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missiles, batter ukraine's capital key evans, several regions killing at least one person facing mounting challenges at home and abroad. china's president, changing pain calls for unity and fighting the cobra. 19 pandemic. and the world rings in the new year in style revelers and hong kong are watching a light show of the iconic victoria harbor. for my head of the catholic church, benedict the 16th says died. it was $95.00. he stunned the world in 2013. when he resigned, it was the 1st hope to do so in 6 centuries. well, mourners have been out in saint peter's square. they've been gathering there of course to mourn the pope. his body will be taken to the basilica there where it

will lion states from monday, as futile will be held on thursday. is paul brown look back at his life? benedict, the 16th final actors. pope arguably changed the catholic church more than anything else he achieved during his entire ha papacy. on february 28th 2013 benedict became the 1st pope in 9600 years to resign. and with his departure flight over the rooftops of rome he officially left behind the vatican the enclave. where he'd held key leadership positions for decades. the official reason for than 85 year olds decision was frail health. the vatican stress benedict didn't suffer from any specific illness, but even by 2011, his physical deterioration was obvious. and he had to use a wheel platform to make his way down the long aisle of saint peter's basilica. in his new dreamy susan dieter, getting even these last months,

i felt my energies declining, and her boss got insistently in prayer to grant me is light and to help me make the right decision for not loving the church means whole. so having the courage to make difficult and painful decisions always look into the good of the church and not of oneself. benedict was elected pope in 2005, his reputation as a hard liner, earned him to sobriquet gods rottweiler. he was a traditionalist with strict views on catholic doctrine, but his was 8 trouble. papacy benedict certainly made numerous efforts to tackle the global problem of child sex abuse by catholic clergy. but he was also criticized for his own past failures and inadequate handling of, of use cases. and in 2012 documents leaked by his butler in the vatike scandal, revealed a paypal administration, riddled with factional power struggles and financial mismanagement. i was at lace conclave, knows a very different feeling,

a very different dynamic in the 2013 when it was as if been as 16 byte by retiring by standing down simply handed over a job. you know, that was, that was that needed to be done straight away. he handed over, as it were, an inbox that was very clear. and so that the cardinals were able to say, right, this is what needs doing. who is the best person to do the job? the full reasons for benedict resignation may never be known, but the message of reform that it seemed to cent is credited with profoundly influencing the cardinal choice of pope frances has been an ex successor. now po francis will lead the funeral service and then pizza square tribute supporting in from around the world. german chancellor, our shalt says the world has lost the formative figure of the catholic church, georgia maloney, italy's prime minister remembered benedict as a giant of faith and reason. french president demand micron hailed benedict for his

work towards a more brotherly world. and britain's prime minister, she soon said he's saddened by the death of a great fellow june. and joe auto, connell is vatican correspondent for america magazine. he says benedict, the 16th will be remembered as one of the great intellectual pope's. few people have become pope, with such a theological background, with such erudition, in theology and during it throughout his life he wrote books who wrote articles that have been formative for many people. he will go down in history really also as a pope who has changed the papacy by resigning he was the 1st pope in 600 years to resign. and he was the 1st. he has opened the door for his successors. if they feel that they do not have the physical, mental energy or indeed they cannot bear the weight of office to resign,

he will go down. i think in history also for doing 2 things. one dealing really setting very strict rules for dealing with the child abuse questions. the 2nd thing that he did was he really sought to root out financial corruption from the vatican. and he again here, set up structures which francis has built on both of these structures to ensure that there is real cleanliness, integrity in the handling of finances. in the vatican central offices, the all new year's eve barrage of russia, missiles rain down on areas across ukraine. this

is the scene in the capital case where at least one person was killed and several injured bout 10 explosions for her. their child stratford reports from kids. you were in a residential area in central key. if one of the areas seemingly took a direct hit from a russian cruise missile this afternoon, you can see the devastation this call completely ripped to pieces by shrapnel. i'm standing in what effectively is a garden surrounded by 6 story flats? there's not a single flat, seemingly hasn't been damaged. people trying to basically repair what they can and protect their belongings as we go into night. now, if you follow us down, we'll show you the crater when the ship, our of this explosion, made evident by the size of this crater,

the main head gathering evidence. they've been collecting pieces of shrapnel. i guess that's about a 2 meter di crater. we understand that there were a number of people that were injured in this neighborhood in this attack, seen a large pool of blood back there on the pulse. these tanks happened around 2 in the afternoon, local time chain explosions. the sources of saying at least 7 of what i understood to have been missiles were intercepted, which is the 3rd consecutive day. we have seen attacks either using chemicals, drones, or cruise missiles and kit and the surrounding country. it's an indication that this campaign bible may put in by the russians targeting, we understand to be energy infrastructure goes on. there is no indication of any infrastructure of any importance in this neighborhood. so far, at least

