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 th
i thank you for the bipartisan support. as we approach christmas on behalf of all our ukraine families separated by war and all sons and daughters on the front, ukraine s greatest wish is to reach a victorious and. it s mr zelensky s third visit to washington since the war began and second in just the past few months. the aid he s seeking could turn the tide against russia as the war ticks closer to its second year, with no sign of resolution. congress has approved more than $111 billion in total since the war began. but the biden administration says that money is running out. mr biden told reporters after his meeting with zelensky, that it would be a christmas gift to russia s vladimir putin if congress fails to pass fresh aid. putin is banking on the united states failing to deliver for ukraine. we must prove him wrong. i will not walk away from ukraine. neither will the american people. president biden also said russia state media is celebrating republicans delaying aid
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 achi
the first minister on the job that i do on behalf of people here in wales. that spring term will see the publication of our child poverty strategy, the final report of the independent commission on the constitutional future of wales, the future of steel making in wales will be on our agenda early in the senedd spring term, as well the senedd reform, conclusion of consultations about making the council tax fairer and the reform of the school year. module to be of the covid i9 uk inquiry will happen in wales during february and march. module 28. and of course a budget to february and march. module 2b. and of course a budget to pass through the senedd. there will be plenty of time for political obituaries and retrospection once i ceased to be first minister. but not before. in a five year period, which has seen wales deal with astarte, brexit, the covid pandemic, the climate crisis, wars in ukraine and the middle east and four different prime ministers so far, there will b
let s take a look at the key features of this deal. it calls on all countries to transition away from the use of fossil fuels. but some governments feel this wording isn t strong enough. there is a recognition that global emissions will likely peak before 2025 and that for developing nations this may be later. but elsewhere, language appears to have been weakened, with the text reiterating rather than requesting developed countries give support to vulnerable nations facing climate change. sultan ahmed al jaber went on to praise the deal as an historic package . applause many said this could not be done. but when i spoke to you at the very start of this cop, i promised a different sort of cop, a cop that brought everyone together. private and public sectors, civilsociety, ngos, faith leaders, youth, and indigenous peoples. everyone came together from day one. everyone united, everyone acted, and everyone delivered. we operationalised loss and damage and started to fill