live from singapore, this is bbc news. vladimir putin threatens any country supplying weapons to ukraine as he flexes his muscle, launching a new intermediate—range ballistic missile at targets in ukraine. the international criminal court issues arrest warrants for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former defence minister yoav gallant, as well as a hamas leader, citing criminal responsibility for alleged war crimes. a fifth tourist has died in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in laos. it's believed they drank tainted alcohol while on a night out. and after much controversy former congressman matt gaetz withdraws as donald trumps nominee for us attorney general

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. vladimir putin made a direct warning to britain, the us, and any other countries supplying ukraine with long—range missiles, to fire at targets on russian soil. he said moscow had the right to use its weapons against the military installations of those countries. kyiv is believed to have already used us and uk long—range missiles inside russia this week. speaking in an address to the nation, he also revealed russia had launched an experimental hypersonic ballistic missile at a military target in ukraine. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report from moscow. the kremlin leader has upped the stakes in an escalating conflict. in an address to the nation, his reaction to ukraine launching us and british long—range missiles at russia. translation: from this moment, as we have underlined many - times before, the regional conflict in ukraine, one provoked by the west, has taken on elements

of a global nature. in response, president putin said, russia targeted ukraine with a new intermediate—range ballistic missile. then, this warning to countries supplying kyiv with weapons. translation: we have the right to use our weapons against - military facilities of countries that allow their weapons to be used against our sites, and if there is an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond just as decisively and symmetrically. i recommend ruling elites of countries hatching plans to use their military forces against russia to think seriously about this. for months, vladimir putin had been warning the west, "you allow ukraine to use your long—range missiles to attack "russia, and we will view that as nato countries entering "a direct confrontation

with moscow." but this national address is the starkest sign so far from mr putin that he is ready to hit back. the uk—made storm shadow has a maximum range of around 150 miles. moscow says ukraine fired missiles like these into russia's kursk region and accuses britain and america of escalating the war. the escalation at every turn, at every step, is coming from russia. they are the ones who are escalating this. they are the ones who started this war. it's because of their aggression into a sovereign territory, ukraine, and this war can end today. you hear us say this over and over again. it can, if russia would stop the war and stop what they are doing with their aggression. but little prospect of a kremlin u—turn. vladimir putin has delivered his warning. now he will wait to see if the west believes him. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. mark cancian, a senior adviser at the center for strategic and international studies assesses how seriously the west and the us

will take putin's threats. i think they will take putin's threat seriously in the sense that there is a redline there, but i do not think they will stop providing the kind of weapons they have provided up until now. i think they may put restrictions on these weapons, for example, not causing a lot of civilian casualties, not attacking nuclear facilities or nuclear power plants, the kind of thing that would cause catastrophic damage in russia, and that is part of a doctrine that these conventional attacks must cause massive destruction. there will be a limit, but i do not think the us will change its current policy. do you think we will see an escalation? i do not think so. i think that ukraine will continue to use these weapons as it has, that is relatively small numbers and specific

military targets. and that the united states will continue to provide aid that it has pledged — the united states is also trying to get aid out the door before the trump administration, and that has the appearance of an escalation but that is mostly driven by us domestic policy. speaking of trump coming to the white house injanuary, how do you think things will change once he is in control of the white house? clearly there will be some changes, perhaps major changes. important to keep in mind, though, that support for aid to ukraine is still very bipartisan in the us, if there were a bill sent to congress to provide additional aid, it would pass, although many republicans have become sceptical and there are still many republicans supporting ukraine, and all the democrats would vote for it.

