verifiable defence. i would say _ defence? verifiable defence. i would say it — defence? i would say it is _ defence? verifiable defence. i would say it is 80-20 - defence? verifiable defence. i would say it is 80-20 in - defence? verifiable defence. i | would say it is 80-20 in favour would say it is 80—20 in favour of their argument. most of the move has been because of strong us economic data on inflation and thejobs side, we have us economic data on inflation and the jobs side, we have also heard from president—elect trump about potential for tariffs which could be inflationary, all received badly by global bond investors and the uk isjust party badly by global bond investors and the uk is just party to that but i would say there is that but i would say there is that 20, decreases and the bites, the tail risk associated with the budget, with the obvious slowdown in the economy since the general election in july last year. since the general election in july last year-— july last year. indeed, the buduet july last year. indeed, the budget announced - july last year. ind

donald trump's pick for defence secretary faces senate confirmation a hearing. live pictures from the proceedings when he answers some of those questions, whether he is fit to lead the military. we will carry that live. here, the prisons watchdog warns that drones used to fly weapons into high—security jails, are a threat to national security. and the princess of wales meets patients at the royal marsden hospital — as she thanks staff, who cared for her, during cancer treatment. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. after more than a year of bloodshed, there are growing hopes that the war in gaza could finally be coming to an end. negotiatons in qatar, between israel and hamas, are said to be, in theirfinal stages. a qatari spokesman says an agreement is now "closer than it's been for months". the conflict began a65 days ago. the possible deal is thought to include the initial release of 3a israeli hostages. in return, it's expected that some palestinian prisoners would be freed. and an agreement would need to be reached on the future of gaza, including whether israeli

defence spending.will lay out a pathway? a pathway to spending that money. but importantly, the defence review will set out what we're spending it on, because the new capabilities we need to not only keep ourselves safe but defend our allies as well will be different in some cases than technology that we had in the past. quick final question — on social media today, president trump told president putin to make a deal to end what mr trump called the ridiculous war in ukraine or face new tariffs and sanctions. does the uk back him on that? i mean, it's a significant first intervention and it echoes much of the language... do you back him? ..that we've been having over the last year. putin could decide to end the war today if he wanted to, and i think president trump's early intervention taking office so soon, so soon after taking office, is a very clear signal to president putin that he needs to end this war, and that the us, along with our nato allies, will be using maximum pressure both economically an

he will be the new secretary of defence. my understanding is that they are now debating and a culture vote will begin as it relates to christi nome. what is the status on the house floor as we speak? >> they started the vote to break the filibuster. she probably has bipartisan support if they go to the vote tonight. we don't know. if they don't agree to go to the vote, they could vote to confirm her on sunday morning. there is a lot of rattling about sticking around here all weekend. mitch mcconnell was one of the three republicans that voted no that said, desire to be a change agent is not enough, and he failed to demonstrate that he will pass this test of global leadership. now something that i should point out about mitch mcconnell. he is no longer the leader. he stepped down of his own accord here. he is the chairman of the defence, appropriations subcommittee. that controls more than half of what we call discretionary spending that congress allocates each year. more than 50% of that, and somewhere far north of that goes

we defence secretary pete hegseth would to be?— defence secretary pete hegseth would to be?would to be? we know trump sees him as a disruptor_ would to be? we know trump sees him as a disruptor but _ him as a disruptor but disruption comes in many different forms.— disruption comes in many different forms. this is a man who will be — different forms. this is a man who will be an _ different forms. this is a man who will be an instrument - different forms. this is a man who will be an instrument ofl who will be an instrument of change in a department donald trump long railed against. and long been suspicious of, his former defence secretary had his portrait removed atjust a couple days after donald trump took office. that is the sort of opposition donald trump has for the establishment in the pentagon. this agent of change pete hegseth purports to be will be regarded with some suspicion by the old guard at the pentagon as he takes up his office. there will be many in his own party also when i now have serious doubts about what he intends to do with that department for superma

he said at least 30 of those missiles were downed by ukrainian air defences but it does mean some ofr target. the president suggested the targets were again energy infrastructure in ukraine and also he described gas facilities being targeted. we understand from the authorities in will be in the west of the country. two targets were hit there. they described it as critical infrastructure. the broader picture is beginning to emerge. mr zelensky used the occasion to call again for help from ukraine western allies particularly in terms of our defence. it is a plea we have heard many times urging western allies to send more air defence units to ukraine but it's interesting that comes at the time when there have been a concern is here inside ukraine about the number of specialists for those air defence units that directly being sent to the front lines to plug the gaps, shortages of forces on the front lines. yesterday president zelensky himself had to intervene and said specialists would not be sent to the front lines and even though the general staff here is admitting there is a shortage

