lifted a ban on ukraine using long—range missiles supplied by washington to strike inside russia. the move comes after north korea deployed thousands of troops to help moscow's war effort. the authorization means ukraine can use army tactical missile systems, known as attack—ems to defend its forces in russia's kursk region. atacms are missiles that can reach up to 300 kilometers. it's a step further from the last time president biden eased restrictions on ukraine's use of american weapons. back in may, president biden allowed kiev to use high mobility artillery rocket systems, known as himars, against russian forces directly across the border. russian president vladimir putin has yet to comment on the reports. he previously warned the west that he would consider such a move to be a major escalation in the conflict. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is in eastern ukraine and has the latest. it's a powerful weapon

with a range of almost 200 miles, capable of hitting targets deep inside russia. for months kyiv has been pleading for permission. tonight, news that washington has finally relented. president zelensky almost confirming it. translation: today, many in the media say we have received permission to take appropriate actions. but strikes are not made with words. such things are not announced. the missiles will speak for themselves, definitely. earlier, one of the largest russian attacks in months. missiles and drones targeting cities all across this vast country. the south was hit hard. in odesa and mykolaiv, rescuers were busy from first light dragging survivors and bodies from the wreckage of homes. after almost three years of this, there is exhaustion and fear that this is

what the long winter months have in store. ukraine's electricity grid was the main target, triggering power cuts in several cities. and when the power goes, so too does the water. for the people of odesa, a long trudge to the nearest emergency supply. "i don't think we'll get water today," says yulia. "maybe tomorrow in the evening." president zelensky congratulated the men and women of ukraine's air defences. including natalia grabarchuk, shooting down her very first cruise missile. "did it hit?" someone asks. "yes," comes the answer. if you look to the map, it's difficult to find any in kyiv, parts of a missile shot down by ukraine's air defences, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. when the sirens sounded,

some headed for the capital's famously deep underground. after almost three years, most now stay at home. but winter is approaching and russian forces are advancing in the east. there's a renewed sense of pessimism and danger. a reminder of that tonight in sumy, close to the russian border, a missile landing in a residential area killing ten and injuring dozens. paul adams, bbc news, eastern ukraine. for more on the reaction from moscow — here's our russia editor steve rosenberg. the only reaction so far is from senior russian politicians, the head of a pro—kremlin party said he believed this is a serious escalation that would have serious consequences. a senior russian senator said it was a step towards a world war. but keep in mind what really counts in russia is what

president putin says, and he hasn't said anything at all so far. but recently moscow has sent severalsignals, messages, call them what you will, to the west, to the effect of "don't do this, don't remove your restrictions on the use of your long—range weapons, don't allow ukraine to strike deep inside russian territory with these weapons." in september, vladimir putin said if this was allowed to happen, he would say that as the direct participation of nato countries in the war in ukraine. he said this would substantially change the very essence, the nature of the conflict, and said it would mean nato countries would be fighting with russia. so what material impact could mr biden�*s decision have on the war? i've been speaking with retired colonel brendan kearney, the former chief of staff of us marine corps forces europe i think it's going to have a material impact on the war

itself and the reason i say thatis itself and the reason i say that is these weapons systems, the ones that britain is providing along with other weapons systems allow the ukrainians to go ahead and strike deep into russia, in the sense of infrastructure, command and control, logistics and locations they have along with the airfields, so it's going to make a difference. how much, we don't know but i think it will be significant. [30 much, we don't know but i think it will be significant.— it will be significant. do you think they've _ it will be significant. do you think they've been - it will be significant. do you | think they've been operating it will be significant. do you - think they've been operating on an uneven playing field where russia can do what it wishes to do whereas ukraine this impedimentand do whereas ukraine this impediment and how much more are they better than the permissions granted back in may? permissions granted back in ma ? ., may? you say the uneven playing field and all _ may? you say the uneven playing field and all i _ may? you say the uneven playing field and all i can _ may? you say the uneven playing field and all i can say _ may? you say the uneven playing field and all i can say to - may? you say the uneven playing field and all i can say to you - field and all i can say to you is for whatever reason

