russia and ukraine exchange the largest number of drone attacks since the war began and hezbollah has been all but defeated claims israel's new defence minister, but both sides continue to exchange strikes and rocket fire. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. we begin this hour in azerbaijan, where the latest cop climate conference begins today in the capital, baku. once again the world's nations will try to agree on how to combat potentially catastrophic climate change. this year, for the first time, average global temperatures

are expected to exceed 1.5 degrees celsius above what they were before the industrial revolution. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is in baku. archive: a veritable city of steel. baku was the birthplace of the modern oil industry. the first oil wells were dug here more than 150 years ago. but as baku prepares to host the world's biggest climate conference, there are challenges ahead. donald trump, the us president—elect, is sceptical of climate action. my plan will terminate the green new deal, which i call the green new scam. greatest scam in history, probably. he's said he'll pull the us out of the key part of the un talks. the us has sent a negotiating team, but when trump takes office injanuary, he can overturn any promises they make. bbc has revealed footage that shows the chief executive of the cop 2019 discussing potential oil and gas deals. there are a lot of benches that

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in turn could mean countries in turn could mean countries dialled down their carbon cutting ambitions. joining me live now is christian downie, an associate professor in the school of regulation and global governance at the australian national university. thank you for speaking to me about this today. your reaction to what could be having a us climate sceptic in the white house? . ~ climate sceptic in the white house? ., ~ ,, climate sceptic in the white house? ., ~ ., �* ~ house? thank you, i don't think we have ever — house? thank you, i don't think we have ever seen _ house? thank you, i don't think we have ever seen us _ we have ever seen us presidential candidate who has posed such a risk to global efforts to reduce carbon pollution. of course as you said in your intro, we have a presidential candidate who will be president again injanuary was on the records and climate change a hoax, climate change is a scam and essentially has a ministration will do everything in its powers to stand on the way of climate action. it's a

real concern around the world, what position the us will take over the next four years. what is the direct — over the next four years. what is the direct effect _ over the next four years. what is the direct effect of- over the next four years. what is the direct effect of this - over the next four years. what is the direct effect of this on . is the direct effect of this on the round of cop 29 meetings? i think it will put sand in the wheels right at these climate negotiations. we know the us is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world after china, the us under the binder and administration has been very strong on climate change, president biden a couple of years ago asked his flagship climate legislation which has channelled billions of dollars into solar, wind, hydro etc. the concern is now we will see the us pullout of the paris agreement to stand out of the tent and not participate i don't think we will see the us don't think we will see the us do too much, it will be a lame—duck these negotiations the real question is will other countries like china, countries in europe spit —— step forward into the vacuum and put forward

ambitious positions on climate change. ambitious positions on climate chance. �* ., ,, ~' , change. and do you think they will? look. — change. and do you think they will? look. i— change. and do you think they will? look, i really— change. and do you think they will? look, i really don't - change. and do you think they will? look, i really don't know at this stage. _ will? look, i really don't know at this stage. europe - at this stage. europe traditionally has been one of the leaders on climate change. we know that this year all the debate is going to be around money, it will be around how much countries are willing to put forward to help less—developed countries that are struggling with the impact of climate change. under the current biden administration, they were putting forward some kind of promising proposals in the space i don't think we will see anything like that from the trump administration. will europe had the political support to go forward, will china change its position and come forward with new funding, thatis come forward with new funding, that is yet to be seen but we are all very hopeful.- are all very hopeful. what is the impact _ are all very hopeful. what is the impact when _ are all very hopeful. what is the impact when it - are all very hopeful. what is the impact when it comes i are all very hopeful. what isj the impact when it comes to raising funds to combat climate change, especially for smaller nations if the us won't take the leading role on this, the

