live from singapore, this is bbc news. russia issues a strong warning to the us —vowing an "appropriate response" if ukraine uses american long range missiles to strike its territory. a convoy of more than 100 aid trucks is looted in gaza — according to the un agency for palestinian refugees. and thousands rally in new zealand 5 capital over a bill that threatens to overhaul the country s founding document with the maori people.

welcome to newsday, i'm katie silver. the kremlin is vowing what it's calling a "tangible response" afterjoe biden gave ukraine permission to fire us—provided missiles into russian territory. at a press conference on monday, russia's foreign ministry spokesperson, maria zakharova, told reporters "kiev s use of long—range missiles to attack our territory would mean a direct involvement of the united states and its satellites in military operations against russia as well as a radical change in the essence and nature of the conflict." the kremlin has been warning against the move for months. vladimir putin has said russia could retaliate by arming the us�*s enemies. our russia editor steve rosenberg, has this analysis. a few weeks ago i sat down for an interview with the leader of belarus and he brought up the subject, and used as an example the iranian backed houthis rebels, saying be careful of the question

of long—range missiles, he said what would happen if the houthis came to vladimir putin and asked for missiles, missile systems that could be used to target aircraft carriers? he said as an example. so he seemed to confirm that this idea was on the kremlin�*s radar as one way of reacting to europe or america deciding to remove restrictions on the use of these long—range missiles. we have not heard anything like that in the last few days from vladimir putin, but his press secretary today did refer everybody back to his comments back injune, and that is when vladimir putin, as he sat down with media chiefs, came up with the idea of arming western adversaries. it is possible that could happen, but he also knows that in a few months�* time, donald trump is coming back to the white house.

there's been a mixed reaction from the rest of the world. the british prime minister refused to comment, saying doing so would only benefit russia. french president emmanuel macron, hailed the change in policy, calling it a long awaited decision. the german foreign minister — annalena baerbock — also welcomed the move. hungary�* foreign minister called the move "astonishingly dangerous". the country's prime minister, viktor orban, is close with vladimir putin. and at a meeting of the un security council to mark the thousandth day of the conflict — the us�*s envoy, linda thomas—greenfield, pledged more security assistance to ukraine in the coming days. i'm joined now by our north america correspondent david willis. thank you forjoining me. how is this response from vladimir putin and the kremlin being viewed in the white house and in washington? it’s viewed in the white house and in washington?— in washington? it's interesting that ou in washington? it's interesting that you mentioned _ in washington? it's interesting that you mentioned there - in washington? it's interesting that you mentioned there the l that you mentioned there the remarks of the us ambassador to the un, linda thomas greenfield, and hard on the heels ofjoe biden�*s

announcement or announcement in the media that these american—made long—range missiles will be authorised for use by ukraine, capable of striking targets inside russia. mr thomas greenfield made the point that additional american assistance would be provided to ukraine in the coming days. she did not specify the nature of that but we know that lotte miller zelensky has been pleading with officials in the white house for months to allow those long—range missiles to be used and indeed his foreign affairs minister today said the approval could be what he called a game changers. linda thomas greenfield also condemned the deployment of around 10,000 north korean troops to the region to fight

alongside russian forces, saying this was a sign of russia's desperation and said it was a move that was unprecedented in modern times. the situation in ukraine has also been galvanising discussion of world leaders. at the 620 discussion of world leaders. at the g20 summit in rio, the french president emmanuel macron came out in support of joe biden�*s decision to allow the authorisation of those long—range missiles. and it is possible of course that this could clear the way for the use of the so—called storm chaser weapons, the long—range weapons that britain and france have provided to ukraine.- provided to ukraine. david willis, thank _ provided to ukraine. david willis, thank you - provided to ukraine. david willis, thank you for - provided to ukraine. david willis, thank you for your | willis, thank you for your reporting.