president biden was advised to take this sort of is incomprehensible in the way that you fight a war. you give somebody had weapon system and then you tell them, 0k, take your right hand and place it behind your back and a new set. this is something along the edge overdue and i'm thrilled that the ukrainians are now being able to use the systems as best they can based on the technological limitations that come with them and i think it's to the advantage of ukraine. i think this should have allowed over a year ago and shame on joe biden and his advisers that we did not do this then. what we did not do this then. what do ou we did not do this then. what do you think _ we did not do this then. what do you think we _ we did not do this then. what do you think we could - we did not do this then. what do you think we could see - we did not do this then. what do you think we could see from the kremlin? we've not heard yet but previously we've heard it said this would be a major

escalation of the conflict so what would you see the russian response being? i what would you see the russian response being?— response being? i don't care about it, _ response being? i don't care about it, i — response being? i don't care about it, ithink— response being? i don't care about it, i think it's - about it, i think it's irrelevant. russia is looking for a wall fort on their terms and they started this war a couple of years ago a war fought on their terms. now they are finding out that ukrainians will be allowed to fight a war on the same terms they have. look what they did as you described in the previous reporting, they are launching attacks against ukrainian infrastructure, so let the ukrainians launch attacks now on russia infrastructure and war is awful, is terrible and that was my business for 31 years and the ukrainians should be allowed to play the same game, with exactly the same rules. ., ., , . ,

rules. you mentioned 31 years. drawinu rules. you mentioned 31 years. drawing on _ rules. you mentioned 31 years. drawing on that _ rules. you mentioned 31 years. drawing on that experience, i rules. you mentioned 31 years. i drawing on that experience, how do you see it coming to a close or ending?— do you see it coming to a close or endin: ? ., ~ ., �* ., ., or ending? you know? i've got a lot of time _ or ending? you know? i've got a lot of time in — or ending? you know? i've got a lot of time in the _ or ending? you know? i've got a lot of time in the military - or ending? you know? i've got a lot of time in the military and i lot of time in the military and more time studying history and i wish i could give you something in my ability to forecast the future that would see how this will come out. but i think the odds of ending this thing equitably for both parties is improved when you go ahead and say everybody is fighting fairly and on the same level of involvement. that has not been the case until now. so, i don't know. it will have to be the ukrainians who are satisfied and the russians are satisfied and the russians are satisfied because, if they are not, this willjust be delayed with some sort of transitory peace that occurs and then they will start again. and that's not what we want. europe

doesn't need that, the west doesn't need that, the west doesn't need that, and hopefully some sane minds will be involved in going ahead and figuring out a long piece for both ukraine and russia. brendan clearly there. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ali price has more on this investigation.— ali price has more on this investiuation. , . ., investigation. they are dealing with an international— investigation. they are dealing with an international manhunt| with an international manhunt because as police have confirmed her husband has been named as the main suspect in her murder, murder they say took place around a month ago. the body was discovered in the boot of a car in ilford and

east london in the early hours of thursday, about 100 miles from her home in corby. we are told around 60 detectives are looking into the case, cctv, house—to—house inquiries, property searches and say they are satisfied there is no risk to the wider public. joe biden has become the first sitting us president to visit the amazon rainforest. while there he promised more funding to fight climate change, including an additional 50 million dollars to the amazon conservation fund. that brings the us commitment to 100 million dollars — well short of the 500 million he's said previously he would pledge. president biden warned of the existential threat of global warming — which has often been dismissed by president—elect donald trump, the man set to replace him.

it's true, some may seek to deny or delay the green energy revolution that's under way in america, but nobody, nobody can reverse it, nobody. not when so many people, regardless of party or politics, are enjoying its benefits. not when countries around the world are harnessing the clean energy revolution to pull ahead themselves. the question now is, which government will stand in the way and which will seize the enormous economic opportunity? i'd say the feeling here is thejoe biden�*s visit is too visit is too little, too late even though he's an outgoing president, and i would say a bit of frustration brazilian authorities regarding whatjoe biden promised

