of the post—world war ii era. he passed away at his home in connecticut. here's a look back at his life from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. to landale. some, henry kissinger was one to some, henry kissinger was one of the cold war�*s most influential statesman who advised presidents and prime ministers for decades. two others he was a war criminal. whose ruthless defence of american interest cost thousands of lives. either way, the sweep of his life was immense. he was born heinz kissinger in nazi germany. his family fled to america in 1938 but the young henry, as he became, returned to europe fighting with the us army helping to liberate concentration camps. in peacetime the soldier became a scholar at harvard university making his name arguing that nuclear weapons could be used in conventional wars. n0 audio although in conventional wars. no audio although that is less desirable. it was president richard nixon who brought him into government, first as national security adviser and then later secretary of state. an effective double act seeking to reshape the cold war by balancing competing world powers. kissinger drove america's re— engagement with communist china, paying secret visits to its leaders, paving the way for an historic first visit by a us president in 1972. he sought to improve relations with the soviet union through negotiations about trade and reducing both side's stocks of nuclear weapons and in the middle east he coined a new phrase, shuttle diplomacy as he flew between capitals to try and constrain arab—israeli conflict. his belief was in realpolitik, the idea that national self—interest prompt human rights or shared values. no nation can make it survival dependent on the goodwill of another state. dependent on the goodwill of anotherstate. i dependent on the goodwill of another state. i don't stand on protocol. i? another state. i don't stand on rotocol. , , , protocol. # henry kissinger # howl am _ protocol. # henry kissinger # howl am missing _ protocol. # henry kissinger # howl am missing you. - protocol. # henry kissinger # howl am missing you. this i protocol. # henry kissinger # howl am missing you. this all brou:ht howl am missing you. this all brought him — howl am missing you. this all brought him some _ howl am missing you. this all brought him some global- brought him some global celebrity. he became an unlikely sex symbol and popularised the phrase power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. his vanity mocked by monty python. amaq we believe that peace is at hand. a kissinger�*s fame became notoriety as he struggled to end america's involvement in the vietnam war by bombing cambodia. this cuts applies to north vietnam that also killed hundreds of thousands and fuelled the rise of the brutal khmer rouge. his critics accused him of war crimes and his supporters welcomed a nobel peace prize. nothing that has happened to me in public life has moved me more than this award. he was criticised _ more than this award. he was criticised for _ more than this award. he was criticised for supporting - criticised for supporting authoritarian anti—communist leaders such as general pinochet in chile. he supported the crew that brought the brutal toronto to power. so that the brutal toronto to power. sr that the united states could not be totally indifferent to the question of a communist regime in chile. he the question of a communist regime in chile.— regime in chile. he was also criticised — regime in chile. he was also criticised for _ regime in chile. he was also criticised for supporting - criticised for supporting indonesia's president suharto and his bloodied invasion of east timor in 1975. i and his bloodied invasion of east timor in 1975.- east timor in 1975. i shall resi . n east timor in 1975. i shall resign the _ east timor in 1975. i shall resign the presidency - east timor in 1975. i shall - resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.— resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. kissinger was considered _ at noon tomorrow. kissinger was considered so — at noon tomorrow. kissinger was considered so indispensable - at noon tomorrow. kissinger was considered so indispensable he l considered so indispensable he survived the watergate crisis that brought down nixon and was kept on by gerald ford but he fell out of favour in washington, loathed by the left, destruct did either write and began a life of lucrative consultancy. a life that saw him outlive most of his students, his peers and his enemies. thus henry kissinger, a scholar and statesman, a cynic at time cavalier with people's lives, above all a diplomat always ready to talk. again, that breaking news at this hour, henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. secretary of state, national security advisor and a truly dominated american foreign policy. his consulting firm made the announcement a short while ago saying that he died at his home in connecticut. we will have more on doctor kissinger and his legacy in the coming programme so do stay tuned for that. we will move on now to the middle east and developments there. eleventh—hour talks to extend the temporary truce between israel and hamas are continuing at this hour. both sides have