i'm carl nasman. i'm carl nasman. us presidentjoe biden us presidentjoe biden met chinese president xi met chinese president xi jinping on saturday — jinping on saturday — the final meeting between the final meeting between the two leaders before mr biden the two leaders before mr biden leaves the white house. leaves the white house. they met on the sidelines they met on the sidelines of the apec summit in lima, of the apec summit in lima, peru. peru. mr xi described the mr xi described the relationship between china relationship between china and the us as having and the us as having "ups and downs" "ups and downs" but that it plays a key role but that it plays a key role in shaping global stability. in shaping global stability. he said that china is willing he said that china is willing to support a smooth transition to support a smooth transition when us president—elect when us president—elect donald trump takes office donald trump takes office in january. the comments follow in january. the comments follow mr trump's pledge mr trump's pledge to introduce significant tariff to introduce significant tariff hikes on chinese goods hikes on chinese goods as well as take a tougher as well as take a tougher diplomatic stance towards diplomatic stance towards beijing. beijing. during the meeting, during the meeting, president biden reflected president biden reflected on his relationship on his relationship with mr xi while in office. with mr xi while in office. we haven't always agreed we haven't always agreed but our conversations have but our conversations have always been candid always been candid and always been frank. and always been frank. we have never kidded one we have never kidded one another, we have been level another, we have been level with one another and i with one another and i think that is vital. think that is vital. these conversations prevent these conversations prevent miscalculations and ensure miscalculations and ensure the competition between our the competition between our two countries will not two countries will not veer into conflict. veer into conflict.

the competition, not conflict. that's our responsibility to our people and as you indicated, to the people around the world, we're the most important alliance and the most important relationship in the entire world. for more on the meeting, i've been speaking to yun sun, senior fellow and director of the china program at the stimson center. i want to get your reaction from some of the lines from the sun, the last between president xijinping and president biden. from the readout of the summit, we hear it this is a chinese message to the incoming president trump, ratherthan message to the incoming president trump, rather than a farewell message you to president biden. both americans and chinese know very well that president biden is in a classical term in a lame period

of his presidency and he says it matters for bilateral relations because under president trump, things will change. for china, the most they can do is use the opportunity to express their hope and aspirations and their vision for the bilateral relationship and hope that president trump will listen to the chinese message somehow. we heard from president xi jinping that china is willing to work with any administration, saying they want a smooth transition when it comes to china us ties but given some the rhetoric from donald trump on the campaign shall, how likely will that be? i campaign shall, how likely will that be? ~ ., ., ~' that be? i think we will look at a very — that be? i think we will look at a very turbulent - that be? i think we will look at a very turbulent period i that be? i think we will look at a very turbulent period of the bilateral relationship. if you look at the year of 2024, it is probably the year of the best us—china relations in the past eight years and donald trump has made a number of comments about trade and

balance trade with china and unfair trade practices. he also made comments about

unfair trade practices. he also made comments ab that this during this meeting that this relationship with china should be about competition, not conflict. have we seen that? we have seen some moments are pretty big conflict, the two sides talking but we have seen some agreement when it comes to climate change and reducing the flow of fenta nyl, for example, whereas the legacy of president biden lie here? the whereas the legacy of president biden lie here?— biden lie here? the first three ears of biden lie here? the first three years of the — biden lie here? the first three years of the biden _ years of the biden administration we saw more conflict and friction between the us and china. there was the anchorage meeting where the two sides were yelling at each other, and there were a number of interactions related to taiwan which peaked in the summer of 2022 when then house speaker nancy pelosi visited taiwan and the response was unprecedented from china around the island. then in 2023 and 2024 we saw the relationship starting to stabilise and we are seeing the corporation, limited cooperation as you mentioned, flowing from those