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as the new defence secretary.chad pergram live on the hill with the latest. morning, noon and night you've been there. finally we have payoff. >> reporter: with a confirmed pete hegseth, the vote 51-50. vice president j.d. vance came to the capital to confirm the nomination. this is only the second time we've had a vice president cast the deciding vote on a cabinet secretary. mike pence back in 2017. there were three nose on the republican side of the aisle. we are not done with weekend action just yet. they are going to be back in action tomorrow at 9:30 in the morning and there's going to be a vote to confirm kristi noem as the secretary of homeland security. that will happen at 11:30. we expect her to get bipartisan support. then they will probably punt until early next week. next is the nomination of treasury secretary and the secretary of transportation. then next week we get into hearings for other nominees, some of the more controversial nominees, much like pete hegseth. two hearings for rfk jr. to be the h

defence sources say it verbally warned the russian ship that it knew what it was doing.more robust rules of engagement. and i also want president putin to hear this message. we see you, we know what you're doing, and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country. there are thousands of miles of undersea cables connecting both europe and north america. they carry more than 90% of the world's internet traffic, part of europe's critical national infrastructure. in the baltic sea, russia's suspected of using merchant ships — a so—called shadow fleet — to sabotage those cables, something moscow denies. but several cables have been damaged here, the most recent involving this oil tanker, the eagle s. last month, finland seized the vessel. it's accused of dragging its anchor for more than 50 miles. the question — was it deliberate? in response, britain and its allies have said they're now stepping up patrols around europe's critical undersea cables. jonathan, thank you. a 12—year—old boy who was stabbed to death on his way home from school yesterday in birming

a commencement of this relies on the dupont of defence and other entities — the dupont of defence andt the department of state is engaged, i think you'll find strong — is engaged, i think you'll find strong support it in this administration. because i think it is a _ administration. because i think it is a blueprint of how we can create — it is a blueprint of how we can create partnerships with nation states, — create partnerships with nation states, to _ create partnerships with nation states, to confront global challenges, be it in the defence wrong, the technology reatnr, — defence wrong, the technology realm, critical minerals, sensitive _ realm, critical minerals, sensitive technologies, criticat _ sensitive technologies, critical technologies on, for example, ai critical technologies on, for example, aland advances in quantum _ example, aland advances in quantum computing. this is more but it's— quantum computing. this is more but it's an — quantum computing. this is more but it's an example of how we can leveraged the power of partnerships with allies, two or three _ partnershi

well, maritime trade and defence _ collaboration?trade and defence manufacturer over the two key areas discussed this time around and also expanding their endeavours and their trade basket. remember indonesia in this region is a key ally for india as it seeks to position itself as it seeks to position itself as a counterbalance to china. more than half of india's trade travels through the south china sea and the malacca strait and this is something india wants to preserve and that is why the relationship between india and indonesia is crucialfor relationship between india and indonesia is crucial for india and that also was one of the key conversations between the indian prime minister and the indonesian president over the weekend. in fact, the indian prime minister said that ties with indonesia were crucial to promote a rule—based order in the region. apart from this, they also spoke about expanding partnership and defence manufacturing, that india would support indonesia in a their defence fleet and a missile was one of the key con

its defence 0ctober attacks.s the lesson from gaza is notjust to eliminate armed groups but stop them coming back. that plan didn't work in gaza, it's not clear it will work injenin. lucy will work in jenin. lucy williamson, will work injenin. lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. the british defence secretary says a russian spy ship has been caught operating off the coast of the uk — just weeks after it was seen loitering over critical undersea infrastructure in uk waters. speaking in the house of commons, john healey said that britain is prepared to take robust action to protect its national security. 0ur defence correspondent, jonthan beale, reports. britain has long suspected that russia has been mapping critical undersea cables, which carry power and telecommunications, with concerns they could be cut or sabotage. those fears have only increased with russia's war in ukraine. and this is one of the vessels britain believes has been doing that clandestine work. shadowed here in 2018 by a royal navy warship, yantar