to the amazon region and what was actually being done. among the brazilian scientific community, a lot of people are afraid of the second trump administration, especially because of the possibility of him withdrawing the us from the paris agreement. the us is the second biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the world, so the idea is that if president trump withdraws the us from the agreement, the destruction in the forest, that could increase to a point past the point of no return then the amazon rainforest will be transformed into something else and there might be a fear that might happen depending on the environmental policy that another trump administration puts into place. the visit to the amazon comes at the end of a busy

weekend for the outgoing us president. joe biden met with chinese president xijinping on the sidelines of the apec summit in peru. the pair spoke of trying to ensure a �*smooth transition�* into the trump administration. and in a robust readout of the meeting, beijing said president xi had underscored that "a new cold war should not be fought and cannot be won. containing china is unwise, unacceptable and bound to fail". for more on the meeting and the future of the us—china relationship under donald trump, i spoke with frank januzzi, who worked withjoe biden as a staffer during his time as a us senator. joe biden and xijingping have a 20 year relationship in the two of them together have work to stabilise the us and china relationship and avoid one of conflict and cold war sentiment, even if they've not been able to forge a truly close partnership. i think no one would describe the us and china relationship today is one

of friends, yetjoe biden and xijingping have managed xi jingping have managed differences xijingping have managed differences over taiwan, north korean policy or russia and ukraine, and tried to land a lease stability and ballast to a relationship which is vital to the future of the planet. —— at least. to the future of the planet. -- at least. �* ., , , at least. biden has been in ower at least. biden has been in power for _ at least. biden has been in power for four _ at least. biden has been in power for four years - at least. biden has been in power for four years and i at least. biden has been in - power for four years and during that time he has taken a strident approach to china so what you see is the legacy when it comes to his policy on china and east asia during his four years in office? jae and east asia during his four years in office?— and east asia during his four years in office? joe biden took a lot of instruction _ years in office? joe biden took a lot of instruction from - years in office? joe biden took a lot of instruction from mike | a lot of instruction from mike mansfield who was a mentor or in the senate and described to joe biden the importance of alliance relationships. when one looks at the joe alliance relationships. when one looks at thejoe biden legacy across the indo per specific one sees the lessons of mike mansfield are the most important bilateral relationship bar none is that

between the us and japan and biden has consolidated that relationship and importantly at as forge a new triangular relationship with japan, south korea and the us. the spirit of camp david, reaffirmed again in peru with the three leaders meeting and this provides the us with a platform to engage china from a position of strength so the lattice work relationships thatjoe biden has built across the indo—pacific are now being proved against donald trump this to the fullest extent donald trump to manage it. tell me how, what are the marca nations

in place to make it donald trump proved. what goes on behind the scenes. these are multilateral relationships like the vietnam and philippines. likely to be sustained in a trump administration and includes the trilateral meetings and likely to be sustained by donald trump and includes some of the measures that donald trump himself imposed like tariffs on chinese goods and joe biden never took the tariffs off so there is a protectionist element even in the biden approach to the trade struggle and competition with china. all of those things i think will likely be sustained but i know from talking to chinese interlocutors in the last couple of weeks as their attitude in the recent weeks is to buckle up. number remain buried under

rubble after a strike on an apartment building in the town of beit lahiya. further south, ten people are reported to have been killed in a strike on a refugee camp. five more were killed in a strike on the city of khan younis. israel says its assaults on northern gaza are aimed at stopping hamas from regrouping. (box meanwhile in hezbollah says its media chief is dead, after an israeli airstrike in the centre of lebanon's capital, beirut. mohammed afif was one of the few remaining public faces of the group, whose leadership has been wiped out in a series of israeli attacks. nafisay kohnavard was at the scene of that attack in central beirut the building behind me, in the dark, it's the headquarters of syria ba'ath party in beirut and the head of hezbollah, the press office, he had a meeting here apparently and we could

hear a big missile flying over central beirut and i could hear it myself, flying overhead and coming and landing here, which is very close to a very kind of christian populated area of beirut, in the centre of the town. it's outside the south of beirut. it's not hezbollah stronghold, or anywhere that hezbollah normally are there. but here, it's a very mixed area and the attack created a lot of fear. we have to move because still they are removing rubble, and we are not sure they have recovered a body because they asked us to stop filming in this direction because usually they don't allow the media to film the moments that they are bringing indecent assault and sexual