a desk total of at least one person killed is expected that death toll may, in fact increase at least 20 others injured. a very, very grim, seen. here on news ave russia's leader has spent new year's eve with soldiers who faults in ukraine may oppose in said, moral and historical rightness. his own rushes size, he went on to say, is forces were fighting to protect people in what he called historical territories . well, that was a reference to areas of eastern ukraine illegally annexed by moscow. earlier this year, south korea says the north is fine, 3 ballistic missiles towards the sea east of the korean peninsula. it's the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests carried out my tongue young this year comes days after north korean drones crossed into south korean airspace. to cut

a tunnel me started by 7 north korea ballistic missile launches a grave provocation that undermines peace, instability on the korean peninsula, as well as the international community. also, it's a clear violation of the un security council resolution. thus we urge them to stop immediately. japan is looking to develop missiles with a range of up to 3000 kilometers to be able to reach anywhere in north korea. and some parts of china. local media is reporting japan names to deploy themselves in the 2013. this month, japan unveiled its biggest military build ups and world war 2. aiming to counter threats from beijing and young gang, china's president, she ging ping, says the nation is heading into a new phase of the pandemic in this new year's address, the call for unity to combat the virus aging abruptly dropped its covered restrictions in early december off the nationwide protest numbers of infections a 3rd since then, putting

a strain on overcrowded hospitals and health workers. jing was jungle, georgia. the northeast was extraordinary efforts. we prevailed over unprecedented difficulties and challenges. and it's not been an easy journey for anyone. we have now entered a new phase of covered response where tough challenges remain, share flaw in st. louis was watching that address in hong kong. he talked about the economy and said it's resilient. he said the long term fundamentals remain unchanged. there was no mention of quantitative measures that would be needed to boost the economy. something that we've seen other countries do when the pandemic was raging. he also talks about how china is so big that different people will have different demands and they will have different views. when coming about the same thing. i think that he's talking about how they have been different reactions to the government measures on proven 19. now it's difficult to see how his remarks are going to be well received in china. he took, when he mentioned that the administration had beaten an unprecedented challenge. i

think many people in china will take this very differently at the moment. we know that there is a search in cold cases in china, the hospitals are overwhelmed. there is a shortage in beds in medicine. medical staff are saying that they have to report into work even when they're not feeling well. and i think that, you know, his, his remark show that there is a certain level of disconnect between the administration and what the chinese people are experiencing. now, people have to take into social media to criticize the chinese government policy. one media outlet had collated stories from 2022 stories that particularly touched chinese people. and many of these stories touched on the difficulties that people had experienced in dealing with covert 19. now that post was taken down by noon on saturday, an indication of just how sensitive this topic still is in china fil. ahead and i'll just call to molly sentences. dozens of soldiers from ivory coast to prison,

accusing them on attacking the security of the nation. while brazil's outgoing president says goodbye to suppose this is an arch rival prepared to take office. ah hi there. it's a largely settled picture across much of central and south asia to start the new year. barely a cloud in the sky stretching all the way down the west coast of india. a few popcorn clouds here in the, in the east with one or 2 scattered showers, but a largely fine and dry picture. we have so got those fog and smug issues. however, affecting northern parts of pakistan, india and stretching all the weights of bangladesh. a few showers as well in sri lanka. we all set to see that where to weather intensify. with the start of the new

week, we could also see some thunderstorms rolling off in colombo. and as we head off east, it is looking rather gloomy across southern areas of china, a bit of a wintry met wave moving in from the west, but much clearer, up north, the likes of beijing. the temperature here sets to peak down ever so slightly. but it's really gonna get colder across the korean peninsula. we've got that cold air blowing down, knocking temperatures down in cities like so. and some will winter flurries coming in full japan stretching all the way from a kind of down to home shoe that snow mainly falling on the mountains. but we are likely to see more in the way of rain who look at the 3 day full cost for support. it is looking bitterly cold by the time we get in some monday with some snow showers through to achieve stay. ah. for sciences, the evidence is irrefutable, with america's climate change deniers probably discuss the fact.

