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

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. our correspndent, david willis, gave me the latest. give us a sense of what xi jinping and joe biden had to say there in biden�*s waning days as president. these are two leaders who know each other well and this was the last meeting before joe biden disappears into the sunset in a couple of months�* time. and both stressed today the importance of the bilateral relationship between the two superpowers. president biden said he was proud of the progress that had been made between the two under his administration in areas such as military planning and discussions,

areas such as counter narcotics and artificial intelligence. president xi said he was, as he put it, ready to work with the united states. he warned against the two nations regarding each other as adversaries going forward or pursuing what he called vicious competition or seeking to hurt each other. the remarks obviously seem very much aimed not at each other but at the man who was not present today, the incoming president donald trump. he, of course, has vowed on the campaign trail to impose tariffs on chinese imports of up to 60% and that is something that china has said could very much hurt its economy and also hurt the economy of the united states. very interesting that earlier on in this meeting, president xi had told the leaders in general that he saw china coming out, becoming more engaged with the world and he warned

of the dangers of protectionism and isolationism. interesting. of course, donald trump does cast a big shadow over these meetings even though he is not yet in the white house. marco rubio looks set to become the next secretary of state replacing antony blinken. he is known as a china hawk. how will that factor into relations? it will have a significant impact. marco rubio is a china hawk and someone who has expressed in the past a steadfast support for taiwan and for its independence and he has also criticised china's military intentions and economic intentions as well. so there will be a lot of suspicion on the part of the chinese as far as engagement with the man who is to become america's top

diplomat is concerned. they will be looking as well, i think, to see if there is a twin track relationship. that opened up during the biden administration where, they were tough on things like tariffs they also open diplomatic channels to allow discussions to take place. will the incoming trump administration be less indulgent in that regard? will it be more chaotic? something that the chinese and leaders around the world hoping to find out. thank you. for morre analysis on the biden—xi meeting and the potential policy change under trump, i spoke with ho—fung hung, a professor of political economy atjohns hopkins university. we heard president xi telling biden he is ready to work with donald trump to try to improve the relationship between the two countries. how do you see a potential relationship between those two leaders, xi and trump, shaping up over the next four years? in the next four years,

i guess xijinping may be missing joe biden, because as a rival from the perspective of xijinping, the biden administration is easier to deal with because the biden administration always communicates the bottom line, their intentions and all the considerations very transparently. so xijinping can gain an upper hand but for the trump administration, besides having china hawks in the policy team, he has a characteristic of being unpredictable and in such cases it will be a tougher time at the negotiation table. speaking of unpredictability, you don't know how this will play out in terms of the donald trump mentioned

mentioned during the campaigns, up to 60%, most economists say that would have a catastrophic impact on economic relations between the countries. are we at risk of an escalating trade war here between china and donald trump and the united states? it depends on if the tariffs are selectively applied to china or if they are also applied to many other countries from french cheese to british cars and many other products. so it depends. and from a chinese enterprise perspective, they observe carefully to see how the tariff will be applied to different parts of the world because many chinese enterprises since the first trump administration and under the biden administration have been moving to vietnam and mexico to avoid tariffs, so if tariffs are escalated against china i think foreign

investors in chinese manufacturing in china will look to other places to move to and that would not be good for the chinese economic growth but for chinese enterprise they already find a way to cope with it. you mention mexico and we don't talk much about latin america and china but it has become one of the biggest focuses, trade with china there in the region. we saw xi jinping opening a massive deepwater port in peru ahead of the apec summit. do you think we see china moving into the us backyard here? definitely. china have been doing it for a while and even though there is some setback, in brazil, for example, brazil recently declared they would not sign up yet to the belt and road. jinping will be visiting brazil, the biggest country in latin america. china has been active in brazil and other latin american countries providing

an opportunity, particularly but also the latin american countries are also worried aboutjobs and the employment situation so they will welcome chinese investment but in terms of trade many latin american countries are less worried about china exports as the us and many other countries in the world. as mr biden wraps up his presidency, we're getting a clearer picture here in washington of what donald trump's second term in the white house might 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. i've been speaking with puck news political reporter abby livingston. i asked her what more we know about donald trump's pick for energy secretary chris wright. what i can say is on the spectrum of appointments that have come out at this point he is relatively normal. while that claim could be extremely objectionable to many of these viewers, it pales in comparison to a handful of other nominees that are raising much larger questions and many more alarms. i think you have a question of how much the senate is willing to challenge donald trump. i think in that context he is a relatively normal nominee who will probably get through the senate pretty easily. there are other names that are less normal, maybe we will see a bit more controversy, for matt gaetz for attorney general, pete hegseth for secretary of defense to name a couple. what is the sense that