knock—on effect is quite considerable, isn't it? knock-on effect is quite considerable, isn't it? yes, many countries _ considerable, isn't it? yes, many countries on - considerable, isn't it? yes, many countries on my - considerable, isn't it? yes, many countries on my own | considerable, isn't it? yes, - many countries on my own region and the pacific, countries like two blue kiribati and small ireland states are facing an expense jewel crisis now is small changes in sea level rises are affecting people �*s homes and livelihoods. we are seeing the impact now and we know from the climate science it's only going to get worse. what we need is as quickly as possible and hopefully in the next two weeks countries gather around the tables and azerbaijan and put forward money that will help these

they have not been achieving enough, they haven't delivered outcomes many in the international community what hope. we need to keep a keen eye on the opening statements from countries in europe, countries in asia like china and japan that could play a big role. i think we also need to be clear about why these negotiations have struggled in recent years. it because we don't know enough about the climate science, not because we don't have the technologies, we have most of these things. what has been the biggest obstacle of some countries, are supported by industries like oil, gas and coal have gone out of their way to try and obstruct action, whether it is funding misinformation campaigns, lobbying governments not to do anything, turning up at these negotiations as we saw in your intro even trying to organise fossil fuel deals in the margins. these are the things that get in the way of international climate action. if this continues over the next two weeks that will be a real

problem. of the climate negotiations can focus on cutting pollution, and not focus on burning more fossil fuels, we will be in a better place. fuels, we will be in a better lace. ., ~' ,, , fuels, we will be in a better lace. ., ~' , . place. thank you very much christian. — place. thank you very much christian, we _ place. thank you very much christian, we will— place. thank you very much christian, we will leave - place. thank you very much christian, we will leave it i christian, we will leave it there. christian downey association inaudible. thank you. russia and ukraine have carried out their biggest drone attacks against each other, since the start of the invasion. russia says it has intercepted 84 ukrainian drones over six regions. the defence ministry said more than 30 drones even approached moscow. that forced flights to be diverted from three of the capital's major airports. these are pictures of the aftermath released by russian media. officials say five people were injured in an area near moscow and four houses caught fire due to falling debris. as for ukraine, its air force said russia launched 145 drones across the country, with most shot down. this barrage of attacks comes as donald trump, who is now the president—elect of the united states, has pledged a quick

end to the war. speaking to the bbc�*s us partner cbs news — the white house national security adviserjake sullivan has said that biden will urge trump to not walk away from ukraine. president biden will have the opportunity over the next 70 days to make to the congress that united states should not walk away from ukraine, doing that means more instability in europe and ultimately as the japanese prime minister said, if we walk away from ukraine in europe, the question about america's commitment to allies in asia will grow. in the united kingdom, the head of the armed forces has said that western countries should continue to support ukraine for �*as long as it takes.�* his comments come amid uncertainty over us backing for ukraine following donald trump's victory. james landale reports. the aftermath of a massive drone strike.

but this is not kyiv — this is the outskirts of moscow after one of the largest ukrainian drone attacks on russia since the war began. across the border, this was the scene in western ukraine after russia's own offensive, thought to be one of its largest drone attacks. russia is making gains on the battlefield and putting pressure on ukraine's energy network — at least according to this man, the head of the uk's armed forces. but he said russia was also suffering huge losses — 1500 killed or wounded every day. and... the russian economy is under more and more pressure. and the western approach has been to be really clear that western countries will maintain their support to ukraine, and to do that for as long as it takes. as such, he said britain had to invest more to strengthen the armed forces. ministers insist their support

for ukraine was resolute, ministers insist their support for ukraine is resolute, but this treasury minister refused to say when the government would meets its target of spending 2.5% of national income on defence. but i'm not going to give you a date today, because we have to allow the strategic defence review to conclude, which will inform our decisions about how much money we need to spend and what we need to spend on. but in the meantime, will president—elect trump continue to support president zelensky? he says he wants the war to end — but on what terms? the kremlin said it saw positive signals. firstly to you, lord mandelson... the man tipped as a possible future ambassador to the united states suggested ukraine might have to compromise, giving up nato membership ambitions and even what he called the fringes of its territory. we've got to act in a way, together with the united states, to secure ukraine's freedom and secure its borders so that russia can't invade again. now, i think both those things are possible, not by ukrainejoining nato, but by nato members offering security guarantees.