interactions but the competitive side of the relationship remains which is where the high—tech export restriction imposed by the biden administration continue to tighten. i would say that the biggest characteristics of the biggest characteristics of the biden china policy probably lies in this and eventually and some level of stabilisation was achieved during the last two years of his term and the big corporations he pursued have had some benefits with us national interest. has had some benefits with us national interest.— had some benefits with us national interest. has mr biden wra -s u- national interest. has mr biden wraps up his — national interest. has mr biden wraps up his presidency, - national interest. has mr biden wraps up his presidency, we i wraps up his presidency, we have had a picture of what the second who may look like. on saturday the president—elect picked oil executive chris wright to head the department of energy and to serve on the newly—created council of national energy. as secretary of energy, chris wright will shape policy towards nuclear security, scientific research, and renewable energy. the fracking boss is

a staunch defender of fossil fuels and has denied the existence of a climate crisis. he willjoin interior secretary nominee doug burgum on the energy council, which is tasked with "cutting red tape". mr wrightjoins a growing list of trump cabinet nominees, several of whom are facing intense scrutiny. to talk more about chris wright's nomination, i spoke to amena saiyid. she's a washington correspondent at cipher news. chris wright not a name we heard much about recently, where you surprised at this pick for energy secretary? his name wasn't mentioned among the ones that were floating around in the mainstream media. his positions don't come as a surprise for the day completely dovetailed with what president—elect trump has voiced throughout his campaign. he wants to aggressively pursue oil and gas production. and mr wright has been a vocal oil and gas advocate.

he has espoused fracking, which is the reason why the united states became the number one oil and gas producer. what does this counsel mean in terms of actual policy? it means they will vote for all energy types, meaning basically that fossil fuels are again in the mix. it means that coal

will get the push although market forces have driven coal for business, this administration will try to prop it up from i understand, from reading between the lines of those reports. i believe that they will have to play this balancing act in trying to move forward with a clean energy, which is being installed as renewables are being installed batteries are being installed and in different states. at the same time, it means lng, liquefied natural gas. palestinian health officials say at least ten people have been killed in an israeli attack on a un run school that was sheltering displaced families in gaza.

rescuers have been searching for survivors in the abu assi school in the al shati refugee camp. it's thought some people remain trapped beneath the rubble. joe inwood reports from jerusalem. siren wails. in the abu assi school in the al shati refugee camp. it's thought some people remain trapped beneath the rubble. in the abu assi school in the al shati refugee camp. joe inwood reports from jerusalem. siren wails. in the chaotic aftermath of the strike, they searched for anyone who might have survived. this was once a un—run school, abu assi, but had been providing shelterfor displaced families. israel has told everyone to leave the north of gaza. it is clear tens of thousands have not. that was not the only attack in gaza today. local health officials say 30 people were killed across the strip. this man witnessed another airstrike, reportedly on a barber shop in gaza city. translation: i saw people flying. - i brought my horse and carried them here. three people, they were torn to pieces. the missile suddenly fell on a barber shop. that's where we've been living since the start of the war. the israeli defence forces have confirmed they carried out the strike on the school, but said it was being used by hamas as a command and control centre, and that they tried to avoid civilian casualties by using

what they call "precise munitions." tonight in tel aviv, there were renewed calls from the families of the israeli hostages for a deal to be done. i call on you, leaders of the world, president biden and president—elect trump, don't give up on the hostages. two children, their parents and 97 other hostages are waiting to be saved. it's more than 400 days since the friends and families of many of these people were taken. 400 days that have brought nothing but death and misery to the people of gaza. joe inwood, bbc news, jerusalem. further north, israeli forces have continued to exchange fire with hezbollah in lebanon. lebanon's health ministry says an israeli attack killed at least six people while israel says a rocket attack damaged a synagogue in the city of haifa. also in israel, protesters again took to the streets

of tel aviv, as part of a string of weekly anti—government protests demanding a hostage release deal in gaza. police say two flares landed in the grounds of benjamin netanyahu's home about 50 kilometres — or 30 miles — away. no damage was caused and the prime minister was not in the building at the time. but security officials described the incident as "serious". it isn't clear who fired the flares. for more on this, i spoke tojoanne held cummings, former us diplomat and current director of middle east studies at baylor university in texas. the israeli military says hezbollah fired around 80 projectiles at israel saturday. does it seem either side is ready to lay down arms and sign a ceasefire deal? i don't think that it's likely right now. each side has its own reasons for keeping this fight going right now.