the big change we will probably see right off the bat is in the negotiations, trump has pledged to personally negotiate an end to the war, and i think that will happen very quickly. how do you think putin will approach the trump administration? i think there will be, frankly, some personal diplomacy. trump likes that, it goes back to his beginnings as a real estate developer in new york, trump has said that he will meet with volodymyr zelensky and vladimir putin to conduct these negotiations, so i think you will see reaching out on both sides, may trying to put pressure on both sides. the international criminal court issued arrest warrants on thursday for the israeli prime minister, his former defence minister, and a hamas military leader over alleged war crimes. the icc says there were reasonable grounds to believe

that benjamin netanyahu and yoav gallant were responsible for "war crimes of starvation, "crimes against humanity of murder, persecution "and other inhumane acts" in the war between israel and hamas. mr netanyahu accused the icc of anti—semitism, saying his country wouldn't be deterred from its war aims. us presidentjoe biden called it outrageous. a separate warrant was issued for a hamas military commander, mohammed deif. mr deif was a key architect of the october 7 attacks, in which more than 1,200 people were killed and 250 abducted. israel says it killed deif earlier this year, though the court said it's not in a position to determine that. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports. the war that broke gaza, triggered by the crimes of hamas, has left israel's leaders facing criminal charges themselves. prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former

defence minister, yoav gallant, called to trial by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, persecution and starvation as a method of war. mr netanyahu tonight called it a black day for nations. a third arrest warrant was issued for hamas military chief mohammed deif, a key figure behind the 7th of october attacks, who israel says it killed earlier this year. he accused the court of being biased and descriptive story. several countries, including the netherlands and ireland have said they will carry out the arrest warrants. no such explicit commitment from the spokesman who said the uk remain committed to an immediate ceasefire in gaza. it

is a diplomatic nightmare for israel. said we were in uncharted territories because israel and benjamin netanyahu are not like anyone else. we are not like anyone else. we are dealing with a very powerful country that has as its closest ally the most powerful country in the world, the united states of america. the court said there was no clear militaryjustification for israel impeding humanitarian aid to gaza and the restrictions on medicine had meant children and during amputations without an anaesthetic. little hope in gaza that today's ruling would change much. translation: ., , ., change much. translation: ., ., �* translation: netanyahu won't start, neither _ translation: netanyahu won't start, neither this _ translation: netanyahu won't start, neither this court - translation: netanyahu won't start, neither this court nor- start, neither this court nor the whole world can stop him. the genocide will continue and we have no voice. translation: , , ., we have no voice. translation: , ., ~ translation: this is all talk, but it won't — translation: this is all talk, but it won't change _ translation: this is all talk, but it won't change anything. l but it won't change anything. listen. — but it won't change anything. listen, i'm 54 years old and i've— listen, i'm 54 years old and i've seen_ listen, i'm 54 years old and i've seen the world. they never judge _ i've seen the world. they never judge the — i've seen the world. they never judge the israeli military, not even — judge the israeli military, not even the _ judge the israeli military, not even the international criminal

court — court. translation: ., ., translation: you should have made this decision _ translation: you should have made this decision a _ translation: you should have made this decision a long - translation: you should have made this decision a long time | made this decision a long time ago _ made this decision a long time ago do— made this decision a long time ago do you _ made this decision a long time ago do you see _ made this decision a long time ago. do you see how- made this decision a long time ago. do you see how much - made this decision a long timej ago. do you see how much the people — ago. do you see how much the people are _ ago. do you see how much the people are suffering. - ago. do you see how much the people are suffering. hunger, i people are suffering. hunger, cold, — people are suffering. hunger, cold, bombardment. - people are suffering. hunger, cold, bombardment.- people are suffering. hunger, cold, bombardment. more than so many peeple _ cold, bombardment. more than so many peeple were _ cold, bombardment. more than so many people were killed _ cold, bombardment. more than so many people were killed today - many people were killed today in australia strikes across gaza. one woman lost all three of her children. benjamin netanyahu presenting himself as israel's project to now risks becoming a pariah abroad. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. gissou nia, a human rights lawyer and director of the strategic litigation project at the atlantic council, on the consequences for the israeli pm and his former defence minister. the question is whether or not this will be enforced. i think what is a more immediate outcome is that netanyahu and gallant will have their travel severely restricted. we were not sure what icc member states and who are