for now, the fighting in eastern ukraine continues, with analysts expecting russia to try to press home its advantage as power is transferred in the us. the washington post is reporting that donald trump has spoken to vladimir putin for the first time since his re—election, and that he urged the russian leader not to escalate the war in ukraine. we know that over the course of his presidential campaign, the president—elect pledged an immediate end to the war — though he didn't offer details of how he would do so. i'm joined now by our north america correspondent david willis who joins us from washington. what's your assessment of these reports in the washington post? tell us more about this report? there is been a lot of uncertainty regarding donald trump �*s intentions in regards to ukraine, now it would appear

that discussions have already begun. that is if the report on the washington post today is to believed, which says donald trump and vladimir putin spoke by phone last thursday, and discussed the situation in ukraine, with mr trump as you just pointed out warning that mr byrne should not seek to escalate the conflict in ukraine, warning washington is has a sizeable military presence in europe. mr trump �*s press spokesman would not confirm or deny that report in the washington post, he said the washington post, he said the campaign does not comment on mr trump �*s contact with foreign leaders. but donald trump on the campaign trail said he would resolve the conflict in ukraine within a day as he put it without actually specifying how he intended to go about doing that. although it is thought he will rely heavily on his

relationships with foreign leaders, in particular perhaps that with mr putin, somebody he has come to admire over the years, and somebody who he has expressed confidence in in the past. and indeed he has referred to a lot of is the greatest salesman of any politician that ever lived. read into that what you will but i would have thought it does not bode especially well for mr zelensky �*s attempts to get further military and humanitarian aid in terms of billions of dollars that have been forthcoming from the united states. aha, been forthcoming from the united states.— been forthcoming from the united states. a lot of that fundin: united states. a lot of that funding coming _ united states. a lot of that funding coming on - united states. a lot of that funding coming on the - united states. a lot of that| funding coming on the back united states. a lot of that i funding coming on the back of the work by presidentjoe biden, he has called on donald trump not to abandon ukraine, any indications of whether or not mr trump will listen? the national security _ not mr trump will listen? iie: national security adviser not mr trump will listen? tie: national security adviser jake national security adviserjake

sullivan said today mr biden would be using donald trump �*s visit to the white house on wednesday of this week, to urge the president elect not to abandon ukraine. the point has been made of course as well the biden administration is intending to pump through billions of dollars into humanitarian, economic and other military aid as well and weeks that remain before the transition to a trump administration. but to get some idea of perhaps with a trump administration, future administration stands on all this, there was a reposting of an instagram pictorial tonight i donald trumpjunior, his son, which showed an image of a lot of ms zelensky with the caption you are 38 days from losing your allowance. you are 38 days from losing yourallowance. read you are 38 days from losing your allowance. read into that what you will but i would not have thought it bode especially well for the administration in

ukraine, steve.— ukraine, steve. president zelensky _ ukraine, steve. president zelensky certainly - ukraine, steve. president zelensky certainly won't l ukraine, steve. president. zelensky certainly won't want to see that. remind us about the relationship between donald trump and vladimir putin? the? trump and vladimir putin? they soke b trump and vladimir putin? they spoke by phone _ trump and vladimir putin? they spoke by phone on _ trump and vladimir putin? ti2 spoke by phone on thursday as trump and vladimir putin? ti21 spoke by phone on thursday as i mentioned. vladimir putin said he was ready for dialogue apparently with donald trump, wanted to restore relations between the two nations, donald trump agreeing with that and vladimir putin praised donald trump we are told saying that he donald trump acted like a real man during that assassination attempt in pennsylvania back injuly. of course donald trump is known to favour autocrats, such as vladimir putin, perhaps more so than he does democratically elected leaders such as volodymiyr zelensky. thank you very much _ volodymiyr zelensky. thank you very much david _ volodymiyr zelensky. thank you very much david for— volodymiyr zelensky. thank you very much david for getting - volodymiyr zelensky. thank you very much david for getting us l very much david for getting us across those developments. around the world and across the uk.