expressed willingness, but have yet to agree on the terms — and the clock is ticking, with the current ceasefire set to expire in just a few hours. israeli officials say they're prepared to return to military action in gaza if there's no agreement. on wednesday — the sixth day of the deal — 16 hostages were freed from captivity in gaza. they included two russians, ten israeli citizens and four thai hostages, who were all handed over to the red cross. you can see some of the freed hostages here. their release was delayed by what hamas called logistical issues. in exchange, 30 palestinian women and teenage boys were freed from israeli prisons. hamas has claimed that the youngest captive, a 10—month—old baby, was killed in an israeli airstrike along with his mother and four—year—old brother. israel says it is looking into the claim. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has more. baby kfir. a nation has been waiting for him to come home. but tonight, a claim from hamas that the ten—month—old was killed by israel's bombardment of gaza. hamas says his four—year—old brother, ariel, was also killed. along with their mother, shiri, who tried so hard to protect them as they were taken hostage. the israeli army says it is a cruel claim, and they are investigating. relatives say they are waiting for the military to confirm, or hopefully refute it. just yesterday, a cousin was pleading for the children's release. we love them so much. they are a tiny baby that we hold and we pass between each other, and we love him. and a child who loves to play with rag dolls, to dress up as batman. are they a threat to hamas? they are young children. theirfather, yarden, was also taken captive. he may now be the only one left from his family. among those still being held in gaza, 21—year—old mia schem. she had to run for her life from this music festival. then, last month, images from hamas showing her with injuries. it's a terrible, terrible situation. now her mother, keren, can only wait in torment day after day. mia is a warrior and she's a very, very strong and mature girl. and i do keep to this faith, but to wait every day for the call to tell me if she's on the list or not, it's terrible. and she won't be released today, too. and it's like russian roulette. you don't know who will get out from there. another group of hostages has now been released, the sixth so far. they could be the last, unless the deal between israel and hamas is extended once again. talks on that are continuing tonight. both sides have something to gain. joining me to discuss all of this is shibley telhami, senior fellow at the brookings institution and the anwar sadat professor professor for peace and development at the university of maryland. thank you forjoining us. why do you think it has been so difficult to negotiate another extension to this truce? i don't know exactly in terms of the immediate urgency for each side. obviously the initial truce was short, four days, and then that was extended. i believe that the israelis have made up their mind that they are going to resume attacks and probably sooner rather than later and they are trying to see how many hostages could be released in the meanwhile. obviously this is the, the hostage in prison the issue is important for both sides. we saw the heartbreak of israeli hostages returning to loved ones and ones were not yet returned and for the palestinians this is an issue that resonates a lot. in some ways this is also helping thomas because the palestinian people care deeply about the prisoner issue for three reasons, one is that the scale of it is huge. over the course of it is huge. over the course of the occupation about 1 million people have been held in israeli prisons including many without charges. that touches every single family and this issue goes to the core of the occupation because clearly palestinians who are arrested, they have been arrested without charges and if they are charged they go to a military court with almost 100% conviction rate. a settler in the west bank has civil courts that rarely ever charge or convict and then there is also the violence of the occupation, even when the guns are not firing and there is no eruption, the fact that the military go into homes and arrest people. it is deeply appointed for the palestinians because... let me ask you this. it plays into the hands of both communities.— communities. you are talking about israel— communities. you are talking about israel and _ communities. you are talking about israel and support - communities. you are talking about israel and support for l about israel and support for hamas among sums palestinians as well. israel says, as you said, will continue its attack on hamas once the hostages, once the truce is over. it said it can reach its aim of defeating hamas and rendering hamas incapable of launching an attack like october seven ever again. attack like october seven ever aaain. ~ ., ., ., again. what would that look like? i again. what would that look like? i don't — again. what would that look like? i don't know— again. what would that look like? i don't know what - again. what would that look like? i don't know what that means, to be honest. i have been critical of embracing the ruled of destroying