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pope benedict, the 16th who died at the age of 95. china's president appeals for unity as the country enters a new phase in its fight against code 19 and as the world welcome to the new year, we taken the plaque at the defining moments of 22. 0 will begin in ukraine where russian forces have been accused of launching more than 20 missiles at targets, mostly in the capital cave. one official describe the attacks as tara, or new year's eve. at least one person was killed in cave and a hotel was badly damaged. several people were also injured. the cranes president, mister lensky says his country will not forgive russia for the latest barrage. the attacks happened 2 days after russia carried out one of the largest asked rice since the start of the war. good. know several ways of miss all attacks on years

eve missiles against people, the non humans did it, and non humans will lose you. and i know it terrace cannot change it on easter bit carried out such attacks. and at christmas now at new year they call themselves christians. they are very proud of their orthodoxy, but they are following the devil girl. but no one will ever forgive you for the terror. no one in the world will forgive you for this. ukraine will never forgive. and you yourself will not forgive putin everything he will destroy and every one he will kill. charles stratford is in cave and has more on the damage there where 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 signing 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 protect their belongings as we go into night. now, if you follow us down, we'll show you the crater when the ship power 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 deep 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 paths. they just tanks happened around 2 in the afternoon. local time came explosions. the sources of saying at least 7 of what i understood to have been missiles were intersected, 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, bye bye to be 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 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 new is ave been all russian president vladimir putin spent new year's eve with soldiers who fought in ukraine. headquarters at the military district in russell for dawn. and his end of year dress, putin said to morrow. and historical rightness is on russia side. went on to say that his forces were fighting to protect people in what he called historical

territories, referring to areas of eastern ukraine, annexed by moscow. earlier this year. a francis is paid tribute to his predecessor benedict, the 16th, who died at the age of $95.00. francis called him a noble kind man who was a gift to the catholic church and the world under the same delay for a moment. at this moment, our thoughts go to our dearest hope, benedict, the 16th, who left us this morning. it is with emotion that we remember this person so noble, so kind of young and we feel in our heart such gratitude, gratitude to god for having gifted him to the church and the world. gratitude to him all the good he has accomplished. and especially for his witness of faith and pray, especially in these last years of his retired life is only god knows the value and

strength of his intercession of his sacrifices offered the good of the church. and as it resigned in 2013, not a suffering ill health becoming the 1st pontiff to step down in 600 years. he was regarded as a strict traditionalist within the catholic church. the magic and says his body will be taken to the basilica. that what will lie in state from monday will run reports benedict, the 16th final actors, pope arguably changed the catholic church more than anything else he the chief during his entire ha papacy. on february 28th 2013 benedict became the 1st pope in nearly 600 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 then 85 year old decision was frail health. the vatican stress benedict didn't suffer from any specific illness. but

even by 2011, his physical deterioration was obvious that he had to use a wheel platform to make his way down the long aisle of saint peter's basilica. in his room is indeed getting even these last months i felt my energies declining and ask god insistently in prayer to grant me his light. and to help me make the right decision for not loving the church means also having the courage to make difficult and painful decisions. always looking to the good of the church and not of oneself . benedict was elected pope in 2005, his reputation as a hard liner, earned him the sobriquet gods rottweiler. he was a traditionalist with strict fuse and catholic doctrine. with his was a troubled 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 abuse 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 advised, complex knows a very different feeling, a very different dynamic in the 20131. it was as if it is 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 the, the couples 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 francis benedict successor process will lead the funeral service for his predecessor on thursday. in saint peter's square tribute to benedict coming in from all over the world. now trish of canterbury

justin welby hailed benedict as one of the greatest logins of his age. committed to the faith of the church. georgia mahoney, italy's prime minister remembered benedict as a giant of face and reason, giving his life to service. and the french president him during my cold praise benedict for his work towards a more brotherly world. people to be remembering. pope benedict in his birth town of laughter in germany to him is not in the mood is sondra. of course we are in a state of deep sorrow because he is our po, pop our pipe from october. and we born his passing on between things and i believe it's a belief for him and that it was his wish. so it's the way he wanted it to happen that he is now with the lord. i met him personally twice during the paypal visit here. i stood over there when he got out of the car and walked through the crowd.

