said earlier that israel was starting to lose international support, because of what he called its indiscriminate bombing of gaza. our north america correspondent shingai nyoka explains why the us voted against the resolution. it's no surprise they did that, in fact the text of this particular resolution was similar to the one that was debated on friday, with the security council where the us blocked it, vetoed it, and there really was no expectation that the us was going to vote against it. 153 con trees or member states of the un, voted in favour of this immediate call for a cease—fire, or call for an immediate cease—fire and those countries include india and canada. 23 countries abstained, and i think it's interesting to note that the uk is increasingly abstaining in these votes. the uk un ambassador barbara woodward said the support for israel that the uk supports israel's right to defend itself against hamas but said it must be targeted at, must be targeted to achieve that goal. and so what this shows i think, more importantly, is the fact that even though this is nonbinding, there is an increasing number of countries globally who are opposed to israel's offensive in gaza. a similar vote that was held in october, the first attempt to passing a resolution, there were 121 countries that voted in favour of that. and so since, that israel is increasingly isolated in its offensive. earlier, i spoke to aaron david miller, former us state department adviser and a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace, and asked for his views about the vote. not really. last week, the united states vetoed a un security council resolution, and this general assembly resolution was deficient in the sense that there was no reference to hamas�*s retention of hostages and no condemnation of hamas. the americans don't usually express their views through the un general assembly or the un security council, and clearly it reflects the fact that the united states is increasingly isolated in the international community and also also in the region. i want to ask you about president biden�*s comment. do you post it on formally twitter posted it on formally twitter posted it on x, formally twitter that biden�*s comments today are a blinking yellow light to netanyahu about growing divergence between the us and israel on gaza war? could it turn red? what is your view? do you think it could turn red? you know, october 10th, the administration president gave one of the most emotional speeches of his presidency and made it unmistakably clear that he was going to stand with the israelis and give them the space, time and support that they needed to do what they thought they needed to do in the wake of the savagery of october seven and the hamas terror surge. i think there's been a shift in tone in response to the exponential rise of palestinian deaths and the humanitarian catastrophe that now affects both northern and southern gaza. so i think there is a divergence of opinion. there's no doubt there are two separate clocks. the administration clock under more pressure, even at home from members of his own party, is ticking much faster than the israeli operations administration. i think, wants the israelis to wrap up this phase of their kinetic campaign in the south in weeks. and the israelis, i think, need more time to hear them express it, are talking about months. so i think there's a growing divergence on that issue. there's also a growing divergence on the day after the netanyahu government, the most extreme on the day after. the netanyahu government, the most extreme in israel's history, opposes anything remotely resembling a two state solution. and there's also opposed to returning the palestinian authority, weak as it may be back to gaza to govern. so i think there is growing friction between the us and israel, whether or not the blinking yellow light and that's what i think it is. it's a cautionary light, whether it's going to turn red, suggesting that president biden is going to call up netanyahu and say stop or enough. i doubt i doubt that's the case. i think the administration is taking the long view. they want to press the israelis in their own way, privately and even publicly. but i don't think it's... the big question, though... sorry to interrupt, but the question is whether or not this shift in tone, as you call it, will have an impact on israel as well as the resolution, because it is also non—binding. yeah, it is. which means it's much less consequential than if, in fact, it had passed in the security council. and it was a chapter seven resolution, for example, which would carry mandatory compliance, perhaps, and even sanctions. but i don't think i don't think we're going there. i do think that the israelis will probably make a virtue out of necessity and concede that, in fact, byjanuary, the major part of their ground campaign in gaza probably will be concluded. it's not a certainty, but i think they cannot afford, nor do they want to afford to alienate the united states. but make no mistake, this friction between us and israel over gaza and over a two—state solution is isn't going to die out. it's it could well become a feature of the post—conflict environment in gaza and in the middle east. the un vote has happened as israeli forces are continuing their military operations across gaza. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says that more than 50,000 people have been injured since the israeli offensive began. meanwhile, the israel defense forces has announced it's retrieved the bodies of two hostages taken by hamas october seven. the father of a young woman killed by hamas during the october seven attacks says he continues to believe in a two—state solution for israelis and palestinians. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin reports from tel aviv. they were young and in love. this is danielle waldman and her boyfriend, noam shai. their whole lives were ahead of them. she was amazing girl. she loved to dance. she loved animals. she loved people. she had many, many friends. she never did anything wrong to anyone. shejust loved doing good things. and then theyjust murdered herfor no reason. they were so happy together. danielle's father, ael waldman, told me the couple were planning to marry. yeah, we decided with his parents that best is that we bury them together instead of getting them married. and we did in the north. the two were among those who fled in terror when hamas attacked a music festival on october the seventh. we have a video like few minutes before they were murdered, when they were still in the car. and then we had a phone call when they were screaming that everybody were hurt. this is the last footage of danielle and her friends trying to stay calm. someone says, it'll be okay. then a hint of panic. despite the killing of his daughter, eyalwaldman still believes in a palestinian state. he is a tech giant who has created jobs in gaza and the west bank in the past. do you regret that now? no, i don't regret. i think i need to do and we need to do everything we can to make this place the best place to live in. and we need to stop killing each other and finding a way to live together. i built a design centre in gaza. i donated $360,000 to a hospital in gaza. i started a peace initiative with gaza and he says i started a peace initiative with gaza. and he says he still has hopes for peace. and then i hope that like in two to 4 years we'll be able to do peace and build two states for the two people and be able to live together next to each other. but before that, anyone that was responsible, anyone that was associated with what happened in october 7, �*23 will be eliminated and we will take care of that. danielle was killed just weeks before her 25th birthday. her father says she touched everyone. she met with her smile. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. president biden has told his visiting ukrainian counterpart his administration will continue to support kyiv in its fight against russia, even in the face of domestic political opposition in the us. volodymyr zelensky is in washington dc to try and save a $61 billion us defence package for kyiv. but his pleas for a quick approval of the aid package have gained little traction with republicans in congress. president biden says congress would be giving a christmas gift to russia if it fails to pass the measure. the pair have just appeared together at a news conference. history willjudge harshly those who have turned their backs on freedom's cause. today, ukraine's freedom is on the line, but if we don't stop putin, it will endanger the freedom of everyone almost anywhere. putin will keep going and would—be aggressors everywhere will be emboldened to try and take what when they can by force. colonel brendan kearney is a military expert and former us marines chief of staff in europe. he says he doesn't believe the standoff is a gift to russia. i don't think putin really cares who will use it internally in russia, try to highlight the divisiveness between ukraine and the united states, and implicitly western europe. but he's got bigger fish to fry in terms of trying to keep the military operation ongoing in ukraine. haw to keep the military operation ongoing in ukraine.— ongoing in ukraine. now $60 billion is a _ ongoing in ukraine. now $60 billion is a lot _ ongoing in ukraine. now $60 billion is a lot of _ ongoing in ukraine. now $60 billion is a lot of money. - ongoing in ukraine. now $60 billion is a lot of money. i - billion is a lot of money. i guess another question is, will it be enough?— it be enough? you know, it's hard to say- _ it be enough? you know, it's hard to say. i'll— it be enough? you know, it's hard to say. i'll answer- it be enough? you know, it's hard to say. i'll answer the i hard to say. i'll answer the last part of your question first. it's hard to say how much effort is going to be enough, because that will depend on how long this conflict continues on. i think zelensky is going to get the money. i don't think he's obviously not getting it today. he's not going home with a checkin he's not going home with a check in his pocket. i think it's going to end up giving out to him incrementally and i think the thing is, this is not $60 million simply handed over. this is weapons, this is communications gear, this is fuel. it covers a wide variety of things, a lot of things will be sourced in the united states and charged bureaucratically against the ukrainian war. so the actual money that gets into the actual money that gets into the hands of zielinski is questionable. i don't think anybody even knows that right now. �* , ., ., ., now. and there is an ongoing debate, isn't _ now. and there is an ongoing debate, isn't there, - now. and there is an ongoing debate, isn't there, about. now. and there is an ongoing l debate, isn't there, about how the united states has contributed a lot more than others in the world.- contributed a lot more than others in the world. you know, auain, others in the world. you know, again. the _ others in the world. you know, again, the accountants - others in the world. you know, again, the accountants are - again, the accountants are having a great deal of fun with this type of thing, trying to total it all up. the united states have given its north of $100 billion so far, i think it's $100 billion so far, i think it'5113 $100 billion so far, i think it's 113 billion. $100 billion so far, i think it's113 billion. europe, countries from around the world, have all given an awful lot. exactly how much, i'm not sure everybody knows. i think united states can safely say they are the leading donor, but i don't think they outdo everybody else that's out there. ,., everybody else that's out there. n, ,, ~ everybody else that's out there. ,., ,, ~ .. there. do you think the fact that president _ there. do you think the fact that president zelinski - there. do you think the fact that president zelinski was | there. do you think the fact i that president zelinski was in dc himself, do you think that makes a difference, even if he doesn't get the money today? i think it makes a huge difference. nobody... we have to hand it to zelinski, he is ukraine's greatest and most articulate advocate. he is pulled off the miracle that when we think back of the first days of the war, nobody thought was going to be able to be pulled off. and it's all by his example, and his personal involvement with the leaders of the western world, that really, really has played a critical role in ukraine being able to defeat, so far, one of the most powerful countries in the world. so i give zelinski a lot of credit. he's articulate, he's smart, and he's the guy that needed to come to washington, dc to signal to the world that he is very very serious about continuing this fight, and that he needs american help. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. so you've got one there that's on my wrist. and then also got sliced on my finger. there's one main one and then that was the mm. one right there. back in the past i was struggling to like stay on straight in our path. but in the situation where a fight broke out and i ended up getting stabbed six times. kyra was supported by empower academy. since its launch 11 years ago, it's helped thousands of young people turn their lives around. all of our team have lived experience in different elements. when young people see us and talk to us and we do assemblies and stuff too, they know. the west midlands police force area has the highest rate of knife crime in the country. if i applied the great team that i got by ten, we would still be pretty busy. so what we didn't want to do is have a waiting list and we've had to. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the british prime minister rishi sunak�*s emergency bill reviving his plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda has been approved by parliament, enabling it to proceed to the next stage of the legislative process. the bill, which opened up deep divisions in britain's ruling conservative party, was passed with a majority of 44 in a knife—edge parliamentary vote. our political editor chris mason has more. excuse me, excuse me. the man in the middle. the man of the moment. can you make out the prime minister at the bottom of your screen making his way through the crowd? almost half seven tonight, and result time. the ayes to the right, 313. the noes to the left, 269. the government had won. minister, how big a sigh of relief are you sighing? well, i think the government is pleased to have received a pretty clear 44 vote majority this evening. this is the toughest piece of immigration legislation ever passed in this country. a win is a win, but this is pain postponed, isn't it? because come the new year, this all returns and your party is divided. well, like any piece of legislation, as it goes through its final stages, there will be discussions with members of parliament to see if there are ways of tightening up the language, improving the draughting, to make sure there are absolutely no loopholes. and those conversations will happen in an open and respectful way in the weeks ahead. now, i don't know about you, but breakfast time seems a while back. but that's when the pastries and persuading were served up in downing street, ketchup and cajoling for a collection of potential rebels before the sun got round to rising. the home secretary himself, james cleverly. by lunchtime the debate began in the commons, with the government making its case. this is how we will save lives at sea. deter illegal migration. and this, mr speaker — and the house should take note of this — this is how we will break the business model of the most evil and perverse trade that we currently can see, and that is the trade in vulnerable people. it was, he said, an innovative and humane solution. but the man who was immigration minister until last week reckons it will fail. the test of this policy is not, "is it the strongest bill we've done?" it's not, "is it a good compromise?" it's "will it work?" that is all the public care about. they don't care about rwanda as a scheme. they care about stopping the boats. and we are sent here to do that for them. and opposition parties can't stand it. it is a pathetic - excuse for the policy. a foghorn signalling to the far right. - it's too weak for some i of the home secretary's colleagues, too harsh- for the few exceptional others. we learned tonight the costs are rising to actually about £400 million for a scheme that no one has been sent — more home secretaries have been sent to rwanda than have asylum seekers. the conservatives should be putting this into tackling the criminal gangs, the criminal smuggler gangs instead, rather than this ongoing chaos that now looks like it's going to carry on into the new year. here tonight is the challenge for the government. look at the top left of your picture, one row down — a collection of tory mps not budging when others are voting. this is what abstaining can look like. and here is why they did it. we had a meeting earlier this evening. we agreed that the prime minister had promised to tighten up the bill. we would take him at his word. so we didn't vote against tonight. we abstained, but on the very clear understanding that we would then table amendments to strengthen the bill in january. but others in the party who backed the government tonight don't want the plan to change. it's been one of thosej days in westminster — febrile, nervous, gossipy, all of that. _ but actually at the end - of the day, the government got a majority of 44, which is pretty solid. there are plenty of governments have gone through five year - terms with majorities less than that. - so i think this should give. the government confidence and self—confidence to say, "ok, we've got this more . or less right, let's carry on." so the government's rwanda plan is still a goer. and that sound you can just about make out — a massive sigh of relief from downing street. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. residents in australia's far north are bracing for the arrival of a tropical cylone. tropical cyclone jasper is likely to cross the queensland coast in the coming hours, bringing with it large swell, storms, and �*life—threatening' floodwaters. earlier i spoke to 9news australia correspondent josh baviss who is in the path of the storm and gave us the latest from the ground. it's starting to get a bit windy and a bit rainy here in port douglas. right now i'm out the front of the port douglas fire station. we're about to get a briefing from some of the swift water i’escue ci’ews. now, the cyclones are still about eight or nine hours out from crossing the far north queensland coast. it's currently a category one tropical cyclone, but it could intensify into a category two before it crosses about 50 or 60 kilometres to the north of port douglas. a lot of your viewers will probably know port douglas. it's very popular with international tourists. it's a town of about 3500 people. but when it's full of tourists, it's really, really busy. usually at this time of year for christmas, it is heaving, but right now it's pretty quiet. an emergency alert has gone out a few hours ago for this entire district for people to shelter in place. now, what