hamas because i do not see that is meaningful. we have seen already what has happened without even reaching that goal, when you have 80% of people rendered homeless and tens of thousands of people dead and wounded and, you know, the destruction of structures all over, possible famine in gaza so imagine what would happen if you were to go on for another month like that? i'm not sure what that means. also, how is that possible when you kill a hamas member and create 20 more people who want to come after you after losing their families and homes? it is not one that is well thought out and i see it as being disastrous not only for humanitarian reasons but also because i think it cannot bring an outcome that is going to be helpful to advancing peace. irate helpful to advancing peace. we have seen _ helpful to advancing peace. we have seen egypt, jordan and other countries in the arab world call for a ceasefire in condemning israel and you said this is a paradigms shift moment in the arab world. what do you mean by that? the moment in the arab world. what do you mean by that?— do you mean by that? the level of anrer do you mean by that? the level of anger that — do you mean by that? the level of anger that you _ do you mean by that? the level of anger that you see, - do you mean by that? the level of anger that you see, again, i of anger that you see, again, if you look at what is happening, there were six weeks of bombing. this is a tiny place, a defenceless population and you had tens of thousands of tons of bombs dropped. i don't think there has ever been the concentration of bombing against any small place of that sort in the history of warfare. and i think then you see the level of civilian casualties including thousands of children and women and obvious violations of international humanitarian law and yet the biden administration could not even find it to condemn it. and obviously seem to be enabling. in that sense when the public is watching in the arab world, they are notjust is watching in the arab world, they are not just angry, is watching in the arab world, they are notjust angry, they are shocked, they cannot believe this is happening. in my opinion what is happening is that it my opinion what is happening is thatitis my opinion what is happening is that it is registering on the conscience of people that, in a way that is no last for a generation. i don't think this will disappear the moment the fighting is over, i think many people across the arab world and many others in the global self are angry notjust and many others in the global self are angry not just with israel bit angry with the us as well. ~ ., israel bit angry with the us as well. ~ . ., ., well. we have run out of time and will have _ well. we have run out of time and will have to _ well. we have run out of time and will have to leave - well. we have run out of time and will have to leave it - well. we have run out of time and will have to leave it there j and will have to leave it there but thank you forjoining us tonight on bbc news. around the world and across the uk an appeals court in ecuador has ruled that an indigenous group in the amazon should have its ancestral lands returned. the group, which calls itself the siekopai nation, numbers around 800 people. tribal elders say the siekopai were displaced from their homeland in 1941 during a military skirmish between ecuador and peru. a us navy warship in the red sea shot down an iranian—made drone, which the pentagon says was launched from houthi—controlled areas of yemen. the uss carney was escorting two ships, one of which was carrying military equipment to the middle east, when the drone approached. there were no injuries to us personnel and no damage to us ships. in an interview with the new york times, billionaire elon musk delivered profanity—laced comments toward advertisers who left his social media platform, x. the backlash from advertisers came after musk agreed with an x user who claimed jewish people were adding to hatred against white people. the tesla ceo travelled to israel and spoke to prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier this week. you're live with bbc news. more now on our top story and the israel—gaza war. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, touched down in tel aviv on wednesday, for more talks aimed at extending the temporary truce and increasing humanitarian aid into the gaza strip. meanwhile, president biden has confirmed that one of the hostages released earlier was israeli—american liat benin, who is now in egypt. here he is speaking speaking earlier. she's crossed the border. i talked with her mother and father. they were very appreciative and things are moving well. she will soon be home with her three children. that's all i have to say for right now. here in washington, lawmakers in the house foreign affairs committee have been meeting with the families of dual israeli—american citizens who are still being held hostage by hamas. the families urged the biden administration to keep pushing for the release of hostages. earlier my colleague, caitriona perry, spoke to a congresswoman on that committee, representative kathy manning, a democrat from north carolina. now, those families that you met today for the round