he even shook my hand, but i noticed that already that he was weak. he was shaking, but he still went around and grated people. china's president shooting, paying this call for unity in a televised new year's address. as curb non teen infection saw across the country, asian abruptly dropped its 0 courage strategy. and early december after a series of protests, but trying to handling of the situation has raised concerns around the world. parents, louis reports from hong kong at this shopping mall in beijing. people take a few moments to stop and listen to the chinese precedence new year's speech. she didn't ping appealed for unity as his administration faces criticism at home. but it's handling of corona virus from want to move back. china is so big a country and quite different people will have different demands and different views on the same thing, which is normal where you, it is necessary to build consensus through communication and consultation. this more would normally have been packed on new year's eve. but infections have

searched since the government abruptly reversed it. 0 cove, it policy, and that's put a damper on celebrations. i found 2022. was horrible. coven. i hope the panoramic goes away in 2023 and a country goes back to normal. when i see that home, the whole of last year, the pandemic is horrible. i hope i don't have to stay at home this new year in hong kong. the mood is decidedly different. nearly all cove, it requirements were removed on thursday. people out to party and hoping for a better year ahead. man, bring hong kong back. yeah. we hope that hong kong is going to be back to its former glory. why, how cold it goes away earlier, cuz it's affecting everybody. so yeah, the like the only indication cove it is still a concern. here are these face masts are mandatory and all public faces even outdoors. but while china and hong kong have relaxed cove, it ruins of the countries are fearful of another wave of infections and have placed

restrictions on visitors from these places. and some health experts say the increased cases in china could lead to the development of new variance of the virus . florence li, al jazeera hong kong, still to come the shelf out dozens of ivory and soldiers jailed in molly. as authority say they were deployed illegally and internet. it is for a trail lazy us news, and k. barbara walters, who's died h 93. and how i we have record vaults across a good pass over here at fitting spring. like for many, not everywhere. having said that, we have got some colder air, just tucking in across northern most pass. see the winds coming from

a general northwest direction, but for the most part, the winds are coming in from the atlantic from the southwest a mean lot supply. it may have fairbetter windy weather and also meet a fair bit of frank. but boy is it mild temperature. getting up to 16 celsius in berlin should be around 4 degrees, much of europe, same temperatures running around about $5.00 to $10.00 celsius above the average. in those spring light temperatures set to continue for many as a set of cost nor the most past. that is not the case trying to get around 4 or 5, they're in scotland minus 2 in osland, a minus 5, their top temperature in moscow. now as we go into the new year where we are looking at a fair bit of wet weather piling its way into western areas of europe on that mild, moist southwesterly when very heavy rain, it's a good part of portugal that will lead to some flooding heavy rain pushing its way into northern parts of spain, grassy fighting up across the good part of france into the low countries. coon red tucked backing behind across the bridges, owls and the arlen de valid. shall we drive down towards southeast and still warm

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top stories here now to sierra ukrainian president for to miss lensky says his country will never forgive russia calling the latest barrage of strikes. more than 20 missiles rained down on areas across ukraine on saturday. at least one person was killed in the capitol. keith is around the world a paying tribute to form a pope benedict 16th who has died at the age of $95.00. benedict led. the catholic church for just on the 8 is a step down and 2013. after suffering ill health, china's president choosing ping, says the nation is heading into a new phase of the pandemic. outermost coven restrictions were lifted. is called for unity in a televised new year's dress. the libyan coast guard says it has stopped a ship carry at least $700.00 migrants sort of a largest and deceptions. in recent months the vessel was reported. the blocked on friday, near town, west bank ghazi. as it was making its way to europe,