unfortunately, when we look at the motivations on the israeli side, netanyahu wants to be able to say that he wants to bring this to an end, he wants to bring civilians back to their homes in northern israel. he wants to have security across the border in lebanon. but much of this is dedicated to him positioning himself in terms of the incoming trump administration. hezbollah is having its own considerations with regard to the united states with her i think much more so is being driven by domestic considerations within lebanon as well as of course increasing anger and frustration with the level of destruction within lebanon. just a few days ago, israel's new defence minister, israel katz, said israel has defeated hezbollah.

is he right and if so, why are we still seeing continued fighting? we have to remember that i spent many years in iraq and afghanistan. i'm a little bit cautious about claims the missions accomplished. there is a lot of frustration within israel. notjust about the judicial coup which is been reactivated but also because the fighting in gaza has done absolutely nothing, from the point of view of the families of hostages, to bring people home. which they consider to be the most important thing. and the only reason for israel to be engaged in the war and putting israeli soldiers at risk. the fighting in lebanon is not something that they see as being a factor that is going to lead to the release

of hostages. there is a mismatch and i think that netanyahu to an extent is using opportunities to expand the war and to take the greatest amount he can so that when there is in agreement he can afford to give up the things he cares about and still keep significant territorial gains. can we zoom in on israel politics briefly? you mentioned frustration. minister yariv levin has called for calls for resuming judicial overhaul in response. that certainly what opponents of the would say there, a coup. we haven't seen that come up since the attacks last october. do you see this actually being pushed through, what are their chances of this judicial overhaul actually happening? to a certain extent

we have to look at why it is so important to some members of netanyahu his cabinet. the supreme court has been the only element in government that has been independent, that is taken a measured stance looking at the principles upon which thejewish part of the state of israel was founded. they have taken a stand against the government at different times. netanyahu does not like they're being an element of government that can gain and say what he wants to do. of course elements in his own government are very much opposed to that because they want to be able to push through things like annexation, which the supreme court has been very cautious about. i think this is an indication that they feel this is the time

to strike because the united states is not looking. let's turn to some other important news around the world. eight people have been killed and 17 others injured in a mass stabbing at a college campus in eastern china. police said a 21—year—old man who'd studied at the wuxi technical college was arrested. they said he admitted the attack because the institute had refused to issue his diploma. health officials in the united states have reported their first case of a new form of mpox, previously known as monkeypox. the patient, who was treated in northern california, had travelled to east africa. 19 african nations have now reported cases of mpox. in the uk, four cases of the disease have been confirmed, all from the same household. 0fficials here warn it is very infectious but that the overall risk to the public remains low. the g7 group of countries have reasserted what they call their unwavering commitment

to ukraine, 1,000 days since russia's invasion. in a joint statement to mark the 1000—day anniversary, the leaders of the us, canada, the uk, france, germany, italy and japan wrote: us presidentjoe biden signed that letter, but he will soon hand the reins to donald trump, and his choices could decide ukraine's fate over the next four years. for his part, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says mr trump's election victory means the war is likely to end sooner because the president—elect promised voters a quick end to the war. i spoke about how a trump white house may impact the war in ukraine with charles kupchan. he's a seniorfellow at the council on foreign relations and a former senior director for european affairs at the national security council. let's talk about zelensky his comments.