to talk more about what comes next, i'm joined now by melinda haring, nonresident senior fellow at the atlantic councils eurasia center thanks forjoining me and let's talk about the response from the kremlin. was the reaction what you expected, particularly the idea that there —— that they may arm western adversaries.— they may arm western adversaries. _, ., ., adversaries. good morning. the res - onse adversaries. good morning. the resnonse from _ adversaries. good morning. the response from the _ adversaries. good morning. the response from the kremlin - adversaries. good morning. the response from the kremlin was | response from the kremlin was predictable. they fumed about how the west as being a responsible but the thrust of their argument is that the west is doing something new and it said the kremlin claimed that washington would be using its intelligent support in order to fire these long—range ballistic missiles. that is true. us support will be required. but what they left out is that the us has been providing intelligence support since day one of the war so there is no major change. us intelligence provided support over the battle of kyiv and over the seeking of one of the major

russian navy vessels in the black sea, so the kremlin is wrong with that there is a new evolution in the west. that is absolutely false.— absolutely false. the idea of arminu absolutely false. the idea of arming western _ absolutely false. the idea of| arming western adversaries, absolutely false. the idea of. arming western adversaries, do we have an idea who that might be and what the arming would look like and a timeframe on any of that?— look like and a timeframe on an ofthat? ~ ., �* ~ ., any of that? we don't know when the allegations _ any of that? we don't know when the allegations are _ any of that? we don't know when the allegations are very - any of that? we don't know when the allegations are very vague. i the allegations are very vague. the previous allegation were the who sees that it's important to put russian reps in greater context. vladimir putin loves to threaten the west, it is is go to. when the west, it is is go to. when the west does something he doesn't likes, he always threatens and he loves to threaten with nuclear weapons. he loves to threaten with nuclearweapons. it's he loves to threaten with nuclear weapons. it's very, very unlikely he will use nuclear weapons, even a tactical nuclear weapon because of the politics, so the biden administration has backed away and has refused to give permissions for these atacms,

the long—range weapons because he was afraid moscow would respond with nuclear weapons. the biden administration calculated it had a bit more room and that moscow is unwilling to use nuclear weapons as the presidential administrations are changing in the us. i administrations are changing in the us. ., , ., ., administrations are changing in the us. .,, ., ., ., the us. i was going to ask about the _ the us. i was going to ask about the timing. - the us. i was going to ask about the timing. do - the us. i was going to ask about the timing. do you | the us. i was going to ask- about the timing. do you expect to see any big reaction from the kremlin in the next two or three months before the president—elect comes to office or do you think they make sit on their hands and wait and see? i on their hands and wait and see? ~ , , on their hands and wait and see? ~' , , ., see? i think they will sit on their hands _ see? i think they will sit on their hands and _ see? i think they will sit on their hands and see - see? i think they will sit on their hands and see but. see? i think they will sit on their hands and see but it | their hands and see but it doesn't mean they are not doing anything. since the weekend we have seen major strikes in ukraine. the russians have downed numerous iranians drones and ballistic missiles and they are lobbing them at civilian infrastructure. it might be a boring story, but it is hitting and killing civilians including children and this is just as temperatures are starting to

decline in ukraine and that is no coincidence. the russians want to make it difficult, cold, dark and they want to break the will of the ukrainian people and this is the third winter that ukrainians are going into. it winter that ukrainians are going inta— winter that ukrainians are going into-_ winter that ukrainians are going into-— winter that ukrainians are auoin into. , ., ., going into. it has been a lot loner going into. it has been a lot longer than _ going into. it has been a lot longer than many _ going into. it has been a lot longer than many had - going into. it has been a lot - longer than many had predicted. melinda, thank you forjoining us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the family of harsh—ita brella, who was found dead in the boot of a car in east london last week, say they're heartbroken over her death. in an exclusive interview with the bbc in india, harshita's parents and sister, say all they want now, is justice. detectives in the uk believe harshita's husband, pankaj lamba, murdered the 2a—year—old, then fled the country. samira hussein reports from delhi. understandably these are

parents and a sibling overcome with grief and they cannot believe harshitha is no longer with them and when i asked them to describe what their daughter was like, the father was quick to say, she was really hard—working and studious and wanted to be a teacher and she would spend her time in delhi tutoring two sessions of children coming in and out of their suburban home, and then she would turn to her own studies. her sister said the two of them were inseparable. in gaza, the hamas—run interior ministry says its security staff have killed more than twenty members of criminal gangs involved in stealing aid trucks. the un says hundreds of aid trucks were attacked over the weekend. humanitarian workers described the attack as the worst of its kind since the start of the war in gaza. the un continues to sound the alarm about what it says is a worsening