despite soaring temperatures, read you wildfires and shrinking water reserves. the world's largest economy still splint alongside your logical lines. so can ever reach consensus to avoid catastrophe. climate wars are just either oh a welcome back. you're wanting. i'll just time to recap on headlines now. the form of pope benedict the 16th says die that the age of 95 step down in 2013 becoming the 1st to resign and renewed suffering. you'll help the latest from around the world

and the tribute at least one person has been killed and rushing strikes across ukraine's capital, had explosions on saturdays over the city that was damaged and several people injured. president, changing things that china was entering a new phase of the pan, debbie and she felt citizens hope lies ahead by the state prize and try to virus infections across the country. the u. n says 2022 has been the worst year for palestinians since it started recording death nearly 2 decades ago. israeli forces killed at least 224 people in occupied palestinian territory, including al jazeera journalist, chevry, and i've walked away. and with a new ride swing government, many fear 2023 will see even more violence. that abraham reports from the occupied west bank. its been a year, overshadowed by loss for each grieving family. the loss of one person is one to

many months after he was killed, that he is already seated. the table remains empty. the eldest of 5 siblings that went to school and never came home, is ready for his shot him in l. did it in the occupied westbank? no matter how hard she tries. his mother, mary, yes, as no words can express her pain. gonna come if you have a daughter, felicia annie. bow. i want to know why he was killed. it's a simple ask. the area was can no confrontations, children were going home after school children who never fulfilled their dreams, that it wasn't the only palestinian killed on may. the 11th. c is really forces shot and just he had a journalist cheating a barclay in the head while she was on the assignment in jeanene about about them. coffee of other up, up in the veteran to puerto was described by many as the daughter of palestine. ah,

she didn't spit well stretched across more than 140 kilometers from jeanene to ramallah, to our final resting place and occupied his jerusalem. and perhaps some of the most shocking scene in the occupied territory this year. the attack on poor beaters, atchison's funeral in midst of global condemnation, palestinian demanded action the silencing of a position when we're discussing hundreds defenders which include journalist, paramedics or any other palestinian a. so not necessarily working in civil side organizations is and is a way of maintaining the upper darby gym. and in essence the upper denture gym, as we see it today and is at all of a forcing sinus that could onanism palestinians of told us if they had to choose one word to sum up 2022, it would be oppression. remember those who are killed by posting their photos

online, displaying their pictures a walls and talking about them. their images became part of public spaces. palestinians say that without justice and accountability collective morning helps families through their grief there. but i have a job, eda, the occupied westbank, where libya and coast guard says it stopped to ship counting at least $700.00 refugees and migrants. one of the largest interceptions in recent months. the vessel was reportedly blocked on friday, near a town west have been ghazi, it was making its way to europe. the migrants is said to come from several countries. authorities say those who entered libya illegally will be handed over to their home states. how going brazilian president j about scenario is flown to the us less than 2 days before is left. this rival is due to take office also now to last to louise and ask you a little the silva and

a bitterly for the presidential run off last month. he tried to defend his legacy in an emotional address to supporters figure. ringback because if i got hit, there was a purpose, at least a delay by 4 years out, brazil from diving into this idea ology of the left, which did not work anywhere in the world. brazil won't be the 1st place where it will work. if i got this far, there was a purpose. if you are upset, concerned, put yourself in my shoes. how many times i asked myself where i went wrong? what i could have done better? i'm convinced i gave the best of myself with the sacrifice of those by my side, especially my wife, refills president. i mean molly's promising to change the country's foreign policy . the silver, 2 terms before gentle sonata took off his, his previous foreign policy experience could serve as a blueprint off they sworn in this weekend. gabriel, out on the reports,

we should not use religious silver has promised dramatic changes to brazil's foreign policy. soon after he has sworn in its president on january 1st, the president elect says he wants to make brazil relevant again in the world and toss aside isolation as policies that have come to define the country the past 4 years. he's getting off to a fast start, and when he hears november, just a few weeks after winning the presidential election, the silver fluti egypt to attend the carpet, 27 climate, some engaged where he laid out his vision to preserve the amazon rain forest, and called for accountability, feeling summons can continue to be a summit of never ending theoretical discussions. decisions we'll have to force if we're going to behave like a party of global government, that will decide what will be done is pushing for brazil to host the next climate summit scheduled for 2025. the outgoing president bo snatter spent much of

his 4 year term picking fights with traditional allies, much like political mentor, donald trump, for one reason or other both got into very bad relations with brazil, most important trade and economic and political partners. so we've china, we stayed here to be a new and new and refreshing tina. everybody was in a political fight with wilson who undoubtedly will pursue a more progressive left leaning foreign policy like he did during his 2 terms as president from 2003 to 2010. today, he is facing more immediate issues closer to home. he's going to reproach with venezuela and argentina junior regional powers and hold relations in recent years. but some human rights groups are urging lulu to speak out against alleged abuses of