, a player urging western allies to send more air defence units to ukraine.t is interesting that that comes at a time when there have been big concerns here inside ukraine about the number of specialist for those air defence units that are actually being sent to the front line to plug the gaps of forces on the front lines and yesterday president zelensky had to intervene in said specialist would not be sent to the front line, even though there is an admittance that there is a shortage of manpower to fight russian troops on the ground. because protecting the skies is so important and complicated in this ongoing war. b, complicated in this ongoing war. a difficult picture, and all of this taking place while rusedski is actually in warsaw, he is meeting the prime minister of poland, poland a staunch ally and supporter of ukraine from the very start of russia's full—scale invasion. ukraine from the very start of russia's full-scale invasion. yes, that is right- _ russia's full-scale invasion. yes, that is right. a _ russia's full-scale invasion. yes, that is righ

it’s as the defence secretary was speaking about? it's becoming increasingly — speaking about?y more usual- speaking about? it's becoming increasingly more usual for. increasingly more usual for this to appear notjust of the english channel and the north sea but also in the irish sea where there is perceived to be a vulnerability. written as an island nation is very dependent on undersea cables primarily for telecoms and communications and we are not alone in this. they are also in the baltic seas and some of which have recently been cut. this particular vessel which is a russian surveillance vessel was seenin russian surveillance vessel was seen in november loitering over briton's very sensitive undersea cables. it was effectively chased off and departed southwards to the mediterranean and its now come back a few weeks later. the royal navy surface the submarine quite close to it to basically give the russians the clear understanding that it was being monitored. you saw that the defence secretary saying this is a clear message to president putin that we are watching you. there

our defence correspondent jonathan beale can explain. thanks, sophie.bles, with concerns they could be cut or sabotaged. those fears have only increased with russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. and this is one of the vessels britain believes has been doing that clandestine work, tracked here in 2018 by a royal navy warship. russia describes yantar as a research vessel. the ministry of defence calls it a spy ship. yantar has once again been tracked near uk waters. on november 10th, it was off the coast of cornwall. four days later, it was in the irish sea ? said to be hovering close to cables between the uk and ireland. at the time, she was being monitored by a number of royal navy vessels. but secretly, the russian ship was also being tracked by a british submarine. and in a highly unusual move, that submarine surfaced. defence sources say the submarine verbally warned the russian ship that it knew what it was doing. and today, the defence secretary said this was part of new, more robust rules of engagement. i also want president putin to hear this

if the labour defence of all this is that — sacked.at we are just _ sacked. if the labour defence of all this is that we are just the same i this is that we are just the same as the last— this is that we are just the same asi the last conservative government... am asking _ the last conservative government... am asking about your— the last conservative government... am asking about your position - the last conservative government... am asking about your position and i the last conservative government... | am asking about your position and if it is a bit pot, kettle and black. we have a role now in opposition. the voters — we have a role now in opposition. the voters delivered their - we have a role now in opposition. the voters delivered their verdictl the voters delivered their verdict on the _ the voters delivered their verdict on the conservatives _ the voters delivered their verdict on the conservatives at - the voters delivered their verdict on the conservatives at the - on the conservatives at the election and we are — on the cons

in foreign affairs, this meant pooling defences in a new transatlantic alliance, acquiring a new deterrent which did protect the uk and nato and a robust commitment international law and new institutions like the united nations. a strategy that was both progressive and realist that took the world as it is whilst working for the world that we want to see. today we must face the future once again, with our plan for change fixing the foundations at home of economic stability, secure borders and national security. so that we can deliver the priorities of hard—working people and a decade of national renewal. but to succeed in that task, we must navigate an increasingly volatile world to deliver at home. and this department must deliver our international strategy abroad. such a strategy is not about crystal gazing and what might happen next week in x or y or in the middle east, that is not what i'm focused on today. rather i want us to be looking at how we can get a more progressive 2035 and that means confronting some hard truths about the state of the country, about the state of the world and