humaintarian situaiton. leaders on the un security council — including from the us and uk — have been calling for action. we need a huge rise in aid, and 400 days into this war, it is totally unacceptable that it is harder than ever to get aid into gaza. we need to see all the steps fully implemented and sustained, and we need to see concrete improvement in the humanitarian situation on the ground. that includes israel allowing commercial trucks to move into gaza alongside humanitarian assistance. in lebanon — authorities say an israeli airstrike on central beirut has killed at least five people. it's the second day in a row that the heart of lebanon's capital has been targeted by israel's offensive against hezbollah. in israel itself —

rocket fire by hezbollah killed a woman in the north. the israeli military says more than a hundred projectiles were fired from lebanon. as washington continues efforts for middle east peace — us envoy amos hochsten is due to land in beirut for continued ceasefire talks between israel and hezbollah. 0ur correspondent frank gardner is following those developments. so of the two armed conflicts that israel is currently engaged in — one in gaza, the other in lebanon — there appears to be a much better chance of trying to get a ceasefire with hezbollah in lebanon. and amos hochstein, the us envoy, was due to be coming here very shortly, but he's currently delaying his trip, waiting for some clarification from the lebanese government as to whether they can accept a ceasefire proposal that's been put to them. and that would involve hezbollah, that's the militant organisation in southern lebanon, moving its forces north of the litani river, well away from the border

with israel because israel has made it very clear they want their residents to be able to return safely to northern israel and not be rocketed by hezbollah. what hezbollah want is a guarantee that israel won't keep, well, will leave lebanon, will stop the air strikes, and won't keep returning to lebanon. israel says they can't give that guarantee because they want to have the right to act inside lebanon if they think their security is threatened. and that, at the moment, is the sticking point. when it becomes clearer, i think we will see amos hochstein getting on a plane, coming here to the middle east. and there is a chance, i think there is a prevailing wind, put it like that, because the lebanese want this war to end, israel would like to wrap this one up — and i think there's a good chance that by the end of the year,

we will see the conflict in lebanon at least paused, if not stopped altogether. thousands of demonstrators are gathering in new zealand 5 capital to take part in a rally protesting a controversial bill that threatens to overhaul the country s founding document with the maori people. as many as 30,000 people are expected to attend ? the issue has divided the country which is known as a leaderfor indigenous rights. the issue garnered international attention last week, when this clip from new zealand's parliament went viral. a maori opposition mp initiating a haka in protest of the bill. today's gathering is the culmination of a hikoi, a peaceful march, that started at the top of new zealand 5 north island nine days ago. 0ur corresponent katy watson is there for us in welington. thank you forjoining us. you've been speaking with people on both sides of the issue. what are they telling you? issue. what are they telling ou? ., , . issue. what are they telling ou? ., . you? those at the march were sa in: you? those at the march were saying that — you? those at the march were saying that this _ you? those at the march were saying that this is _ you? those at the march were saying that this is not - you? those at the march were saying that this is not just - you? those at the march were saying that this is notjust a i saying that this is notjust a maori issue, when those issues,

those threat —— rights are threatened, it threatens everyone in new zealand and it gets to the core of what new zealand is all about, the treaty that was an accord between the maoris and the british colonisers of the time, and the argument is if you alter that evenjust and the argument is if you alter that even just the principles of the treaty, you are altering the rights of the maori people. the proponents of the bill say this is a new new zealand, a modern new zealand where we are notjust talking about maoris on the english, we are talking about a multicultural society and that needs to be reflected, but certainly the strength of feeling at the march i saw was there was a big push to not let this bill pass.— this bill pass. while it does seem unlikely _ this bill pass. while it does seem unlikely to _ this bill pass. while it does seem unlikely to pass - this bill pass. while it does| seem unlikely to pass many this bill pass. while it does - seem unlikely to pass many are saying even the introduction of it is stoking or generating an anti—maori sentiment. can you talk me through some of that?

absolutely. in the last few years there's been any —— a push to include maori culture here and when you speak to new zealanders they will pepper maori words with english. it's very much a real mix here, and there has been a pushback of certainty that some people feel there is too much or too many rights given and that needs to be reined back and of course thatis be reined back and of course that is where the conflict lies and bringing in a bill like this or introducing it even if it doesn't have the support that the critics of the bill say it is just stoking division and having that conversation in and having that conversation in a country that is seen as a proponent of indigenous rice —— right is making people see the division and questioning it, thatis division and questioning it, that is the damage being done about whether or not they will pass this.