allies of israel were going to say about the warrants but we saw a whole range of reactions today and it is clear the netherlands, belgium, spain, france, norway, italy, ireland, the list goes on — they have all indicated they will enforce the arrest warrant in line with their obligations as icc member states, so that really restricts the scope of where netanyahu or gallant can travel. is this ruling undercut somewhat by the fact the us is not signed up to the icc? in fact, us presidentjoe biden called it "outrageous". the us obviously has had a relationship with the international criminal court that ebbs and flows. they were supportive with the investigation into russia's war crimes in ukraine, and now have been very opposed to what the icc has been doing with the investigation in palestine. however, what we can expect is that when the trump administration that will be

incoming injanuary takes office, they may seek to reinstate some of the targeted sanctions on icc officials that they had during the previous trump term. we saw a bunch of republican lawmakers today take to the x platform and sanctions — increase sanctions on an isolation on the court from the global financial system through american influence on that system. i think it will be some rough times ahead in terms of the us relationship, but certainly the work of the court carries on, and we have seen many allies of israel support the work of the court and the issuance of these arrest warrants. a british tourist has become the fifth person to die from suspected methanol poisoning in laos, in southeast asia. an australian woman, a us man, and two danish nationals have also died, while another australian woman remains critically ill in hospital. they all fell ill in the popular backpacking town of vang vieng. simonjones has the latest.

a magnet for young tourists, many of them british, backpacking across southeast asia, enjoying the scenery — and the nightlife. the freedom of being away from home, often for the first time. but for simone white, a lawyerfrom orpington, it cost her her life. it's thought she had unknowingly consumed a drink laced with methanol — a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol. other british tourists have been rushed to hospital in neighbouring bangkok. another to die is australian bianca jones. she was 19. her friend holly bowles was also taken ill. her father gave this emotional update. right now, our daughter remains in the intensive care unit, in critical condition. she's on life support. we'd just like to thank everyone from back home for all the support and love that we're receiving. bianca had been staying at this backpacker hostel in vang vieng.

it's now closed for a police investigation. guests say they were given a free shot of vodka on arrival, but it's unclear where any poisoning may have taken place. translation: the cause of death is likely from the consumption - of methanol, from fake liquor. it's poison and cannot be consumed. it causes swelling of the brain and caused the death. two danish women, aged 19 and 20, and an american man are also known to have died. it's left backpackers concerned. you think about it more. it's not that we don't drink any more, but we just have to really be careful. the foreign office in london says it's supporting the family of the british woman who's died. it's alerting visitors to laos to be aware of establishments offering free drinks or alcohol that tastes strange. simon jones, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you're live with bbc news. donald trump has been forced to make a new pick for attorney general after his first pick, matt gaetz, said he is withdrawing his name from consideration. the decision comes as the former congressman was facing new allegations about a second sexual encounter with a girl he had met at a party. the girl was reportedly 17 at the time. trump's new pick is former attorney general of florida, pam bondi, a close trump ally who served as one of his defence attorneys during his first impeachment trial. our north america editor sarah smith has more. matt gaetz was always going to be a problem. unpopular and mired in scandal. but donald trump obviously thought he could force congress to approve a man who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct to be head of the justice department. until the latest additional revelation led matt gaetz to withdraw his nomination, saying:

holy bleep! i didn't see that coming! democrats count this as a victory, while matt gaetz did have the support of the trump loyalists in congress. i will not be a rubber—stamp to his nominees but i will also not engage in an angry mob mentality. matt gaetz was picked for his resolute loyalty to donald trump, supporting him when trump was on trial in new york, for instance. as attorney general, he could have been relied upon to investigate, prosecute, even imprison trump's political opponents. just yesterday, vice president—electjd vance accompanied mr gaetz to the capital, seeking to convince sceptical republicans to support his nomination. as soon as he was nominated for attorney general, mr gaetz resigned from the house of representatives, possibly hoping to avoid the publication of an ethics committee report into his behaviour. if he tries to retake his seat, it may come out. today, pete hegseth —