the migrants is set to come from several countries. authority say those who entered libya illegally will be handed over to their home states. according molly has sentence dozens of soldiers from ivory coast to 20 years in prison. malia and officials say the soldiers were deployed illegally as the latest chapter in a month strong dispute. as put molly further at odds with the u. n. and the international community. and actually, o'brien explains, they came to help preserve the peace and molly, but now their 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 un, but molly 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 under nothing. a un mission has been deployed

in the region for years as armed groups threatened stability. the i've orient soldiers working for a company contracted by the un rather than directly for the peace keeping force. law school was their mother. i did not disembark with weapons in hand, and they were dressed in uniform. they did not hide the identity in any way. this 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 the 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 at the brotherhood between molly and ivory coast. this is not what we want. i said again, molly is of brotherly country. molly has been increasingly isolated since colonel se mccoy to seized power in a military co 2 years ago. since then,

the military government has missed deadlines for organizing elections, and blocked. you enforces from investigating alleged rights violations as the route over the jailed soldiers drag zone. threatens to deepen molly's rift with the international community even further. alex here brian al jazeera south korea is accusing the north of firing 3 ballistic missiles towards the sea east of the korean peninsula. said the early morning miss l t. s was launched from the province south of young young. north korea is tested more myself with years and ever before . and a few days ago it's drones crossed into south korean airspace. so says these were our publications. forgot it on the side by side in 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. meanwhile, neighboring japan wants to develop missiles with a range of up to 3000 kilometers. they'd be able to reach anywhere north korea and some parts of china. local media, a, the missiles should be ready within the next decade. refugees from if he appears to grow rage and say they worried about returning home. that's despite a peace deal between the federal government and the dry people's liberation front. brutal, 2 year contract in northern ethiopia. fame, the lives of tens of thousands of people and displaced millions of others. him morgan reports from a camp for refugees in the neighboring c dawn. these camps in east them, sudan are the result of the conflict in neighboring if you're p as northern t. great region, more than 60000 refugees have cross the border since the war between if u. p. s. federal government and the rebels, the people's liberation front are left started in late 202900. that died.

her mother and 2 children were among the 1st to escape the conflict 2 years ago. but with a deal signed in november, she hopes things back home will improve so that she and her family can return. on due to my lady, my husband cross the border with us to sudan and then he returned back to who married to gray. he said he preferred being there, even if it meant his dis. he's been there since i was born in who married in t. great, and i was raised, i love my country and i want to go back and leave that with my children. i'm not from what i'm of them. she the deal find between the t p left and the if you can, government calls for a cease fire. and the disarmament of a t p l. f. federal forces will control the regents, airports and other major facilities. they agreements also paved the way for 8 to reach to grey white. 2 years of blockade has created a humanitarian crisis. while there may now be peace in figured i, at least on paper, refugees here say returning to their home is not easy. many lost all they had when

they fled to sudan. others see the situation in figure i after the deal assigned has not been encouraging. highly get his get also fletcher's to damn. at the thought of the conflict, he sets up a shop here in america, but camp he and rights groups accused retrained forces that fought alongside the philippine government of committing atrocities. the deal does not to mention them, but highlights as certain conditions must be in place for him and his family to return home the greater de reconcile, or you can best, etc. you can beaudry. i'm sure the idiots and forces should leave to grow for there to be real peace. but as long as they are there, that there will be no peace or can they stay is not their country look on the killing people in the 5th tunnel properties and they've raped women as long as they're there, we cannot go back and there won't be peace the war has left millions in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and thousands facing famine. since the deal was

signed, some 8 has started trickling in, but many are still in need. refugees, like epis, garrett said, going back won't be easy. i know. kind of my sharon uncle who if we go back to to gray, what will we eat? what will we drink? what will be where everything has been destroyed, farmlands, have been burnt. even those inside have no food. if international aid can come in, then maybe we can go back home. when there is telecommunication functioning banks, we need all of that. the war integrate has left an impact beyond just the region, those incite, if you appear, hope that the coming months bring stability. but those in refugee camps outside the country say they'll wait to see if the deal holds and things improve before they can return home. he will morgan august era golardo if eastern sudan residence in india's capital say they've been struggling with respiratory issues and their quality reading reached the toxic category appellation in new delhi,