he thinks donald trump will end the war quicker than president biden. do you believe that? do you think that president zelensky believes that? i think zelensky is facing two cold hard realities. one is that president—elect trump and said he's going to make a determined effort to end this war and it looks pretty clear that us aid will not continue to flow at the same levels it did during the biden years. the second reality is that this is a war that is not moving in ukraine's favour. little by little the russians are gaining more ground. the chipping away at ukrainian territory. the ukraine faice manpower shortages of munitions and the comments from president zelensky are simply a function of the fact that he doesn't have a lot of options here

and has to follow trump's lead in an effort to try to negotiate a ceasefire and move from the battlefield to the negotiating table. we heard in the previous interview that the next few weeks and months could be crucial in terms of what happens with the conflict in the middle east. do you have the same view in terms of the war in ukraine? will this period between administrations in the us be crucial for both sides? i think were in a bit of a holding pattern right now. ukrainians, europeans, the russians are all waiting for trump to take office. i don't think a lot will take place during this lame duck session for the biden has made clear he can expedite the flow of weapons you get as much there before he leaves office as possible. i do think that 2025 will be the year of diplomacy. there will be a determined effort to bring this war to an end. whether that is successful of not, i think in some ways it

territorial issues in play are not the core issue. the territory will be determined by where the front line is, if and when a ceasefire takes hold. i think the bigger questions are will trum, biden, excuse me, zelensky, putin and the europeans be able to find common ground on a whole host of other issues that are likely to be on the table. in terms of determining those front lines of the conflicts, we see now north korean boots on the ground in this battle. how do you see that playing out? what do you think of the role of north korea now in this conflict? i think north korea is a key contributor to the effort to push the ukrainians out of the kursk region. putin does not want to mobilize more russian troops. he does not want to call up a large number of russians and make the war more unpopular at home.

and to some extent the arrival of these north korean troops helps him prevent that. is not a game—changer on the battlefield. we don't know yet whether they will actually show up in ukraine on the front line but it does, i think, indicate that time is not on ukraine's side, putin has the ability to get arms from north korea, get arms from iran, troops from north korea, and that is yet another reason that i think zelensky is going to pick up the bid from trump to try to negotiate an end to the war. it was billed as a fighting comeback for the former world heavyweight boxing champion mike tyson but in the end, his much—hyped fight against the social media influencer—turned—boxer jake paul ended in a loss to the 27—year—old newcomer. the bout saw 58—year—old tyson come out of retirement for his first fight since 2005. and it soon became clear

that he was struggling to stay with the pace. jake paul won the fight in unanimous points decision by thejudges. at the end of the fight, jake paul lowered his hands, and bowed to mike tyson, rather than trying to knock him out, which led to some of the audience booing. here's a little of what jake paul had to say to reporters after leaving the ring. i wanted to give the fans a show but i did not want to hurt someone who did not need to be hurt. did you feel mike's power at all? no. he hit you at one and you gave him the tongue. 0nly because the crowd, like, got turned up, but it did not actually hurt. hopefully, you had a chance to look up at the sky last night and take in the dazzling beaver moon. these pictures have just come to us from california. it's the fourth and final supermoon of the year. a supermoon is when the moon is closest to the earth, appearing bigger and brighter than normal, as will vernon reports. a super sight to behold.

last night's supermoon over glastonbury tor, in somerset. from around the uk, stargazers sent us these magnificent pictures. known as the beaver moon, this will be the last supermoon of the year. the supermoon is just when the moon is closer to us. so, its orbit is not circular, it's elliptical, so there are points in which it is closer to the earth than others and, of course, the closer it is, the larger it looks. so, that's what we call a supermoon is when it's a full moon and it happens to be very close in its orbit. the spectacular sight was also visible around the world, shining here over lebanon's war—torn capital, and in hanoi, where residents came out to see the moon dazzling in the night sky. it's been a good yearfor supermoons. last month's hunters moon was even brighter. but are we getting more of them? it'sjust, i think, a lot now