this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. leading pub and restaurant chains have warned the uk chancellor rachel reeves that tax rises announced in the budget will "unquestionably" lead to job losses and the closure of small businesses. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. 209 bosses of leading businesses have written to rachel reeves about the new employer national insurance contributions. they warn there is little capacity to pass cost on to customers without fuelling inflation. they write unquestionably in hospitality businesses will now have to reconsider investment plans to drastically cut hours for staff and some jobs, they also predict widespread small business closures within a year. to mitigate all that they called for the creation of a new 5% national insurance employer band up to £9,100 and for part—time staff working fewer than 20 hours

a week to be made exempt. you are live with bbc news. let's turn to the middle east. israel's new defence minister claims the country is close to defeating hezbollah. israel katz said the killing of the group's leader, hassan nasrallah, in september, was a �*crowning achievement�*, and all that is left to do, is �*finish thejob�*. he said he now hopes israel and lebanon can normalise relations. prime minister benjamin netanyahu appointed mr katz after sacking his predecessor, yoav gallant — a controversial move that sparked protests in israel. but shortly before mr katz spoke, hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets into northern israel. meanwhile, amidst the war in lebanon, authorities say at least 38 people are dead. that�*s after a series of israeli strikes across the country on sunday. the health ministry says at least 23 people, including 7 children, died in one raid, on a village north of beirut. security sources told the afp

news agency that the strike killed a hezbollah member who was visiting the village. meanwhile, palestinian rescue teams in gaza say dozens of people have been killed and wounded in an israeli strike on a house in the north of the territory. gaza�*s civil defence agency, which is run by hamas, said at least 30 people were killed — including 13 children. in a statement the israel defense forces said they believed "terrorists were operating" at the house in jabalia. jon donnison reports from jerusalem. injabalia, destruction and death are the reality of everyday life. grief. clawing through the rubble for those trapped underneath. more than 50 people were in the building, says ahmed, who says he lost a relative. grandchildren, children and daughters, he says,

all displaced, they had taken shelter there. he says they were all civilians. the bodies were taken to a nearby hospital. at least 25 people, including 13 children, according to gaza�*s civil defence agency. "god is all i need," abdullah cries. "this is a massacre." israel�*s renewed offensive in northern gaza has now been going on for weeks, targeting, it says, hamas, who it accuses of hiding behind civilians. and after more than a year of war, israel�*s leader is feeling strong and with a new ally. translation: in the last few | days, i have spoken three times with president—elect donald trump. these were good and very important conversations, conversations designed to further tighten the firm alliance between israel and the united states.

for months, america has been urging israel to limit the number of civilian casualties in gaza. donald trump has pledged to end the war. and benjamin netanyahu might be ready to listen. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. as israel�*s attacks on gaza continue, dozens of pro—palestinian demonstrators have been detained by police in amsterdam for defying a ban on public protests. hundreds gathered in dam square calling for an end to israeli strikes in gaza, while dissenting against the ban. demonstrations were temporarily banned by the mayor after israeli football fans were targeted in attacks on thursday night, following a match between maccabi tel aviv and ajax amsterdam. police say maccabi supporters set fire to a palestinian flag and attacked a taxi the day before the game. the ensuing violence — which led to at least 62 arrests — was condemned by leaders in europe, the us and in israel.