inheriting a huge gap of vulnerability and our defence capabilities. our adversaries are more emboldened than ever. why did china and russia have hypersonic missile technology that is manoeuvrable and we don't? what other systems are we behind on? we better catch up. democrats didn't want to talk about any of that. they are not bringing a single new idea to the table. our military was not our top priority for them today. they are only goal was to smear pete hegseth and not ask him about his vision for the department of defense. sadly, just buckle up, expect this for every single trump nominee and expect them to fail every single time. pete hegseth is the right man for the job, should be confirmed as quickly as possible. incoming national security advisor, i great strong endorsement and introduction today, congressman mike waltz. we had a private conversation recently. and that private conversation, we spent maybe 15 or 20 minutes on the floor talking together. we talked more about the threats this country is facing and the challenges the president trum

on air the senate appears poised to confirm peter hegseth, president trump's controversial pick as defencery. let's begin by immediately going to the us senate and listen to discussions and debate around president trump's nominee for defence secretary pete hegseth. mr kim. mr king. you can see various activities and conversations happening. we are expecting the result of this vote not too far into the evening. we are going to keep across that and across the statements. expectation is that this vote will go through in favour of donald trump and pete hegseth but it is tight and only need one or two senators to change their mind. at the moment it appears he remains on track to become defence secretary but has been controversial nomination from donald trump and we will continue to keep an eye on whether the republican senators stay behind the idea of pete hegseth becoming the new defence secretary. president trump is visiting fire—ravaged los angeles where he was greeted at the airport by california governor gavin newsom. the two men presenting a unified front there for cameras although they h

india would support indonesia's defence modernisation programme as well.om india as per some media reports. but, overall, indonesia is a key ally in the asean region for india — especially as india seeks to position itself as a counterbalance to china's territorial ambition in the region. remember, more than half of india's trade passes through the mu laka strait as well as the south china sea. over there, getting of freedom and securing that freedom of navigation is very crucial. that was also a key point of conversation between the indian prime minister and indonesia president. indonesia has been a key focus for prime minister narendra modi in india's look east policy. that is where the conversations also circled around. ., , conversations also circled around. . , . around. thanks very much. thanks for— around. thanks very much. thanks for your _ around. thanks very much. thanks for your time. - around. thanks very much. l thanks for your time. thanks for watching. hello, and welcome to sportsday. these are the headlines: tense times for tottenham: anoth

let's speak to political analyst and former middle east adviser at the us department of defence — jasminehanks forjoining us. how close do you think this is? thanks forjoining us. it appears to be very close, much closer than we have been so far, i know we have hoped in the months pass that we were close to a deal, but if you had seen the press conference that the qatari foreign ministry spokesperson gave this morning, he basically said there are breakthroughs that have been made in the last few days that were not made in the last few months, and that he was very optimistic a deal was going to be signed. he did say do not get ahead of yourselves and he did not want to say anything apart from that he was optimistic but he said it was more optimistic now than he has ever been, and the two parties are closer now than they have ever been in the last year, basically. ever been in the last year, basically-— ever been in the last year, basically. ever been in the last year, basicall . ~ , ., ~' basically. why do you think we have reached _ basically. why do you think we have reached this _ basic

the ukrainian air defence system is working in the capital, she said. that came one hour after sir keir starmer had laid a wreath on the square in central kyiv. our correspondence they are saying the air raid alert is still active. we will update you on developments in kiva as and when we get them. we can return to our top story, the ceasefire and hostage deal between israel and hostage deal between israel and hamas. the israeli cabinet was due to approve the truce today but a meeting has been delayed. the israeli prime minister's office has accused hamas of reneging on an element of the deal. i said make such visits are fully committed to it. israeli air strikes continued in gaza overnight with reports 73 people have been killed. we bring you the latest updates as and when we get them. let's bring you this special report on the situation in gaza from special correspondent fergal keane. they're used to false rumours. hope has been a lost language in this war. but tonight, perhaps an end. to fear. exhaustion. degradation. they have suffered while the tal

russia's defence ministry says it is continuing to capture towns in eastern ukraine.henske. it says both are important logistics hubs. and ukraine has launched a new offensive in the russian region of kursk. the incursion near sudzha, follows an assault there five months ago. russia's military has played down the scale of the latest attack. in recent weeks, moscow has been trying to squeeze ukrainians out of the area, with the support of north korean troops. meanwhile, president zelensky has stressed that security guarantees leading to an end to the war with russia would only be effective if provided by the us under donald trump. let's speak to our correspondent will vernon, who's in kyiv for us. just bring us up—to—date on the latest developments? the just bring us up-to-date on the latest developments? the latest is the full, _ latest developments? the latest is the full, reported _ latest developments? the latest is the full, reported full- latest developments? the latest is the full, reported full of - is the full, reported full of the russian defence ministry say