table discussion, what are they asking the us to do? they are askin: asking the us to do? they are asking the _ asking the us to do? they are asking the us _ asking the us to do? they are asking the us to _ asking the us to do? they are asking the us to continue - asking the us to do? they are asking the us to continue to l asking the us to continue to put pressure on the qataris, on the egyptians, on the entire international community, not only— international community, not only to — international community, not only to free the hostages as soon — only to free the hostages as soon as— only to free the hostages as soon as possible, but also to let the — soon as possible, but also to let the international red cross in so _ let the international red cross in so they can see the hostages and give — in so they can see the hostages and give them proof of life. the — and give them proof of life. the us— and give them proof of life. the us is— and give them proof of life. the us is quite heavily involved in the negotiations are ongoing in qatar. as we know, the current ceasefire runs out in a couple of hours. there it look to you like it might be extended? i don't have any inside information but i would assume that as long as hamas is continuing to release hostages and lives up to the deal that they made, there is a possibility of extending this truce. the top priority should be to get all of the hostages out, the children, the women but also the men in the boys. we want them all released. and we want them all released. and those families _ we want them all released. and those families that you met today, they describe to you i'm sure how their time has been over the last number of weeks. what did they say? i over the last number of weeks. what did they say?— what did they say? i have been meetin: what did they say? i have been meeting with — what did they say? i have been meeting with these _ what did they say? i have been meeting with these families - meeting with these families over the last three weeks. yeah they have been living in agony. they have no idea what the conditions are that their children are in.- conditions are that their children are in. three of the families have _ children are in. three of the families have young - children are in. three of the families have young men i children are in. three of the i families have young men who children are in. three of the - families have young men who are american — families have young men who are american citizens, they grew up in america. _ american citizens, they grew up in america, they chose to volunteer for the israeli defence forces to help protect the jewish homeland, because they— the jewish homeland, because they all— the jewish homeland, because they all know the history of they all know the history of the jewish people and it is critically important, particularly in this time of rising _ particularly in this time of rising anti—semitism around the globe, — rising anti—semitism around the globe, that the jewish people continue to have a homeland that— continue to have a homeland that can _ continue to have a homeland that can be a safe haven for jews — that can be a safe haven for jews from wherever they live. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been very firm in his position that as soon as the ceasefire ends, whenever that may be, the war will continue with force. given the loss of life that we have seen so far, the scale of the humanitarian crisis in gaza and those hostages that are yet to be freed, should the usb tempering its to date unwavering support of israel? —— should the us be tempering? absolutely not a let's be clear about — absolutely not a let's be clear about one thing. all of the death— about one thing. all of the death and the destruction that we have — death and the destruction that we have seen is the result of what — we have seen is the result of what hamas has done. hamas is a terrorist _ what hamas has done. hamas is a terrorist organisation. it is dedicated to murdering jews and destroying the state of israel and october seven day invaded by airline — and october seven day invaded by airline and see, they went house — by airline and see, they went house to _ by airline and see, they went house to house with the specific _ house to house with the specific purpose of murdering civilians — specific purpose of murdering civilians and capturing civilians. they have brought death— civilians. they have brought death and destruction to their own— death and destruction to their own people and they should be held responsible for all of the death— held responsible for all of the death and destruction that has taken — death and destruction that has taken place. death and destruction that has taken place-— death and destruction that has taken place. the hamas health ministry would _ taken place. the hamas health ministry would say _ taken place. the hamas health ministry would say that - taken place. the hamas healthj ministry would say that 15,000 people have been killed in gaza as a result of the israeli rockets, but what role do you think the us should have in what might come after when the violence and is, whenever that is? �* , , ., , ., ., is? let's remember who you are caettin is? let's remember who you are