king charles has led the uk in two minutes of silence at the national service of remembrance ceremony in central london. he was joined by the prince and princess of wales along with political leaders. tens of thousands of veterans and civilians paid their respects to those who lost their lives in the two world wars and in other conflicts. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. the quiet precision of the servicemen and women on whitehall. the king led the nation in remembrance, as big ben signalled the start of the two—minute silence. big ben chimes

music: last post. the king laid the first wreath, honouring those whose lives had been lost in conflict. looking on, the princess of wales, as she continues her careful return to public duty. with her, sophie, duchess of edinburgh. queen camilla was not here — she�*s still recovering from a chest infection. at the cenotaph for the first time as prime minister and party leader, sir keir starmer and kemi badenoch. as the country paused to reflect. remembrance sunday is about those who served. at 104 years old, this was christian lamb�*s first time

in the march—past along whitehall. a navy veteran who�*d helped with the planning of d—day. it was so extraordinary, nothing i had been to before was like that. i was rather pleased to be there to celebrate with other people. 88 years younger was lexie pallett, here with the scotty�*s little soldiers charity to remember her father. there�*s so many emotions. there�*s pride, obviously there�*s sadness, — that�*s why we�*re here — but it�*s mostly pride and honour to know you are honouring your loved one and what they did. just being present here is so meaningfulfor so many on a day when they are being honoured. daniela relph, bbc news, the cenotaph. to manchester, where taylor swift has become

the first person to win best artist three times in the 30—year history of the mtv europe music awards. other winners on the night include sabrina carpenter, raye and tyla. the host of the awards, singer rita ora, paid a emotional tribute to liam payne, a former member of the british band one direction, who died in october. she said: "he brought so much joy to every room he walked into, and he left such a mark on this world." that�*s all for now. stay with bbc news. back shortly on business today. see you soon. hello there. finally some brighter weather to enjoy for this week, certainly for the first half of the week, it�*s looking sunny. cool at times with the clear

skies and light wind will see a return to overnight frost and fog. by the end of the week, for next weekend, it will be turning much colder with arctic air pushing southwards across all areas, this new area of high pressure building from the west bringing a different air mass, a drier air mass to start on monday, armistice day. it will stay chilly continues but dry with a lot of sunshine. the sunshine continues into the afternoon some cloud for northern and western scotland, perhaps a few showers with a northerly breeze, light winds elsewhere staying dry and sunny temperatures in the low teens where we should be for the time of year. a fine end to monday, we go through a dry night, still a few showers peppering the east and southeast coast, some cloud for far north scotland, under the clear skies it will turn cold, a touch of frost and may be filed through central and northern and western areas, less cold when we hold onto some cloud. here is our area of high pressure, strong area of high pressure dominating the scene for tuesday.

could see further showers just grazing the southeast of england through the day, more of a breeze for the east and southeast, showers east anglia and the southeast most areas dry with widespread sunshin,e lighter wind further north and west and temperatures into the afternoon range from ten to 13. another chilly night for tuesday night with clear skies. our area of high pressure will retreat further west to wednesday allowing this front to put into northern scotland this feature do affect the southeast, so top and tail of the country could be cloudy on wednesday with a few spots of rain and most of the rain should be through the channel and cross into france but it could graze east anglia and kent at times on wednesday. in between, a good slice of dry and sunny weather, and those temperatures into the low teens. similar sort of picture for thursday and friday, but beyond friday, we open the floodgates to an arctic northerly and this cold air will spread south through much of the country during the course of the weekend. variable cloud building

at times as we move towards the end of the week, still sunny spells around, nights will be chilly and then something much colder pushing in for next weekend.

as donald trump gears up to begin his second term in the white house, we discuss

what it could mean for asia. plus, the world�*s top climate summit begins today in azerbaijan. we look at climate financing and how a trump presidency could impact global climate goals. hello and welcome to business today. i�*m steve lai. it�*s being called the biggest political comeback in history. donald trump will return to the white house as the 47th president of the united states injanuary. but, what will that mean for businesses and economies in asia? on the campaign trial he regularly talked about trade and tariffs, saying goods from china will be subjected to levies of up to 60%. the rest of the world wouldn�*t not be spared either, but at a lower rate of around 20%. there are concerns the next stages of a trade war could pose additional challenges to the global economy. angela mancini from control risks. is it rhetoric or a bargaining tool? this is someone who has been wanting to have tariffs

for decades. indeed we