toxic smog in india's capital delhi, has hit severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city. across much of northern india, pollution levels are more than 60 times higher than the world health 0rganisation recommends. the causes include farmers illegally burning straw stubble, along with factory smoke and traffic fumes. in the last two weeks in neighbouring pakistan, the city of lahore has also seen unprecedented levels of air pollution, with doctors telling the bbc they're concerned many more people will need hospital treatment because of it. the local government there says they had not anticipated this level of toxic smog. caroline davies reports. lahore was known as the city of gardens. now, you can hardly see the green through the grey. in the last two weeks, air quality has hit unprecedented toxic levels. some cannot escape it. translation: we are compelled to go out i because we have children. if we stay home, what will we do? we are labourers, we need to earn to be able to eat.

respiratory problems, eye infections, coughs, asthma. this ward estimates they've seen up to 25% more patients, and winter is almost here. in the coming one or two weeks, there will be the cool wave that will hit lahore and major cities of pakistan. and i am expecting that there will be a significant surge in respiratory diseases. lahore's markets are far from empty, but some have no choice but to stay inside. iram has three children, two with special needs. schools are closed, so are the parks. they are greatly disturbed by all this haphazardness, because they don't have anything to do. it is very difficult to survive in this environment. pakistan sees smog most years. the provincial government insists it was trying to control it, but hadn't prepared for this level. the air quality index is beyond our control, and i must admit that it is actually a surprise for us. we were not ready to face such

a kind of surge in aqi. change requires money and political will. if pollution outpaces pakistan's efforts, lahore and the millions who live here may stay trapped in these toxic clouds. caroline davies, bbc news. 45 democracy activists are due to be sentenced in hong kong shortly, marking the end of one of the biggest trials since beijing imposed a national security law on the territory to stifle dissent. the 45 were arrested after organising a vote to choose candidates for elections. the group includes some of hong kong's best known activists, including joshua wong. the last surviving military veterans of the uk s nuclear bomb tests of the 19505 are appealing to the prime minister to meet them, as part of their campaign for more recognition of what they say has been serious damage to their health. they've been speaking about their experiences in a bbc documentary

as dominic casciani reports. this the world doesn't know. i've been fighting this battle for 63 years. the world doesn't know. i've been fighting this battle for 63 years. for decades, the men who witnessed the british nuclear bomb tests have wondered whether they were part of a giant human experiment. it was really frightening. we thought we were going to die. this week, a special bbc documentary explores whether there was a cover up. 22,000 military personnel watched the british explode bombs in australia and the south pacific. some of these men have suffered cancers and had children with genetic defects that they linked to the testing. john morris says his son may have been one of them. he was at the christmas island bomb tests in 1956. he told the bbc film that when his first born, stephen, died, he didn't accept the official explanation. if that little baby had got

pneumonia when we put him to bed that night, we would have known. he was perfectly healthy when we put him to bed. iwas numb. the only time i really, really understood was that when the undertaker came with his coffin. a little... a little white box. baby stephen was recorded as having died from pneumonia, but the family later obtained records of potential lung defects. they suspect that was linked to the nuclear tests. other documents suggest the military were monitoring the men through blood tests. this sheet for a pilot recorded gross irregularities in his blood. this summer, more documents were uncovered suggesting a special directive from ministers led to records being destroyed.

the men have petitioned government after government and are raising funds to go back to court. three years ago they met sir keir starmer, but both labour and conservative governments have maintained no records have been withheld. military chiefs say there is no link between the tests and the veterans ill health, but other nuclear states have compensated their veterans. the veterans want sir keir starmer�*s government to write what they believe has been an historical wrong, and they have many allies in the labour movement. the ministry of defence now says ministers are looking hard at the issue, including the question of records, but that doesn't reassure the men. time is not on their side. legal action to discover if records were secretly destroyed would take years, so the men want a one—off and limited tribunal to help them get answers. whatever the truth, ministers say, the men are now recognised by a medal remembered forever more for their contribution

to national security. dominic casciani, bbc news. as world leaders continue to talk about climate change at cop29 in azerbaijan, scientists are working on new solutions. some have been shown to work at small scale, but they would need massive investment to make a meaningful difference. richard bilton reports. off the coast of north carolina, an experiment that might help us all. so we're heading out now. and this is an amphibious vehicle, so they'rejust going to drive straight into the surf. wow. kind of makes this vehicle super cool and very, very useful for this kind of work. they're here to monitor an experiment that might lead to a new way of capturing carbon. earlier this year, 80,000 tons of special olivine sand was dumped in the sea. it makes the water more alkaline, which helps the sea water capture carbon. 0livine is a mineral. it's naturally occurring. you can find it all over the world.

