final. he made three centuries during the match. 10—5 the score, in what was a dominant performance from the man known as the rocket. the win equals the record of six uk titles set by steve davis. and that's all the sport for now. venezuelans are voting to choose mayors for more than 300 towns and cities. 20 million people are eligible to vote but turnout is expected to remain low. major opposition parties are boycotting the elections. they allege the voting system is rigged in favour of president nicolas maduro's candidates. the winner of this year's nobel peace prize has warned that the world could be just peace prize has warned that the world could bejust a moment of panic away from a nuclear war. beatrice fihn was accepting the award on the half of her organisation, the international

campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. she warned that the current tensions on the korean peninsula meant mutual destruction was only one impulsive tantrum away. 0n destruction was only one impulsive tantrum away. on that cheerful note, we will check on the weather. there has been over a foot of snow in some places of wales, which has caused travel disruption. 0vernight, the sleet and snow eases away from the sleet and snow eases away from the south. some showers are still in scotla nd the south. some showers are still in scotland and northern ireland. in the countryside, the temperatures are very low. down to —12 in places. a bitterly cold start to monday morning. do watch out for those very slippery conditions on icy roads. during monday, arid tension turns to an area of low pressure causing

problems across portugal, spain and france, causing heavy snow in the alps. pushing heavy rain into the south—east of england, with gales developing here as well. away from the south—east of england, it is brighter and less windy. some sunshine but a really sharp frost, and icy stretches. a lot of snow around. for scotland and northern ireland, some sleet and snow showers can continue during the day. we will continue to see wintry showers the north and western parts of the country. the rain could also produce a bit of sleet and snow in the south—east, but it will clear away in the last part of the afternoon. despite this, temperatures will struggle to get very far above freezing for many of us. we are likely to see a lot of ice and a

sharp frost, with temperatures in the countryside down around —10 or -12 the countryside down around —10 or —12 degrees in some areas. another cold start to tuesday morning, and some freezing fog patches to contend with first thing. some of that fog lingering through the day, but where you do not see the file, you will see sunshine. the arrival of cloud and rain to the west later in the afternoon. temperatures around 1 degrees to 8 degrees. this is bbc world news. the headlines... protests continue against president trump's recognition of jerusalem against president trump's recognition ofjerusalem as israel's capital. the israeli prime ministers says palestinians have to accept the decision as a recognition of reality. protesters clashed with security forces near the us embassy in beirut. thousands gathered to contain the decision in other cities across the region. the british

foreign secretary has left iran after pressing for the release of imprisoned dual national nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. and heavy snowfall has caused disruption across much of the uk. bringing problems on the roads, railways and at the airports. there is a warning about hazardous roads, people are urged