getting your _ is? let's remember who you are getting your numbers _ is? let's remember who you are getting your numbers from - is? let's remember who you are getting your numbers from the i getting your numbers from the hamas— getting your numbers from the hamas health agency. the hamas health— hamas health agency. the hamas health agency has very little credibility. we do believe that there — credibility. we do believe that there has been a loss all loss of life — there has been a loss all loss of life is— there has been a loss all loss of life is tragic but we do not put loss— of life is tragic but we do not put loss of life numbers any faith — put loss of life numbers any faith provided on hamas. nevertheless, congresswoman, there is plenty of television images about the loss of life, the scale of destruction of what we have seen in gaza, but if you would mind answering the question i had asked you they are just very briefly, what role do you see the us have whenever the violence does end? the us of course has stood with israel— the us of course has stood with israel side — the us of course has stood with israel side by side, has reminded israel that it needs to abide _ reminded israel that it needs to abide by the laws of war, which — to abide by the laws of war, which israel has done, which hamas— which israel has done, which hamas is— which israel has done, which hamas is not doing, and i believe _ hamas is not doing, and i believe that the us will be involved with continuing to bribe — involved with continuing to bribe humanity at —— provide humanitarian aid and once the war is— humanitarian aid and once the war is over— humanitarian aid and once the war is over i am confident the us will— war is over i am confident the us will be _ war is over i am confident the us will be involved in assisting with the reconstruction of gaza for the palestinian people once hamas is removed. palestinian people once hamas is removed-— palestinian people once hamas is removed. thanks so much for “oininr is removed. thanks so much for joining us _ is removed. thanks so much for joining us on — is removed. thanks so much for joining us on bbc— is removed. thanks so much for joining us on bbc news. - is removed. thanks so much for joining us on bbc news. thankl joining us on bbc news. thank ou. the united states is accusing an unnamed indian government official of orchestrating a failed plot to kill a sikh separatist in america. federal prosecutors in new york city charged nikhil gupta, a 52—year—old indian national, with attempting to arrange the failed assassination attempt. he is awaiting extradition from the czech republic. prosecutors say this is a photo of an associate of mr gupta handing $15,000 in cash as an advance to an undercover fbi agent, posing as an assassin. a spokeswoman for the us national security council said mr gupta "credibly indicated that he was directed to arrange "the murder by an individual who is assessed to be "an employee of the indian government". they added, "the government of india was clear with us "that they were taking this seriously and would "investigate". and, "we will continue to expect accountability "from the government of india based on the results "of their investigations". the head of british gymnastics has told the bbc it has "no desire" to put medals above welfare. this follows the introduction of new rules that coaches can no longer weigh gymnasts, deny them water breaks, or take them out of school to train. the new policy comes after an independent report last summer found systemic abuse in the sport. the changes will affect thousands of gymnasts across the uk. the bbc�*s sports correspondent natalie pirks has this report. at huntington gymnastics club, they know a thing or two about training champions.— they know a thing or two about training champions. three, two, one. training champions. three, two, one- good _ training champions. three, two, one. good girl, _ training champions. three, two, one. good girl, well— training champions. three, two, one. good girl, well done. - training champions. three, two, one. good girl, well done. but. one. good girl, well done. but ositive one. good girl, well done. but positive encouragement with parents allowed to watch has not always been the norm in the sport. last summer, an independent report described systemic abuse in gymnastics, with some children starved and subjected to the tyranny of the scales. today's new safeguarding policy says gymnasts over ten can only be weighed by a qualified sport scientist, with written consent from the child and their carer. and after horror stories of children denied water and toilet breaks, new hydration rules called this kind of behaviour physical abuse. ida behaviour physical abuse. no coaches behaviour physical abuse. iir> coaches should be weighing gymnasts, categorically. for us, this is about making sure within gymnastics that actually we don't see them as gymnasts, we don't see them as gymnasts, we see them as young people, we see them as children and therefore we understand what their requirements are and what they needs are. there is no desire for us to put medals above welfare.