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. meanwhile, the bbc has revealed footage that appears to show the chief executive of the azerbaijani cop 2019 discussing potential oil and gas deals. there are a lot of joint ventures that could be established. cop29 has not responded to our request for comments. i can give you some

statistics... but activists involved in the talks say they don't think the summit will be derailed. if we're going to be able to hold warming to below 1.5, it will take the whole world to come together. the biggest geopolitical challenge the world faces is climate change. if we don't tackle it, we don't have a planet. but top of the agenda is the trickiest subject of all. they are calling this the money cop because the focus is on finance. negotiators want to agree a new goalfor how much money richer countries should be paying to poorer countries to move away from fossil fuels and also adapt their countries to climate change. at the moment, it's $100 billion a year. the hope is it will be hundreds of billions of dollars a year. developing countries would like it to be more than $1 trillion. the fear is, with the us likely leaving the field, it will be much harder to raise that money, and that, in turn, could mean countries dial down their carbon—cutting ambitions.

justin rowlatt, bbc news, baku. christian downie is an associate professor in the school of regulation and global governance at the australian national university. he spoke about the impact a second trump presidency might have on efforts to deal with climate change. i don't think we have ever seen a 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 who's on the records as saying climate change is a hoax, climate change is a scam and essentially has a administration that will do everything in its powers to stand in 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 effect of this on

the round of cop 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 biden administration has been very strong on climate change. president biden, a couple of years ago passed his flagship climate legislation, which has channelled billions of dollars into solar, wind, hydro etc. the concern is now we will see the us pull out of the paris agreement, to stand out of the tent and not participate. i don't think we will see the us do too much, it will be a lame—duck in these negotiations. the real question is will other countries like china, countries in europe, step forward into the vacuum and put forward ambitious positions on climate change. and do you think they will? look, i really don't know 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 this space, i don't think we will see anything like that from the trump administration. will europe have the political support to go forward, will china change its position and come forward with new funding, that is yet to be seen but we are all very hopeful. what is 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? yes, many countries in my own region, in the pacific, countries like tuvalu, kiribati and small island states are facing an existential crisis now

as small changes in sea level rises are affecting people's homes and livelihoods. we are seeing the impacts 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 in azerbaijan and put forward money that will help these countries transition, help them with the impacts of climate change. if they don't, many communities around the world will be much in a worse place in coming years. it has just gone 6am in baku in azerbaijan, the first day getting under way today. what are you looking out for that will tell us which direction these cop meetings will go? i think there's been a lot of concern in recent years around these cop negotiations that they have not been achieving enough, they haven't delivered outcomes many in the international community would 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's not because we don't know enough about the climate science, not because we don't have the technologies we need, we have most of these things. what has been the biggest obstacle is some countries, 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. if the climate negotiations can focus on cutting pollution, and not focus on burning more fossil fuels, we will be in a better place.

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 not to abandon ukraine. president biden will have the opportunity over the next 70 days to make the case to the congress and the incoming administration that united states should not walk away from ukraine,

doing that means more 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 wwestern 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, 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. james landale, bbc news. meanwhile, 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. our north america correspondent david willis has been following that report from the washington post. 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 in 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 putin should not seek to escalate the conflict in ukraine, warning washington 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 campaign does not comment on mr trump's contacts 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 vladimir 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 zelensky as 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. a lot of that 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 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 where a trump administration, future administration stands on all this, there was a reposting of

an instagram pictorial tonight by donald trumpjunior, his son, which showed an image of of mr zelensky with the caption, you are 38 days from losing your allowance. read into that what you will but i would not have thought it bodes especially well for the administration in ukraine, steve. president zelensky certainly won't want to see that. remind us about the relationship between donald trump and vladimir putin? they 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. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at a key story making news in the uk. leading pub and restaurant chains have warned the 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. plenty more on that on our website. bbc.com/news — including analysis of the budget. you're 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 injabalia. 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. demonstrations were temporarily banned 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 in the uk. 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 spain now — where to spain now — where valencia�*s regional valencia�*s regional government says government says resignations are "not resignations are "not an option" an option" after more than one hundred thousand after more than one hundred thousand people joined protests over people joined protests over authorities�* handling of floods authorities�* handling of floods that killed more than 200 that killed more than 200 people. an estimated 130,000 people an estimated 130,000 people came out for the protest in the came out for the protest in the mood was one of anger, furious mood was one of anger, furious at the local authorities at the local authorities because of the way they responded to the tragedy of to the tragedy of october 29. responded to the tragedy of october 29. in their responded to the tragedy of october29. in responded to the tragedy of october 29. in particular this protest were direct in their rage at the regional government of valencia, and the regional protest werejdirect,intheirezzws , w, , ”z ,, valencia, and protest werejdirect,in,their,e.,,.,-, , we , we ,, valencia, and the president carlos masson, protest werejdirect,in,their,e.,,.,-, , we , we ,, valencia, and masson, president carlos masson, protesters believing that the protesters believing that the

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

towards the end of the week, towards the end of the week, still sunny spells around, nights will be chilly and then something much colder pushing

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 in january. but, what will that mean for businesses and economies in asia? on the campaign trail, he regularly talked about trade and traiffs, 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%. if there are concerns the next stage of a trade war could pose additional challenges to the global economy. angela mancini from control risks explained whether all the tariff talk is just rhetoric or more of a bargaining tool. this is someone who�*s been wanting to have tariffs for

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