power by left his leaders in nicaragua and el salvador. that is yet to be seen. what is clear is this. the curtain is about to rise on a new foreign policy in south america's largest and most powerful country. front and center on stage will be a familiar face. gabriel, as audio hodges ada processes and bolivia, have set cars on fire attacked buildings and blocked roads. following the arrest of a prominent opposition, politician police fire tear gas to disperse the crowds in santa cruz. the protests were part of a 24 hour strike launched after the regions governor louis fernando camacho is detained on 1st day. he denies accusations of leading occurred during protest in 2019 that force than president ever. morales from power. our court in molly has sentence 46 soldiers from ivory coast to 20 years in prison. it's the latest

chapter a month long. this stu, this put molly further at odds with the u. n. and international community. alex hale, bryan has more. they came to help preserve the peace and molly, but now they faith in decades in prison. these cars carried the ivory and soldiers to a court where they were convicted of undermining state security. ivory coast says their forces were working for the rear. but marly says they had no right to be in the country. what are garbage among? mazda forks, all the ivory and soldiers were illegally on the national territory of molly. as a result, they were immediately arrested and their arms, ammunition and equipment were seized and enough in a un mission has been deployed in the region for years as armed groups, threats, and stability. the have orient soldiers working for a company contracted by the you in rather than directly for the peace keeping force

or school was the most of you. they did not disembark with weapons in hand, and they were dressed in uniform. they did not hide the identity in any way. it was whole controversy should not have taken place. the families of the detained want they relatives returned home. the ivory coast says it's working on a diplomatic solution, but doesn't want to dispute to worse and ties with molly. we will do everything to avoid extremes, to engage unnecessarily in a judicial debate would only create a further gap in the brotherhood between molly and the ivory coast. this is not what we want. i said again, molly, is of brotherly country. molly has been increasingly isolated since colonel se me, goiter seized power and a military co 2 years ago. since then, the military government has missed deadlines for organizing elections and blocked you in forces from investigating alleged rights violations. as the route over the jailed soldiers drags on, threatens to deepen marley's rift with the international community even further.

alex o'brien al jazeera, of a new year is being running around the world. ah, hong kong has been celebrating the 1st day of 2023, with a spectacular fireworks display. spectators watched from boats in victoria harbor. the stray leon city of sydney is also famous for its fireworks displays. it over the spectacle that lit up the night sky for several minutes. earlier, new zealand also said hello to 2023. this was the fireworks display at oakland sky tower as the clock struck midnight. so 2023 is here for some the past 12 months of delivered a series of dramatic and often distressing stories around the world as ever al

jazeera reports as have been right there on the ground. here's a look back a some of the big events of 2022. ah, she was the longest serving mama can british history. and with it came a sense a state to like no other culmination period of national morning that has witnessed both in the 2nd elizabeth and age and the birth of a new era. monica has been moved ever since the lease agreement was signed with liter sides making tutorial gains or losses. while this war contin to arouse condemnation of the russian invasion on the world stage here in ukraine, each death locally seems only to strengthen the result. joined the fight in the process and strike save the rising cost of

living in france. but this one is by far the largest with workers from across the public sector. tens of thousands of belgian stake to the straits, unable to cope with dramatic price hikes. of course, it's not just holiday present set of gotten more expensive. it's things like rent and mortgage rates in response to the bank of england's raised interest rates, the cost of borrowing to the highest to more than a decade and builds workers of joined a long list of public sector strikes driven to industrial action because it low pay in the face of a living price, i want to get a full apology and i want you to know how sad i am to be getting the best job in the world. i am a fighter, a know i'm resigning as lead to conservative walton now as he sweeps

into down the street for the 1st time was prime minister. it's time to set out his agenda. i will place economic stability and competence at the heart of this government's agenda. it's got one of the highest rates of journalists murders in the world. but as things come in this chart between journalists here, the tension with find enormous galaxies locked in a cosmic dance. this is one of the spec killer images taken by the web space telescope. they designed this experiment so that the fusion fuel stayed hot enough dense enough and round enough for long enough that it ignited

a clean energy source that could revolutionize the world. ah, ah. with ah, take you through some of the headlines now. former pope benedict. the 16th has died at the age of $95.00. we step down in 2013, becoming the 1st pontiff to resign in 600 years after suffering.