— desire for us to put medals above welfare. , ., ., above welfare. new rules around education say — above welfare. new rules around education say no _ above welfare. new rules around education say no child _ above welfare. new rules around education say no child under- above welfare. new rules around education say no child under 12 l education say no child under 12 should miss school in pursuit of their gymnastic ambitions. some say older people should have been included too. eloise is one of them. she quit acrobatic gymnastics at 1a and is still the only gymnast to have received a settlement from the governing body for the emotional abuse she received in the sport. emotional abuse she received in the sort. , , ., , , the sport. definitely a step in the sport. definitely a step in the riaht the sport. definitely a step in the right direction _ the sport. definitely a step in the right direction and - the sport. definitely a step in the right direction and it - the sport. definitely a step in the right direction and it is i the sport. definitely a step in the right direction and it is a | the right direction and it is a great start, but i think it is hard to fully move on when you have a complaints process that is not delivering. a lot of those coaches have not been banned and are still active in gymnastics environments, which is wrong. gymnastics environments, which is wronu. �* , gymnastics environments, which iswronu.�* , , is wrong. british gymnastics's track record _ is wrong. british gymnastics's track record means _ is wrong. british gymnastics's track record means some - is wrong. british gymnastics's track record means some are | track record means some are sceptical about how robustly these new policies will be enforced but today it made a very public promise to put children first. natalie pirks, bbc news. just a reminder about breaking news at this hour. henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. he served as national security adviser and secretary of state under us presidents richard nixon and gerald ford. dr kissinger was the author of some of the us's most important and also controversial foreign policy is in the post—world war ii era. he passed away at his home in connecticut. we will be following reactions here in washington and around the world for you and we will bring you more in the next hour. thank you for watching. hello, there. talk of the town this week has just been how cold it's become. yes, on wednesday, we started off with a hard frost in the lake district. temperatures were sitting at —7, first thing in the morning, and despite lots of sunshine throughout the day, they struggled to climb above freezing by the middle of wednesday afternoon. now, we could actually see a similar story on thursday, a widespread hard frost to begin the day, the exception down in the south west, with this developing area of low pressure. that's going to bring outbreaks of rain, and windy with it, as well. we could see gusts of wind on exposed coast close to 50 mph. let's zoom in and look at that in a little more detail. it will be primarily rain across the isles of scilly and much of cornwall, some wet snow, perhaps, across the moors, and some of this frontal system willjust brush the south coast, maybe the odd spot ortwo of rain, south of london. a cold day, generally, four or five degrees, some freezing fog slow to lift in the midlands. now, with that northeasterly breeze, one or two wintry showers along exposed east coasts of northern england and eastern scotland, sheltered western areas will see the best of any sunny spells, but again, a cold day — two to five degrees quite widely across the country. now, as we move out of thursday into friday, again, light winds, clear skies, once again, those temperatures falling away. it looks likely to be another cold and frosty start to friday morning, and, potentially, friday could be the coldest spell over the next few days. so some freezing fog quite possible, as well, and a subtle change in wind direction means that we run the risk of a few more showers running down through the north coast of northern ireland, and down through the irish sea, as well. so a few coastal showers around. inland — dry, plenty of sunshine, but another cold day — zero to five degrees at the very best. now, as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, we could see a few more showers drifting in from the west, but a relatively quiet start, before, as we move into the middle part of the week, we could see areas of low pressure bringing yet more rain in and perhaps something a little less cold. so it'll be a cold and frosty start to our weekend, but, as you can see, more showers are likely and those temperatures gradually starting to creep up. that's it. stay warm. china's factory activity shrinks for the first time in a row underscoring their slow economic recovery. the un climate conference kicks off today with a host of questions remaining about what the talks can achieve. hello and welcome to asia business report with me, arunoday mukharji. we begin in china where government data shows factory activity shrinking for the month of november. it is the second month in traction for the second biggest economy in the second biggest economy in the world. the purchasing managers indices are closely watched for signals of current as well as future business