donald trump's choice for defence secretary — was defending himself against allegations of a sexual assault. the matter was fully investigated and i was completely cleared. that allegation and his total lack of government experience — he is a fox news tv host — will make it tough for him to be confirmed in his new role. sarah smith, bbc news. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes with more on president—elect�*s picks. just a few hours passed before we had this announcement of a new nominee for attorney general, pam bondi, who is an experienced prosecutor, the first female attorney general in the state of florida — donald trump's home state — she was in the role between 2011—2019. they are friends, they have known each other a long time. she is clearly a loyal trump ally. she was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial while he was president. that followed that phone call he made to president zelensky, involving allegations of abuse

of power related to aid to ukraine in return for a possible investigation into the then vice president orformer vice presidentjoe biden. he was eventually found — donald trump — not guilty during that trial. pam bondi was also very public in her support of donald trump during his hush money trial. more recently, she turned up at the court. she was photographed and seen on video with him at the court, and, of course, during that trial he was eventually convicted on multiple charges. a trump loyalist, pam bondi, and that probably is a big part of the reason why he has nominated herfor this role. the cop29 climate talks in azerbaijan are set to wrap up, with attending nations not

close to reaching a deal. a main aim is to decide a financial plan to help developing countries tackle the effects of global warming. but so far the summit has been criticised for the lack of progress made. un secretary general antonio guterres has returned to baku for the final day to try and help countries reach an agreement. let's take stock of what has and hasn't been achieved at this year's summit with harjeet singh. he's the global engagement director at the fossil fuel non—proliferation treaty initiative, an ngo based in india. hejoins me live from baku. thank you for your time today. un chief guterres is flying in for the last day. he says failure is not an option for reaching a climate finance deal. but do you see a deal getting done? this is the last official day and we are seeing deadlock and deep divisions. we need trillions of dollars annually. the latest draft does

acknowledge that reality. developing countries are demanding $123 trillion annually but is no figure from developed countries after three long years of negotiations and it is clear that developed countries are negotiating in bad faith. we need a figure on the table from developed countries. we need to know in what form that money is coming instead of providing that number they are putting pressure on developing countries to commit emission reduction without providing any indication on the finance and technology. and they must say this deadlock has serious consequences on people who are already facing climate impacts right now and it's clear that we are going to go over time, it could be a few hours or even days. it could be a few hours or even da s. ~ , ., ., , it could be a few hours or even das. ., days. why are developed nations dra: ulna days. why are developed nations dragging their— days. why are developed nations dragging their feet _ days. why are developed nations dragging their feet on _ days. why are developed nations dragging their feet on this? - the bolivian negotiator says there has been a betrayal of the global south. it isa it is a betrayal. developed countries are the ones who are

responsible for the climate crisis that we are facing today and they have not delivered even the last hundred billion dollars goal effectively, it was filled with loans. their own admission is that 69% of the money that they provided went to developing countries in the form of loans, imagine that is happening at a time when so many developing countries are facing the debt crisis and not committing to the trillions. money is going to the fossil fuel industry which has caused the problem, which is further exacerbated the problem, but not for climate action. that's why we're calling it betrayal. they are putting a huge amount of pressure on developing countries that last year at cop28 we agreed to move away from fossil fuels and increase energy and developing countries do not have resources. they are a developing country because they don't have such resources and a large part of the population remains poor. so how can you ask them to prioritise

investments at the cost of education and health? you need to provide additional money and fund the plans that they have already put on the table. speaking of developing nations. african delegates have questioned whether china and india still be considered developing nations? do they have a bigger roll to play in achieving climate goals? —— role. there is no doubt there are a handful of countries whose economic status has improved over the last four years. what we must underline is it is about the current climate crisis we are facing, talking about more than 150 years of greenhouse gas emissions being put into the atmosphere through that industrialisation that rich countries led on and they are bearing the fruits of that industrialisation, so they have the primers and its ability. the realities of the last 30 years they not fulfilled their promises and their asking others to chip in. it is a sequencing problem. the first need to provide age fair share as a developed country grouping