deteriorates every winter as low temperatures and wind speeds, crap emissions for vehicles farming and manufacturing india suspended most construction and demolition activities around the capital on friday because of our pollution. any this month said your fortune band, private construction projects and diesel cause in an effort to reduce smoke levels . trailblazing us news anchor barbara walters has died age 90. 3. alters shattered the glass ceiling, become a 1st female broadcast to, to present an evening news program at a b. c in 976. she went on to win multiple awards for her reporting. and in one hand has more it has been an absolutely joyful, rewarding, challenging, fascinating, and occasionally bumpy ride. and i wouldn't change a thing, a trailblazer for women in journalism. when barbara walters started out at n, b. c, in the early $900.00 sixty's women struggled to be taken seriously in the newsroom . but in the years the followed,

she built her name as one of the most revered figures in american journalism. when women tell me that they entered the field of journalism, i went to school to study. that's my legacy at night. try. and that's when women, when i began i walters made headlines herself in 1976 . when she became america's 1st female network news anchor. it came with then unprecedented $1000000.00 salary. but if you were in charge of the defense, did it just get away from you? what happened? already a household name for hardening interviews with president, royalty and pop culture icons solidified her place as a star in the world of news. walters became a fixture and b, c for the next 4 decades. 2 o, as her stature grew, she blurred lines between journalist and celebrity was very exciting. and then that

i needed to be a star. you know, when you're in the news department, you're not considered a star, you're considered a very serious journalist or is your hope you're so, i mean, this is my claim to immortality. walters received countless awards for her work, including at peabody and 12 emmys. in her later career, she continued to break new ground with her daytime powell show the view. your female chart show proof to unexpected hit well, a testament to her continued appeal and her capacity for reinvention. i helped that i will be remembered as a good and courageous journalist. i hope that some of my interviews are not created history, but ah, were witness to history, although i know that title has been used. i'm and i, i think that when i look at what i have done, i have a great sense of accomplishment. i don't want to sound, you know, proud and hearty, but i'm, i think i've had a just

a wonderful career. cities around the world are ringing a new year. ah, australian cities sydney is famous for its fireworks display, launched from his father bridge and opera house delivered a spectacle that lit up the night sky for several minutes. ah, earlier new zealand also welcome to star 2023. this was the fireworks display at orleans sky tower. as the clock struck midnight, ah, and hong kong has been celebrating the 1st day of the year with its own sho, fireworks spectators watched from boats in victoria harbor.

the 1st 12 months have delivered a series of important and often distressing stories from around the world. as i've out there, as reporters have been right there on the ground, he's looked back at some of the big events of 2022. ah, she was the longest serving moment can british history and with it came a sense of permanent est funeral like no other culmination of a period of national morning that has witnessed both the end of the 2nd elizabeth and age and the birth of a new era of britain's monica sometimes. yeah, hasn't moved ever since. the mince agreement was signed with liter sides making tutorial gains or losses. while this war continues to arouse condemnation of the russian invasion of the world stage here in ukraine, each death locally seems only to strengthen the result. joined the fight

with strike save the rising cost of living in france. but this one is by far, the not just with workers from across the public sector. tens of thousands of belgian state to the straits, unable to cope with dramatic price hikes. of course, it's not just holiday presents that have 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 their highest to more than a decade. ambulance workers have joined a long list of public sector strikes, driven to industrial action because it low pays the face of a living price. i want to offer a full apology, and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving you the best job in the world. i am a,

i am resigning as lead ultra conservative. now as he sweeps into down the street for the 1st time of 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 chris got one of the highest rates of journalists, murders in the world for just sings call, stood in the shop between journalists here, the tension with find enormous galaxies locked in a cosmic dance. this is one of the spectacular 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 or one of the top stories on al jazeera, russian forces have been accused of notching more than 20 missiles at targets across ukraine, mostly near the capitol keith, at least one person was kill.