touching incidents iare een 2001 indecent assault and sexual touching incidents iare bringingi our bodies. the situation is moments that they are bringing our bodies. the situation is tense and people are scared. tense and people are scared. because this is another sign because this is another sign that nowhere in beirut can be that nowhere in beirut can be safe because this attack safe because this attack happened without any warning happened without any warning because it was a targeted because it was a targeted assassination and it is in assassination and it is in central beirut on the central beirut on the situation, as you can see, is situation, as you can see, is very, very tense around us. very, very tense around us. touching incidents between 2001 more than 20,000 people have been displaced more than 20,000 people have been displaced across haiti s capital across haiti s capital port—au—prince injust port—au—prince injust four days as residents flee gang violence. four days as residents flee gang violence. the crisis has disrupted the crisis has disrupted critical supply chains critical supply chains and isolated the city, and isolated the city, making it difficult for aid making it difficult for aid groups to provide support. groups to provide support. well armed gangs control around well armed gangs control around 80 per cent of the city, routinely targeting civilians. veteran australian broadcaster alanjones has been arrested after an investigation into a series of sexual abuse allegations. new south wales police said a strike force was set up

in march to investigate several 80 per cent of the city, indecent assault and sexual

let's turn to pakistan — a country at the forefront of the impacts of climate change. in the north, approximately 118,000 people are in areas deemed high—risk, due to the threats of glacial floods and landslides. the conditions, worsening as temperatures warm — are forcing entire communities to relocate. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has visited the northern pakistan—administered region of gilgit—bal—tistan and sent this report. forbiddingly beautiful. ice—laden, precarious. here in pakistan—administered gilgit—baltistan, jagged glaciers, blackened by soil, number over 7,000. they are under threat. researchers say they have seen the weather become more extreme, more unpredictable. and that doesn'tjust have an impact on these incredible glaciers,

but on the whole environment. and as the landscape changes, so, too, does the shape of people's lives. this is what happens when a glacial lake bursts. tearing the ground beneath your feet — entire valleys. homes now rubble. this was komal�*s home. now all that's left — a sheer cliff. she is still traumatised by what happened. people running out of their home, some people taking their stuff from their home. they were trying, because they were not sure of, will anyone come to us, will anyone save us? what do you feel now when you stand here, this was the village of badswat. homes, a school, livelihoods, repeatedly flooded. years after the glacial lake burst, parts are still underwater.

it's now considered impossible to live even on its edges. the whole village is being relocated. across the north, more than 118,000 people are estimated by the aga khan development network to be living in high risk areas. i can say that after five or ten years it will be very difficult for us to even survive. year by year, we are facing more and more disasters. so we cannot stop these events because this is a global issue. and locally, we cannot do for this thing. what we can do is we can just mitigate or we can just prepare our people to face such events. we have been from village to village, valley to valley, on this trip. people keep telling us the same thing — that they are seeing more changes now than they have ever done in their lifetime. and they are worried that this is just beginning. sultan ali's home has been narrowly spared but he knows it may not be again.

he says there is nowhere else to go. translation: you can | see my granddaughters. they are very worried. living here, constantly thinking about under what conditions we live our lives. if the flood comes, it will take everything away, and there's nothing we can do about it. i can't blame anyone. it's just our fate. what will this generation remember of this time of uncertainty, when the seasons move and the ice disappears, and what will become of the land they will inherit? caroline davies, bbc news, gilgit—baltistan. have you ever been told you look like madonna? maybejustin bieber or even taylor swift? well in the last few weeks, many cities around the globe have been hosting look alike contests, and this week the us city of chicago hosted a competition to find out who most looked like �*the bear�*

starjeremy allen white. the winner picked up a grand prize of $50 and a pack of cigarettes. (that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. it might be time to break out the winter wardrobe over the next few days. we are heading for a cold spell. as the air comes all the way down from the arctic, it will increase the risk of some snow and ice, and certainly some widespread overnight frost, particularly into the early hours of wednesday morning. the cold air not quite arriving to all, still relatively mild down in the south—west, but a bitterly cold start in sheltered western rural parts of scotland — temperatures way below freezing and perhaps even some freezing fog as well. but generally scotlan