. - spend 5% of gdp on defence.nk he is sending to nato? the? what message do you think he is sending to nato?_ sending to nato? they seem to resent sending to nato? they seem to present not _ sending to nato? they seem to present not as _ sending to nato? they seem to present not as a _ sending to nato? they seem to present not as a ceiling - sending to nato? they seem to present not as a ceiling but - sending to nato? they seem to present not as a ceiling but as. present not as a ceiling but as a floor. even hesitant about spending this defence. —— even germany. like it in the gulf donald trump, i think this of a negotiating process. i would not be surprised to see nato in an upcoming summit this year. but they will look for ways to negotiate with mr trump over that 5% number. i negotiate with mr trump over that 596 number.— negotiate with mr trump over that 596 number. i do also want to ask about — that 596 number. i do also want to ask about one _ that 596 number. i do also want to ask about one question - that

this is has been a four—week trial and the defence was that he lost self—control and his defence wasdid not accept that and he repeatedly stabbed the teenager who was brutally murdered in september 23 and attacked multiple times with a knife and a kitchen knife that he decided to carry that morning and intended to do serious harm and that is what the jury here and the jury has said hassan sentamu, you are guilty of murdering 15—year—old elianne andam. irate guilty of murdering 15-year-old elianne andam.— guilty of murdering 15-year-old elianne andam. we heard in your background _ elianne andam. we heard in your background report, _ elianne andam. we heard in your background report, leading - elianne andam. we heard in your background report, leading up i elianne andam. we heard in your background report, leading up to| background report, leading up to elianne andam's death and had gone to intervene, and trying to explain to intervene, and trying to explain to hassan sentamu that he had not been polite or respectful to her friend and she was standing up in solidarity. friend and she w

but also the united states defence industrial base., how do you make sure that this defence industrial base first remains? secondly, is able to produce steel or more steel? and thirdly, then you get to ownership and what the conditions of ownership might be. it wouldn't surprise me a bit either that trump looks at this evidence and eventually overturns the deal, or that he brings in other folks from the financial world to say, look, let's look at alternative ways that we can make sure that us steel remains in hand but is producing steel.— steel remains in hand but is producing steel. let's take a step back — producing steel. let's take a step back for _ producing steel. let's take a step back for a _ producing steel. let's take a step back for a second. - is the united states becoming more skeptical of foreign direct investment? or is this a one off? the arteries. _ or is this a one off? the arteries, it _ or is this a one off? the arteries, it depends - or is this a one off? the arteries, it depends on | or is this a one off? iie: art

britain and ukraine's leaders sign a 100—year agreement — aimed at strengthening defence ties betweenountries. and blue origin's new glenn rocket — funded by amazon boss jeff bezos — has successfully launched from cape canaveral and reached orbit for the first time. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching verified live on bbc news. a meeting of the israeli cabinet expected to give final approval for the gaza ceasefire deal has been delayed with israel accusing hamas of backtracking on parts of the agreement. there are reports hamas is trying to get one or two symbolic prisoners to be included on the list of palestinian prisoners to be freed. on the israeli side, a far right party in the governing coalition has demanded that israel ensures it can resume fighting as soon as the first phase of the ceasefire ends. some mps are threatening to pull out of the government. but first let's cross now to my colleague mark lowen in tel aviv. any update on when the israeli cabinet meeting might be taking place? he cabinet meeting might be taking lace? ., , ., ., place? no news on the timing or

