president biden earlier said that israel was losing 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 countries 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 included 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 there is a sense 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. 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. 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 in israel's history, opposes anything remotely resembling a two state solution. and there are 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. the father of a young woman killed by hamas during the october seven attack says he continues to believe in a two state solution for israelis and palestinians. outlet international correspondent 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 an 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. so my question is... this is the last footage of danielle and herfriends trying to stay calm. someone says, "it'll be ok." 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 he still has hopes for peace. and then i hope that like in two to four 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 seven, �*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. 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 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, to 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. now $60 billion is a lot of money. in your view, will president zelenskyy be able to get it? i guess another question is, will it be enough? you know, it's 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 zelenskyy is going to get the money. i don't think he's obviously not getting it today. 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 billion 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 hands of zelenskyy is questionable. i don't think anybody even knows that right now. and there is an ongoing debate, isn't there, about how the united states has contributed a lot more than others in the world. you know, 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 113 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. do you think the fact that president zelenskyy 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 zelenskyy, he is ukraine's greatest and most articulate advocate. he has 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 zelenskyy 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. 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the bbc| across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. what was supposed to be the final day of the cop28 climate conference has been and gone, and still no deal on tackling global warming. we understand last—minute talks are still happening after an earlier draft of a deal was strongly criticised because it stopped short of calling for fossil fuels to be phased out. our climate reporter has been following the talks in dubai and sent this update with the overnight negotiations under way. we are in the final day of cop28 global climate summit co p28 global climate summit negotiations cop28 global climate summit negotiations and we are past the deadline that the president set for countries, which was 11am this morning. there has been more than ten hours of negotiations here today on the new draft tax that dropped last night and country still cannot agree. the main issues they are facing is firstly on fossil fuels. there is the removal of the language on phasing out fossil fuels. the language on phasing out fossilfuels. in its place was given a list of options that countries could not should adopt for reducing emissions which many groups including the eu and the uk were not happy with. another key area they are still discussing is money for developing countries. some countries here, including nigeria, saudi arabia, say they are not happy to adopt any language on phasing out fossil fuels unless they are given firm commitments that they will be supported by richer nations in that progress from fossil fuels to renewable energy. we know previously that 100 million was pledged to poorer countries and that was not delivered on in time, so there are certainly some scepticism from those developing countries that any money will be delivered. we are hearing that consultations will carry on until the early hours of the morning and then we are expecting a new draft tax and a coming together of countries for the final discussion before negotiations closer here tomorrow potentially. aha, negotiations closer here tomorrow potentially. a lead researcher— tomorrow potentially. a lead researcher in _ tomorrow potentially. a lead researcher in energy - tomorrow potentially. a lead researcher in energy and - researcher in energy and climate at the ise sas institute and joins me now. thank you so much forjoining me on newsday. firstly, are you at all surprised that they have not come to an agreement and they are still talking? i not come to an agreement and they are still talking?— they are still talking? i am not surprised, _ they are still talking? i am not surprised, mariko, - they are still talking? i am not surprised, mariko, but definitely once again we are disappointed. the main issue of course is the wording on fossil fuels. you mentioned action on fossilfuel is an fuels. you mentioned action on fossil fuel is an option rather than a requirement, and a reduction rather than a phase—out. so this of course will have huge repercussions in terms of mitigation moving forward. as we all know, the main driver of climate change is the use of fossil fuels, and if countries don't come together and strongly oppose the of fossil fuels and the deployment of renewables at a much faster level, then i think we're in trouble. we much faster level, then i think we're in trouble.— much faster level, then i think we're in trouble. we have been s-ueakin we're in trouble. we have been speaking to _ we're in trouble. we have been speaking to critics _ we're in trouble. we have been speaking to critics and - speaking to critics and protesters in fact he said the summit had an outsize influence of fossil fuel lobbyists with some saying not enough action has taken place despite the talks. how do you think this kind of stalemate affects the public�*s views on the topic of climate change? public's views on the topic of climate change?— public's views on the topic of climate change? well, away at the climate — climate change? well, away at the climate change _ climate change? well, away at the climate change in - climate change? well, away at. the climate change in southeast asia programme, we do climate perception survey, yes, every year, and there are many questions that we asked the respondents, one of which looks at effectiveness of policy, what they think of national policy climate change and there is a certain level of scepticism in terms of policy being taken, the impact of it. but overall there is a consensus on the threat of climate change and people feel very strongly that climate change is an immediate threat or a very important threat in their lives. but there generally is some level of scepticism regarding the amount of cooperation, national policy—making, regional policy making, that is being undertaken to address this issue. �* , , ., issue. and i guess the other issue. and i guess the other issue is that _ issue. and i guess the other issue is that climate - issue is that climate commitments can be quite expensive, and whether or not consumers are willing to pay more to go green. what is your finding on that?— finding on that? interestingly this ear finding on that? interestingly this year we _ finding on that? interestingly this year we have _ finding on that? interestingly this year we have found - finding on that? interestingly this year we have found a - this year we have found a majority of people that undertook our survey actually support a carbon tax. however, at the global level, there has been consistent shortfalls in developing countries meeting their finance obligations, as you mentioned, and southeast asia actually needs around more than 200 billion euros annually up than 200 billion euros annually up to 2034 investment in climate infrastructure, and that accounts to around 45% of southeast asia gdp. so it is a huge burden on southeast asian countries and developing economies in other parts of the world. so the loss and fund appointment is a positive outcome but the issue is will the finance obligations be met by the developing countries? we will see if they can come to an agreement as the talks continue. thanks so much for joining us on newsday. 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. this is how we will 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 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 those 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 who've 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. 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 is all. more on the website. check it out. i will be back with business news shortly but for now, thank you for watching newsday. 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. majority of us, it will turn a lot drier, as high pressure starts to build in from the south, also 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 near continent. still plenty of clouds, some showery outbreaks of rain for much of eastern england, and 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 southwest of england. still rather blustery for irish sea coasts, 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 north west, that's going to be pushing southwards and eastwards on wednesday night, turning briefly to snow across the highlands, the pennines, the 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 wind now, and we're starting to see some showers out towards the northwest of scotland, too. temperatures will be creeping up with that south—westerly 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 scooting 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, the milder air set to stick around for the rest of the week, and it should be largely dry for most by. bye— bye. us core inflation shows no signs of cooling down ahead of the federal reserve �*s final interest rate meeting of the year. and the cop28 meeting is forced into overtime as country struggled to reach a deal on fossil fuels. hi there, welcome to the asia business report with me mariko oi. let's start in the united states where the latest data showed inflation unexpectedly rose by 0.1% in november. the price of petrol fell which helped to offer an increase in rent and this is coming upjust a day for america's central bank decides on the cost of borrowing. will the federal reserve hold interest rates steady until the end of 2023? november �*s consumer price index camejust in november �*s consumer price index came just in the november �*s consumer price index camejust in the nick november �*s consumer price index came just in the nick of time for the federal reserve. fed members began their two—day meeting on tuesday and wrap up on wednesday. they will be deciding whether to hold interest rates steady yet again as they have for the past few months or whether to raise them. like we saw over and over again between march 2022 and this summer. a consumer price index readout like tuesday's is yet another piece of evidence that inflation has cooled substantially from its summer 2022 peak. easing gas prices helped bring november's headline inflation reading down but core inflation is the value the federal reserve looks at when it is making policy decisions. it excludes volatile food and energy prices. that number has remained higher thanks in part to persistently