is social media has made them kind of a bit more well known, so people are more aware of them that they're going on — so, they were happening all this time anyway. but same with the names for them — people are more aware of them, which is great, because people look up at the night sky. and more cosmic treats could be in store this weekend. a meteor shower similar to this one seen in croatia in august could be visible in our skies on sunday night. but moon super fans will have to wait a while there won't be another one of these on show until october next year. will vernon, bbc news. the controversial gymnastics coach bela karolyi, who turned the united states into an international force in the sport, has died. he was 82. usa gymnastics said karolyi died friday. no cause of death was given. karolyi and his wife martha trained multiple 0lympic gold medalists and world champions in the us

and romania. he was known as a strict disciplinarian, running a training center dubbed karolyi ranch with his wife in texas. usa gymnastics stopped using the venue after an abuse scandal involving former usa gymnastics team doctor larry nassar. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. after what's been a pretty mild start to november, it looks like the second half of november is going to turn very much colder with our first real taste of wintry weather expected as we head into next week with the chance of some snow and ice, which could cause some disruption. now, for sunday, it looks like that cold air�*s already across northern scotland, bringing further wintry showers certainly to the hills here. but some brighter skies across northern and eastern england, too. but thicker cloud for northern ireland pushing across the irish sea into wales and the midlands will bring outbreaks of rain here. but again, we'll have quite a contrast in temperatures from north to south across the country. still some mild air looming here. now, that mild air stays in place across the south, cold air to the north and we'll start to see an area of low

pressure slide in off the atlantic and that'll bring increasingly wet and windy weather across the board. but as this rain bumps into the cold air across the north, then we're likely see a swathe of sleet and snow across some central and northern areas. now, this is how monday's shaping up now. bright with some sunshine across northern and eastern parts with further wintry showers across northern scotland. northern ireland, increasingly england and wales, will see the clouds build and outbreaks of rain will continue to push in from the west, turning heavier as we reach the second half of the day. again, quite a contrast in temperatures from north to south across the country. but as we move into monday evening, we'll start to see some sleet and snow develop across northern ireland and then in towards southern scotland and northern england as that rain bumps into the cold air and we'll also have further accumulations of snow across northern scotland with these snow showers. now, it could be that this area of rain could be a bit further southwards, in which case have to cater for a little bit of snow for north wales and perhaps even the north midlands. but as we head into the early part of tuesday, it looks like that sleet and snow may continue to affect parts of northern england, so some tricky driving conditions across the higher

routes of the pennines to start tuesday. and again, quite a contrast in temperatures from north to south across the country to begin tuesday. as we move through tuesday, though, eventually that low pressure pushes off into the near continent, opens the floodgates to an arctic northerly, and that'll send the cold air right across the country with frequent snow showers pushing into northern areas but draped around all coasts. so we'll continue to see very cold weather. quite a lot of sunshine further inland. cold nights as well with a significant risk of frost and ice. that's it from me. take care.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello, i'm vitaly shevchenko, co—host of the bbc�*s podcast ukrainecast. earlier, my colleague victoria derbyshire and me recorded a conversation with the former nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg. he worked with donald trump before and now he discusses what donald trump's second presidency means for the alliance, for ukraine, and what keeps him awake at night.

voiceover: ukrainecast from bbc news. - mr stoltenberg, welcome to ukrainecast. thank you so much for having me. you have stepped down but you have also been in touch with donald trump since he won the us presidential election. can i ask you what your — i know you texted. what was your — what did your exchange involve? it was a very brief exchange. i texted him after the elections and congratulated him on the victory — i think that's the proper thing to do when he wins the elections — and he thanked me and i think that reflects the fact that we actually worked together for four years, from 2016 to 2020. so, the last time when he was president, we had a good working relationship. and you've got incredible insight into working with him in a way that everybody wants to know what it's like to work with this man, especially now we have donald trump 2.0. that's correct. and there's a lot of concern in ukraine about trump 2.0,