and then they can only ask china. they must also mention is always easy to blame china but we should also recognise that today the renewable energy revolution we are all enjoying is because of china's leadership. we should also understand that china and india have large population and they have large population and they have to provide employment, so their emissions are rising. but if you look at the per capita emissions and cumulative emissions and cumulative emissions again it is developed countries that have a lion's share of emissions, they have the largest responsibly. thank ou for the largest responsibly. thank you for your — the largest responsibly. thank you for your thoughts. - the largest responsibly. thank you for your thoughts. i'd - the largest responsibly. thank you for your thoughts. i'd do l you for your thoughts. i'd do appreciate your time and speaking to us. harjeet singh at the fossil fuel non—proliferation treaty initiative. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. police in brazil have indicted the former president jair bolsonaro in connection with a coup attempt designed to keep him in power after losing the 2022 election. he's being charged with 36 other people. it marks the third indictment of the former right—wing president who has been mired in legal troubles. mr bolsonaro said he'd examine the indictment with his lawyer. our news correspondent,

camilla mota, sent this report. russian president vladimir putin has given more than 70 animals to pyongyang zoo in north korea. it's the latest display of friendship between the countries. a lion, two brown bears, a pair of yaks and five white cockatoos were among the animals gifted. it comes weeks after the us and south korea revealed that north korea had sent thousands of troops to fight alongside a very difficult to segue to an extra because it is different to everything else. now how much would you pay for a banana taped to a wall with duct tape? well, a piece of art that is precisely that has been sold at auction in new york for more than $6 million after a frantic bidding war. the installation has been shown around the world. it comes with instructions for how to replace the banana once it rots. all that money and you have to provide the banani yourself! all right. —— banana.

that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello. friday is another cold day coming up with a chance of seeing some further localised disruption. now, over recent hours we've seen very heavy snow showers push into north west england and across the northwest midlands, north wales too. and upstream these very bright clouds, that's the trough bringing extra heavy showers across the irish sea. they're going to be working into cheshire, parts of greater manchester, the north—west midlands, north wales too. some communities could see 5cm of snow. wouldn't be surprised if one or two areas got closer to ten, where those showers tend to merge together to give some longer spells of snow. a cold start to friday, with a risk of icy stretches just about anywhere. you might even see a bit of snow on the ground around the chilterns, the greater london area, if those showers make it across the midlands. as we go through friday, many of the showers will tend to revert back to rain or sleet, and they'll tend to be draped around coastal areas, leaving many inland parts of the uk dry

with plenty of sunshine. but it's another very cold day, temperatures for many are around 4—6 celsius. into the weekend, we've got big problems thanks to this — storm bert. now, this is going to be bringing multiple hazards to the uk. friday night, as this rain bumps into the cold air, we could see a spell of snow, even at low levels, just about anywhere. it will turn back to rain in most cases. however, the met office have already issued an amber weather warning for the high ground of scotland. 10—20cm here, some of the higher hills could see double that, up to 40cm. and it's a similar story for the high ground of northern england. transport disruption, power cuts are possible. further west we've got very strong winds, gusts of around 60 or 70 miles an hour around our irish sea coast, and huge amounts of rain build up this weekend, particularly around the hills and coasts in the west, and especially for wales and south—west england, where some of the high ground could pick up as much as 150mm of rain, bringing a significant risk of some flooding. if this continues to be indicated in our computer models, those yellow warnings could be upgraded to amber weather warnings. there will be a very slow rise in temperatures. eventually it will turn milder across western areas. on sunday, bert still bringing

very strong winds with severe gales across the north—west of the uk. heavy rain across southern counties of england. blustery showers elsewhere, but it looks like bert will be bringing milder weather but a significant risk of disruption around this weekend.

bitcoin soars as an official who led a crackdown on the us crypto industry says he will resign from his role. plus, what lies ahead for india's adani empire. with its boss and senior executives facing fraud charges in the united states. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. let's begin in the united states, where investors are watching bitcoin as it approaches the historic $100,000 mark. this comes after the securities and exchange commission said its chairman gary gensler, who led a regulatory crackdown on the crypto industry, will be stepping down. president—elect donald trump, who will take office injanuary, is viewed to be supportive of cryptocurrencies. the bbc�*s ritika gupta has more from new york. bitcoin is heading towards the $100,000 threshold while the master number itself

is more psychological than meaningful, it is striking that bitcoin is notching record