all over the world, but bethlehem, where our saviour was born, this is where we wanted to be this year. hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of millions of people in the united states are in the grip of a major winter storm, with blizzards and record low temperatures sweeping the country. around 60% of the us population is currently under a weather warning, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. the storm extends from quebec to texas. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the authorities say at least 19 people have been killed so far. nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. but the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing car accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. the warning is, don t travel unless you need to. don t travel under these conditions unless you have to. because an
hardening of its position. a city remembers five years on from the manchester arena bomb that killed 22 people. australia s incoming prime minister, anthony albanese has vowed to sweep aside his country s reputation for dragging its heels in the fight against climate change. wildfires, bleached out coral reefs and flooding has made made australia a byword for climate fuelled disruption. mr albanese looks set to be sworn in as prime minister on monday, before he heads to tokyo for a meeting with the leaders of the us, japan and india. he s signalled a major shift in climate change policy, saying australia could become a renewable energy superpower. the meeting is an absolute priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that there is a change of government, there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, particularly with regard to climate change and our engagement with the world on those issues. our sydney correspondent shai
arena bomb that killed 22 people. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. australia s incoming prime minister, anthony albanese has vowed to sweep aside his country s reputation for dragging its heels in the fight against climate change. wildfires, bleached out coral reefs and flooding has made made australia a byword for climate fuelled disruption. mr albanese looks set to be sworn in as prime minister on monday, before he heads to tokyo for a meeting with the leaders of the us, japan and india. he s signalled a major shift in climate change policy, saying australia could become a renewable energy superpower. our sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has more the shaimaa khalil, has more meeting is a priority for australia the meeting is a priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that there is a message to the world that there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, but clearly with regard to
The Israeli Defence force say they have struck over 100 military targets overnight and killed a senior commander. Militants have continued to fire rockets into israel, towards tel aviv and other areas in the south. The World Health Organization has condemned israels Evacuation Order. It says forcing Hospital Patients to relocate would be a death sentence. President biden has spoken with the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, and urged him to provide safety for civilians amid the bombardment. Diplomatic efforts to prevent the violence from spreading have been stepped up, with mr biden s secretary of state, antony blinken, visiting cairo. Hes expected to press egyptian officials to restart talks on getting aid into gaza through the Border Crossing. The us is sending a second Aircraft Carrier to the eastern mediterranean, near israel. The Uss Eisenhower will lead a group of ships aimed at deterring further attacks against israel, in particularfrom iran or the Lebanese Militant Gr
Empathy. Can she actually do this job . It takes just a teeny bit of humanity, as the queen exhibited, to actually talk to people. She is bent in. Talking to people. Somebody coming out of the paris knows how to talk to people. And the Prime Minister was being held back. The human question, why . What is she doing . It is a political crisis that could end her career. It seems as though she is struggling with every single aspect of her role, trying to get the former government and knowing what is going to be said in the queens speech. She does lack that ability to talk to people, look at ease in situations that we require politicians. Would it have made a difference that she had gone to the scene quicker . After news had emerged . Certainly. We have got different expectations of what politicians should do, and we want them to demonstrate how much they care. That is the point. A new age. You have got to be faster, respond, and with social media people are talking to each other. Politicia