this is bbc news. the headlines: israeli air strikes pound the south and north of gaza. the hamas run health ministry says at least 110 palestinians were killed injabalia, while hundreds are believed trapped inside a catholic church in gaza city. international pressure for a ceasefire intensifies, as us defence secretary lloyd austin arrives in tel aviv for talks with his israeli counterpart. this is the scene live in tel aviv where we re expecting to hear the outcome of those talks in the next few minutes. challenges to uganda s recent anti homosexuality law are heard in court. judges consider criticisms that it violates human rights. ukraine admits artillery ammunition shortages, but a leading government official remains optimistic that international funding will continue. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s olly foster. we ve had the draw for the champions league last 16, the first knockout round. at this stage, teams from the same country or w
over the years we ve had long discussions about what happens around the way. it was very difficult. you don t repair a relationship overnight but i think we are in a very different place. how difficult and different was it to deal with rishi sunak to somebody like borisjohnson? the to deal with rishi sunak to somebody like boris johnson? like boris johnson? the former prime minister was like boris johnson? the former prime minister was not like boris johnson? the former prime minister was not the like boris johnson? the former prime minister was not the easiest, - like boris johnson? the former prime minister was not the easiest, and - minister was not the easiest, and i ve been diplomatic, but what you have to look at is not the past but the future, but also i think the uk realises, as we do, that we are not alone when it comes to dealing with the horrors of climate change and dealing with russia. we are united and working together. i think that realisation that we ca
during his christmas day message. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a million americans and canadians are facing christmas day without power as a winter storm continues to barrel its way across north america. the so called bomb cyclone has brought heavy snow, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 20 people have died because of icy roads, and high winds uprooted trees. howard johnson reports. subzero temperatures. ..whiteouts. .. ..and flooding. from toronto to new orleans, north america is experiencing a winter storm of epic proportions. nearly 250 million americans and canadians are believed to be affected, with more than 1.5 million people without power. thousands of flights have been cancelled and major roads closed, ruining christmas travel plans. a 46 car pile up in ohio left four dead. while in kansas city, one person died when their car plunged into an icy creek. in hard hit new york state, driving has been banned to prevent further casualties. the c
Drugs like fentanyl. A white house summary of the call included a few others like chinas Unfair Trade Policies and preventing access to advanced us technology. And on the chinese side president xi reportedly called us support for any taiwanese independence effort a red line and accused the us are trying to suppress chinas development of us technology. Overfour chinas development of us technology. Over four days of meetings, treasury secretary janet yellen is expected to meet with some chinas top political and economic officials as well as American Business leaders and chinese professors and students. She is expected to warn china against flooding the market with cheap clean energy exports, things like Electric Vehicles and lithium ion batteries. The white house is trying to bolster that industry domestically by offering its own tax breaks and subsidies. Tesla shares have fallen almost 5 , thats after elon musk s Electric Vehicle maker reported deliveries have fallen sharply in the Firs
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