from fossil fuels by 2050. this follows the rejection of the first draft because it did not call for a phasing out of fossil fuels. there were quite a few leaders at this event to a not happy with that at all. so will this latest proposed text lead to agreement? will it get across the line? countries are looking at this text right now, deliberating over every word. let s go live to dubai. our middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi is at the cop for us. we could hear quite soon, good way, on what the leaders think about this latest text?- about this latest text? sally, we don t know about this latest text? sally, we don t know how - about this latest text? sally, we don t know how soon - about this latest text? sally, i we don t know how soon that would be, but, yes, the leaders and negotiators will be going into the room which is scheduled in about half an hour and they will discuss the latest text that has been released. we will have a discussion. there have be
from new york. michelle fleury reports. we should get further evidence there is slowdown in the job markets. employers are growing more cautious and employees are sticking around longer. one caveat should see some distortion to the numbers, the auto and actors strikes both endedin auto and actors strikes both ended in november with many returning to work that same month. plus, the end of the year is when many seasonal workers get taken on. american central bank, the federal reserve, it will be watching closely because lowerjob growth will feel expectations the pheasant will leave rates on hold. they have risen 5% from nearly zero since march of last year as it wrestled to bring down inflation. thejobs report is a lot of economics data before the us central bank s meeting next week. despite expectation for a slowdown, america s labour market remains strong by historical standards. still, market remains strong by historicalstandards. still, if historical standards. still, if ec
the flow of aid. this comes as new images appear to show dozens of palestinian men, stripped to their underwear, with their hands tied behind their back, being held by israel defence forces. it s not clear if they have surrendered or if they have been taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are, but it has confirmed that israeli forces are making arrests in gaza. from jerusalem, here s our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza as beit lahia and we have geolocated the video there, too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity s darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo, the
the full effect of higher rates has yet to be felt but households and businesses are coping. for now. plus ripe for transformation. how developments in al are starting to bear fruit in the push for more sustainable agriculture. we are looking at the top business stories. we start in beijing where china s president, xijinping is hosting european union leaders for their first in person summit meeting since 2019. and there is one huge number that is looming over the talks. 400 billion euros. that s roughly the size of china s trade surplus with the eu the difference between what they sell to europe, and what europe sells to china. european commission president ursula von der leyen says it s because of china s unfair support for its industries which means its products are flooding global markets and threaten to undermine europe s industrial base. china says the complaint doesn t make sense when the eu stops it from buying certain sensitive technology such as advanced ch