they're facing is a tidal surge that will coincide with abnormally high tides, which they were already expecting for this time of year. and a tidal surges where the ocean rises up and can and a tidal surge is where the ocean rises up and can swallow low lying homes, businesses and other parts of town. so we're still about half an hour out from one of the high tides kicking in here. and already the entire beach along port douglas has been swallowed up. it's a four—mile beach. it's a very popular beach with the tourists and people who are here on honeymoons. and today it is completely disappeared. the wind gusts that we're expecting will be about 140 kilometres an hour and that will be in the coming hours. i also read that there are fears that crocodiles could get washed into streets, which will be quite scary. but how common are tropical cyclones like this? well, look, we used to see them every few years. we haven't seen a decent tropical cyclone for about five years, at least one not crossing the queensland coast, but this part of queensland is very well equipped. people up there do know that you have to have about five days food and water prepared, you have to have batteries ready candles because if something interferes ready, candles because if something interferes with the power lines here, we can lose power for up to three days. now the popular spot of cairns is just to the south of here. they're expected to cop a lot of that very heavy weather because when the cyclones operate and spin in the southern hemisphere here, it's the southern part of the cyclone that crops the brunt. so yesterday they gave an evacuation order to people in a particular zone and that's thousands of people around the cairns area. and they were saying that the tidal surge could swamp in that area and crocodiles do exist in that area. also the cairns airport has been closed today. negotiators at the united nation's climate conference in dubai are meeting through the night as they search for a compromise final agreement. no new text has yet been published, with demands for the inclusion of a phrase promising the phasing out of fossil fuels being rebutted by oil and gas producing nations. the us climate envoy john kerry, has said he's optimistic that progress is being made, adding that talks would continue through the night. the cop28 director—general said he was still aiming for historic results, but it was up to nations to reach agreement. japan's oldest person has passed away at the age of 116. fusa tatsumi was born in 1907, lived through two world wars and multiple pandemics. she died peacefully at a care home in osaka. the governor of osaka, hirofumi yoshimura paid tribute to her on x, recalling a party he attended to celebrate tatsumi's long life, in september. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. wednesday's weather will see big improvements. it will brighten up very nicely from the west and over the next few days, for the vast majority of us, it will turn a lot drier. high pressure starts to build in from the south, we'll say, turning milder into the weekend with westerly winds and temperatures rising across the board into double figures once more. now, that very slow moving area of low pressure continues to meander its way into the continent. into the near continent. still plenty of clouds and showery outbreaks of rain for much of eastern england. we're keeping that cloud here, too, for much of the day, but it'll brighten up very nicely across northern england, much of wales and down through the south west of england. still rather blustery for irish sea coast, but some more sunshine for northern ireland and for much of scotland, but some lingering freezing fog for quite some time. and it will be feeling colder as well, five to ten degrees celsius north to south with quite a chilly northerly wind blowing. but it's only a brief cold spell because then we've got a warm front waiting out towards the northwest that's going to be pushing southwards and eastwards on wednesday night, turning briefly to snow across the highlands, the pennines, the cheviots southern uplands, perhaps before quickly turning back to rain. and that weather front is weakening as it pushes southwards and eastwards, bringing milderfeeling air. of course, few patches of drizzle, some increased cloud for the south east of england on thursday afternoon. but again, an improving picture from the west and some showers just pushing into western scotland, too. temperatures starting to climb for many towards the west, but still rather chilly towards the south and the east. now, on friday morning, a cold start again for the south and the east will see a lot of cloud out towards the west. a south—westerly winds now and we're starting to see some showers out towards the north west of scotland, too. temperatures will be creeping up with that southwesterly wind, of course. high pressure is building in from the south. so if we just take a look at the bigger picture, you can see that high here starting to extend in from the south and that's sending all of the weather fronts skirting out towards the north and the west. so we'll still see some outbreaks of rain across parts of northern scotland. it will still be mild here. we've got brisk westerly winds, so there won't be any issues with frost and fog. and in fact, temperatures are set to rise as we head through the weekend. so we'll be seeing 11 or 12 degrees celsius, 13 for some of the milder air set to stick around for the rest of the week. and it should be largely dry for most. inflation no signs of cooling down at the federal reserves final interest rates meeting of the year. comp 28 meeting forced as countries struggled to reach a deal and fossil fuels. —— cop28. welcome to asia business report. asia fuels. —— cop28. welcome to asia business report. in the united states, the latest data shows that inflation rose by 0.1% in november. the price falling in an increase in rent and coming just a day before america's central bank decides on the cost of borrowing. with the federal reserve board interest rates steady until the end of 202a? reporting from new york. end of 2024? reporting from new york. ., , _, , . york. november consumer price index york. november consumer price index came _ york. november consumer price index came just _ york. november consumer price index came just in _ york. november consumer price index came 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