jude save lives. >> will defence secretary nominee pete hegseth when confirmation?ommittee jim banks. thanks for joining us. that was a good old-fashioned donnybrook. when the dust settled how does it look now? >> pete hegseth hit a home run. he had a lot of momentum going into the hearing. he's got even more coming out of it. the democrats were trying to get a gotcha moment. they struggled landing blows against pete hegseth. i walked out of that hearing and it wouldn't have mattered it would've -- if it would've been lloyd austin or any other person sitting there. just because he was donald trump's nominee the democrats made up false accusations with unverified rumours and tried to use that against him but he swept it all aside, focused on the issues, focused on why it's important that the next secretary of defence gets to work right away to clean up the mess at the pentagon. he's the man for the job and i'm proud to support him. >> you made a similar point earlier, the calm are he was in the more he focused on the issues and policies, the more visibly upset the de

gm. heard another defence of twha. —— of that.eneral election and say has this been a success? he has highlighted it as an area that the public can keep tojudge him by as an area that the public can keep to judge him by and as an area that the public can keep tojudge him by and hold him to account. that will be significant in the election in four orfive years' time. significant in the election in four or five years' time. flank ou. four or five years' time. flank you- now— four or five years' time. flank you. now time _ four or five years' time. flank you. now time for _ four or five years' time. flank you. now time for a - four or five years' time. flank you. now time for a look- four or five years' time. flank you. now time for a look at l four or five years' time. flank i you. now time for a look at the weather. this week we are looking at the cold weather continuing. further wintry showers for some. widespread frosts and the risk of ice first thing. you can see the colder blues remain. as we head to the weekend the milder yell

our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. ukraine. and this is one of the vessels britain believes has been doing that clandestine work, tracked here in 2018 by a royal navy warship. russia describes yantar as a research vessel. the ministry of defence calls it a spy ship. yantar has once again been tracked near uk waters. on november 10th, it was off the coast of cornwall. four days later, it was in the irish sea ? said to be hovering close to cables between the uk and ireland. at the time, she was being monitored by a number of royal navy vessels. but secretly, the russian ship was also being tracked by a british submarine. and in a highly unusual move, that submarine surfaced. defence sources say the submarine verbally warned the russian ship that it knew what it was doing. and today, the defence secretary said this was part of new, more robust rules of engagement. and i also want president putin to hear this message. we see you, we know what you're doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country.

britain and ukraine's leaders sign a100—year agreement, aimed at strengthening defence ties between thewo countries and blue origin's new glenn rocket — funded by amazon boss jeff bezos — has successfully launched from cape canaveral and reached orbit for the first time. hello, i'm annita mcveigh and this is verified live a vote by the israeli cabinet on the gaza ceasefire deal has reportedly been delayed until tomorrow, as its negotiating team in qatar continues to discuss the final details. the israeli government has accused hamas of backtracking on parts of the agreement. a far right coalition partner in israel has told the bbc it will only stay in government if israel ensures it can resume fighting as soon as the first phase of the ceasefire ends. but first let's cross now to my colleague mark lowen in tel aviv. mark — first of all is there any update on when the delayed israeli cabinet meeting might happen and the reasons behind that delay? la ke lake lenny hoping employees for the remaining hostages release but political uncertainty still. , ., but political uncertainty still. .,

the us is our closest. ally especially on defence and security— ally especially on defence and securityrity matters in the north atlantic, where tensions are| atlantic, where tensions are rising — atlantic, where tensions are rising above _ atlantic, where tensions are rising above the _ atlantic, where tensions are rising above the greenland i rising above the greenland remains _ rising above the greenland remains for— rising above the greenland remains for the _ rising above the greenlandl remains for the greenlandic people _ greenland is the world's largest island — it sits between the atlantic and arctic oceans and it's 80% covered by an ice sheet. the autonomous territory has some 56,000 residents, most of them indigenous inuit people. this was the reaction from one foreign ministry official. there have been offers from the us before in history. and there has been dispute between denmark and norway, but greenland is an inuit country, so greenland is the country of the inuit, which, where we have common ancestry with nu it's in canada alaska. with me in the studio, laura smith, pres

president trump threatens new tariffs while urging allies to boost defence spending in an address to business leaders in davos. and efforts are under way to contain anotherfire in the los angeles area, weeks after unprecedented wildfires there killed dozens of people. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. a federaljudge temporarily blocked president trump's order to end automatic citizenship for babies born on american soil. the judge in seattle said the order was "blatantly unconstitutional" and barred the adminstration from implementing it for two weeks. the case, brought by four states, is one of several lawsuits challenging mr trump's effort to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented migrants and foreign visitors. 22 states in all are challenging the executive order. the us department ofjustice has issued a response — saying it "will vigorously defend president trump's executive order, which correctly interprets the 14th amendment of the us constitution." adding — "we look forward to presenting a full merits argument to the court and to the american people." president