you are hearing among republicans about some of these names are the chances that they might be approved by the senate? the key thing to understand is what's going on in the senate right now is we have a change of guard on the republican side which will control the senate next year. we're in very unsteady times. the new senate majority leader elect isjohn thune and we don't have a sense of how he's going to approach things compared to mitch mcconnell. there's going to be a majority. republicans will have a four or five seat majority in the senate. there are possibly a handful of senators can make up that margin and stop a nomination. i think itjust depends on how much pressure they feel, whether or not they will run for re—election and how much incoming they're willing to take from donald trump and his allies. when you look at some of these names that may not be exactly the way others would nominate, maybe not establishment choices, what does that show especially what we see some of the baggage coming along with some of these candidates, an ethics investigation

for matt gaetz, we know there are allegations in the past for pete hegseth as well. what does this show about the vetting of donald trump and his team when it comes to some of these nominees? it appears either there is not much vetting going on or vetting was disregarded. under any other president or a political environment these would be immediately questionable whether or not they will last a day, let alone into january. the other thing about this is, some of these allegations and concerns are so serious and the nominations are sometimes made later to inauguration day. they drop them so early that i think we will have two months of drip, drip, drip of allegations and relitigating of these records. it does seem like the trump team is moving quickly, definitely quicker than in 2016 in terms of naming people to the cabinet. some may think it was moving too fast. you put a name out there and you have a long time

where certain things could come up in the media. it moves so fast for that some of these, the matt gaetz one in particular went off like a bomb at the capitol. it wasn't held until the holiday or weekend to get senators a chance to get that composure and think about things, with them having to answer questions live as they found out about in front of reporters. generally these are moot. you can name them earlier but that doesn't change inauguration day. things cannot get moving untiljanuary 20. that's the proper kick—off. what picks are you watching for next? donald trump is been busy, we know he took off for mar—a—lago to attend a ufc ultimate fighting match in madison square garden. expecting picks over the weekend, what are you watching for? i think we've had the major ones already. i think the most outstanding situation now is the fbi. donald trump may claim he is not a fan of the current director, chris ray.

how that plays out and if there is a successor. that is one of the most sensitive, volatile posts in all of american government. whether or not donald trump is going to put someone in on the spectrum of a matt gaetz or someone more acceptable is the biggest question left right now. young appointees — we saw for the white house press secretary. she is only 27. this does take some some experience with up. it's not an easyjob for that is one of the hardestjobs in politics for any staffer. that said, i don't anticipate she's going to approach it the way a lot over past press secretaries which they study ahead of time and have the answers prepared. i think she's going to be as much offense with the reporters as we have ever seen. pictures now of the president xijinping, who attended

pictures now of the president xi jinping, who attended the ufc fight night match in new york, and here he is with dana white, the owner of the ufc and also with close allies, elon musk, and the speaker of the house, and he held the most infamous campaign rallies there —— donald trump, the president elect. palestinian health officials say at least 10 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 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. the g7 group of countries have reasserted what they call their unwavering commitment to ukraine, 1000 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: "russia remains the sole obstacle tojust and lasting peace. the g7 confirms its commitment to imposing severe costs on russia through sanctions, export controls and other effective measures." 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�*s 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 ukrainians face 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 trump, 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. hopefully you had a chance to look up at the sky last night and take in the dazzling beaver moon. 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 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. 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. tyson has convictions for rape, assault and cocaine possession 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.

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. climate change is bringing droughts and floods around the world, but in many countries it's doing something else as well... ..acting as a kind of chaos multiplier. i'm in somalia, one of the most dangerous countries in the world, to report on how climate change is making conflict in places like this even worse.

when drought hits, people begin to fight for access to food and water. translation: they stay back when they see my gun. - somalia didn't cause the problem. the entire country has emitted as much carbon dioxide since the 19505 as americans have in — wait for it — the last three days. but somalia is beginning to help itself — investing in new technology. starting new businesses. translation: | buy food from the shop. | starting new businesses. translation: | buy food from the shop. | i cook it and i keep the profit. there is hope. there is a whole narrative in the country that's called somalia rising. so what will it take to lift somalia out of the vicious cycle of climate and conflict?