and what's special about it is that it dissolves relatively quickly, and it has a pretty high carbon removal efficiency, meaning on a tonne per tonne basis, one tonne of olivine will capture about a tonne of carbon. like here in the mountains of iceland, there are now more and more places where carbon is being captured. these machines, powered by geothermal energy, drag c02 from the atmosphere, and some scientists say we will need a lot more of this because at the moment to reach net zero, countries have been relying on forests and oceans to capture the carbon. the crucial point is we can't rely on mother nature helping us out here. as the world warms, a lot of carbon stored in natural sinks is actually getting rereleased into the atmosphere. what we need people to recognise is the only way to compensate for releasing carbon dioxide by burning a fossil fuel is to capture that carbon dioxide or some

other carbon dioxide, purify it, compress it, and put it back underground. science is finding alternatives to fossil fuels. welcome to the future. first light. and here they're using the sun's rays as power. this facility near cologne in germany uses solar energy. it's combined with organic waste to make carbon neutral fuel. in principle, it is a closed loop. we take the same amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, make a fuel out of it, and as is released during the combustion of the fuel. so it's a closed cycle. cutting our dependency on fossil fuels is still the world's best way of fighting climate change, but more and more science needs to play its part. richard bilton, bbc news.

that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. for some of us right now, there are some pretty tricky travel conditions out there — some snow, some ice — as cold air sinks its way across the uk. certainly a very cold feel to the weather on tuesday — more snow and ice for some. so what's going on? well, we've got this battleground, this dividing line between mild air still clinging on in the south, and something much colder surging down from the north. and along that dividing line, we've got a frontal system that has been bringing a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow. a lot of the snow over higher ground, but even seeing some to lower levels. parts of northern ireland, northern england, wales, the midlands starting the day with that wintry mix — some ice, as well. meanwhile, frequent snow showers in northern scotland — again, some ice to contend with here. through the day, the zone of clouds, still a bit

of patchy rain and hill snow pushing southwards across wales, the midlands, towards southern counties of england. another dose of heavy rain for the far southwest and the channel islands. further north you are, some spells of sunshine, but frequent wintry showers into the north and the northeast of scotland. and these are your afternoon temperatures, that cold air pushing southwards — 2—7 celsius at best. very cold indeed through tuesday night. still frequent wintry showers in areas exposed to this brisk wind. dry for many places inland with a bit of shelter. but it is going to be a cold start to wednesday morning with a widespread frost. quite a lot of sunshine around on wednesday, but some icy stretches and further wintry showers, again, in spots exposed to that northwesterly wind. it may be that we won't see quite as many showers at this stage on the east coast. the wind tending to push some of those showers out to sea. talking of the winds —

that wind will be pretty brisk, particularly up towards the north and the east. so those are your temperatures, 2—8 celsius at best — factor in the wind chill, it will feel colder than that. now, this little frontal system here may usher in some slightly less cold air from the north, but still some wintry showers as we head through thursday and friday. and then, for the weekend, signs of quite a big change. uncertainty about the detail, but it could be quite a deep area of low pressure pushes in from the atlantic. that would bring wind and rain, but something milder.

new delhi's pollution readings hit their highest levels of the winter so far, flights affected and construction work restricted. as a's budget airlines struggle with rising costs, we sit down with the boss ofjetstar asia. welcome boss of jetstar asia. welcome to boss ofjetstar asia. welcome to business today. let's start in hong kong with breaking news. this is the scene, some pictures outside the court where 45 pro—democracy activists are being sentenced in a landmark national security ruling. so far, a legal scholar has been jailed for ten years for subversion, while sentencing is ongoing for the

other activists. they are