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on china to bring them to the to negotiate, number other issues as well — ideology but i do think defenceities. the ccp seem eager to avoid confrontation, xi is sending a top—level envoy to the inauguration and in public, the leadership are saying that trump is someone they know, that they can deal with. might that strategy work? the trump administration will force them into that position? i would challenge the premise of the question, you are right china at a diplomatic and rhetorical level talks about cooperation but if you look at their behaviour on a day—to—day basis, they have military coercion, police station set up in the united states to spy on chinese nationals in the united states, daily stealing of electoral property it is a confrontational policy overlaying the nice rhetoric. i don't think the trump administration will go for that, they will allow chinese representatives at the inauguration but i suspect they have allies that are present in some of the early diplomatic engagement medal to deliver tough messages say to china read out the rap sheet of our concerns, and tell them

the british defence secretary says a russian spy ship has been caught operating off the coast of thear this message. the british defence secretary says a russian spy we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country. with our nato allies we are strengthening our response to ensure that russian ships and aircraft cannot operate in secrecy near the uk or near nato territory. i discussed this story earlier with our security correspondent, frank gardner. britain as an island nation is very dependent on undersea cables, primarily for telecoms, for communications. and we're not alone in this. so there are also, in the baltic sea, a number of undersea cables, some of which have recently been cut. now, this particular vessel, the yantar, which is a russian surveillance vessel, was seen in november. loitering is the word that was used over britain's very sensitive undersea cables and it was effectively chased off. it departed southwards to the mediterranean, and it has now come backjust a few weeks later, and the royal navy surfaced a s

gaza civil defence, run by hamas, said 19 more palestinians were killed by israel during the delay.ions, trying to claim some kind of victory. the israelis have destroyed the offensive power hamas used to attack them 15 months ago, but the americans say hamas has nearly as many new recruits as israel has killed. after so much bloodshed, celebratory gunfire did not make janah flinch. translation: may god have mercy on the oppressed and those - who have passed and pity on us who survived, and, god willing, everyone will return home. this celebration in khan yunis was filmed by a trusted palestinian cameraman, working for the bbc. israel does not let international journalists enter gaza to report freely. just over the border in israel is the site of the nova music festival, where hamas killed more than 380 people on the 7th of october, and took a0 hostage. this weekend, with the ceasefire coming, many israelis made their own pilgrimages, moving quietly around the photos and memorials to those who were killed. a short distance away is another memorial. the festivalgoers' cars, hundreds

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i was working for some other candidates, advising on defence issues.o lunch. and to my shock, i thought the man was terrific. very smart, very smart, very serious, and he understood the underlying problems. there's conflicts but there's usually something beneath them. he understood that. and i got to know him pretty well during the campaign. ihis know him pretty well during the cam aiun. , , , know him pretty well during the camaiun. , , , ., campaign. his biggest foreign oli campaign. his biggest foreign policy achievement _ campaign. his biggest foreign policy achievement is - campaign. his biggest foreign | policy achievement is probably helping to negotiate the camp david accords that brought a peace, really, between israel and egypt. it's one of the longest lasting, most stable treaties the us has helped negotiate. what did you make of that? and the way he really put such singular focus on what he did between those two nations? it was a high priority for him. that was one that — it was his initiative to bring about peace between these countries. i

for legal defence in russia. remote penal colony. he was the kremlin�*s fiercest critic. his family, his comrades, say he was murdered. the russian authorities deny any involvement in his death but continue to pressure his associates. towards the end of this trial, one of the lawyers convicted today, vadim kobzev, addressed thejudge and summed up in one sentence what has been happening here. "we are on trial", he said, "for passing on the thoughts of alexei navalny." but it's notjust mr navalny�*s lawyers who are being put in the dock. these journalists are on trial, too. they've been accused of working with mr navalny�*s outlawed anti—corru ption foundation. and yet, in the town of petushki, where the lawyers were in court, the only trials people seem interested in are their own trials and tribulations. "i'm more concerned that they've dug up the road "and there's no running water", she says. "and that they still haven't cleared all the snow." the fact that just down the road, three lawyers have been convicted a

withjohn healy, we will lead and we will challenge to convince all of our nato allies that rising defencepending is a strategic necessity. and third, we must forge closer partnerships with the global south because the world is larger than the north atlantic and mediterranean, we cannot divorce the euro atlantic from the indo—pacific and the kremlin has spread its tentacles across the world spewing out misinformation on every continent. dispatching mercenaries to africa seeking closer relations. a grim vision of unending competition is not compelling to the vast majority of states. we must avoid repeating the mistake of the early cold war period where the west lost ground to the so—called third world, from jakarta to kampala, this movement was a result and today many of those same states are structuring their foreign of those same states are structuring theirforeign policy of those same states are structuring their foreign policy to avoid harm from us competition. to shape 2035, we must offer a new vision of partnership, which approaches those countries have recourse working with pioneers

in cheshire, homeowners were flooded despite defences being in place.s through the floor and you just watch it and watch it. and it's just awful. across the region, motorists have had to abandon their vehicles. this wasn't the start to 2025 that many had hoped for. the figure is the second highest on record and an increase of 25% on the previous year. last year was also the deadliest on record with at least 77 people dying as they attempted the crossing. the boats have been getting bigger, with more and more people dangerously packed onto them. risking their lives in the world's busiest shipping lane with the goal of reaching the uk. this was christmas day, when more than a50 migrants made the crossing. to see that many people, they were sitting all around the edge, all down through the middle. they had their feet, some of them dragging in the water. um, so it was massively overloaded. and we actually stopped our engines and sort of sat in that position just watching that, just to make sure that nothing, you know, had sort of gone wrong. in 2024, a tota

she showed me that the sea defences, too, were rusted and bent and long out of date.e taking the threat of chinese invasion very seriously, what about taiwanese people? i think there are two layers of worry that taiwanese people have. like on the surface, we... because we hear the news about chinese military, like pla, sending fighter jets flying over taiwan, it's not news to us. so when we see, like, china conducted military drills or some fighterjets fly over, we think, oh, it's quite normal, so we don't panic. but deep down, the concern of chinese military may invade taiwan do exist. sort of way...kept way down inside you? yeah, and i think sometimes we look calm or we look...nothing's happened. that's the way we try to avoid thinking the consequences — what if china invade us? the damage to taiwan would be, like, very, very big and i cannot even imagine what happened or what will happen to our society or to my family, to myself. it's interesting, just before we started this interview, there was a little group of tourists here. some were taiwanese, some were from t

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russia's defence ministry says it is continuing to capture towns in eastern ukraine.ve and the village of dachenske. it says both are important logistics hubs. and ukraine has launched a new offensive in the russian region of kursk. the incursion near sudzha, follows an assault there five months ago. russia's military has played down the scale of the latest attack. in recent weeks, moscow has been trying to squeeze ukrainians out of the area, with the support of north korean troops. meanwhile, president zelensky has stressed that security guarantees leading to an end to the war with russia would only be effective if provided by the us under donald trump. 0ur correspondent will vernon has been following developments from kyiv. it's pretty difficult to tell what exactly is going on, frankly, in kursk region. ukrainian officials, the russian defence ministry and pro—kremlin military bloggers all reported that ukrainian forces had launched a fresh offensive in the area, and several of those bloggers said that this was a major assault and that it had, you know, caused some

of his government's role, the defence of handling of the rape gangs, by mentioning... by not mentioningr musk personally, saying this wasn't about musk, it wasn't about america, that it was much more about british politics and british politicians, in particular those from the now opposition conservative party. surely, he said, they should come out and denounce attacks on ministers. surely they should favour the use of sort of evidence and facts in political debate, because if not, you are heading down a slippery slope. so an extremely strong intervention, but one trying to be careful, obviously not wanting to, you know, to get into a fight, particularly with mr musk and therefore by proxy, a fight with donald trump, the incoming us president. yeah, because that is the issue, isn't it? i suppose down the road, when mr trump is back in the white house with mr musk alongside him, when sir keir is talking to the two of them, it could be kind of embarrassing. absolutely. but i think that's where you have to step back for a second, ben, and say we are in uncharted territory here. i mean, i ca