this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories: celebrations take place around the world to herald the start of 2023. as russian missiles strike kyiv, a former international criminal tribunal prosecutor calls for vladimir putin to be tried in ukraine for war crimes. mourning continues after the death of pope benedict xvi. his successor, pope francis, is to give a new year's address later. and croatia begins the new year

with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. hello and welcome to bbc news. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. let me show you these pictures from rio dejaneiro in brazil — crowds gathered on its copacabana beach — watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two years, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. let's look at how the world celebrated. the bbc�*s louisa pilbeam reports.

crowd: 6, 4, 3, 2, i. big ben bongs. times have changed and with covid restrictions lifted in most parts of the world, fireworks lit up skies with crowds able to watch below. in london, 100,000 people on the banks of the thames and a moment of royal reflection. i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. people came from around the globe, happy to watch the tradition in person again. amazing, i have goosebumps everywhere. this is my first time in london but it is amazing. that was awesome. happy new year! bagpipes skirl. in edinburgh, hogmanay was back with a bang, welcoming crowds for the first

time in three years, in typically fine spirits. but one of the first to the party, as always, new zealand. and australia turned up in their usual flamboyant style. china recently lifted many of their covid restrictions, meaning people could gather in large crowds. paris was chic as ever. fireworks pop. and in kyiv, muted celebrations, a new year and approaching a year since the russian invasion. then it was time for perhaps the most famous celebrations of all, in new york. auld lang syne plays. a world in different lights, then, seeing in 2023,

with the same hopes for a brighter here. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. pope francis addresses worshippers in st peter's square, following the death of his predecessor, benedict xvi. the former pope is lying in state at st peter's basilica in the vatican to allow mourners to pay their respects — until his funeral on thursday.

he speaks in latin. singing.

this mass taking place in st peter's basilica. the funeral pope benedict will take place on thursday. he died at the age of 95 yesterday. that was on sunday and he is lying in state at the moment in st peter's basilica. the pope will make an address and you can see those pictures coming live from the vatican city. the archbishop of canterbury and the head of the roman catholic church have been paying tribute and he has been described as one of the most eminent theologians

of his age. the funeral is set to take place on thursday. the pope early in the week had signalled that something was sadly going to take place when he said he was very ill. many leaders have paid tribute to events taking place in ukraine. there were further russian missile attacks, including in the capital,

the air raid sirens sounded just after midnight and the army said they shot down 32 missiles, drones fired by russia. this happened hours after russia launched 20 missiles, and one person was killed here in kyiv after a missile was intercepted by the air defence systems, fragments of this missile fell on a residential area. people here are tired with the attacks and says civilians have become the target in this war. also last night president zelensky delivered a new year address and said he was proud about how ukrainians have resisted russian

aggression and said there was no option in this country but to fight until victory. we heard hugo talking there about the ukrainian president's new year address. let's listen to that. translation: we fight | and will continue to fight. for the sake of the main word, victory. it will be for sure. we have been approaching it for 311 days, we gave it a lot of strength, but at the moment when it seems that you can't go any further, remember that we have already passed with you. in russia, president putin also made a new year address, and also talked about the war. he told soldiers that "historical rightness" was on their side.

translation: for years, the western elites have l hypocritically assured us all their peaceful intentions including the resolution of the difficult conflict in donbas. in reality, they were fully encouraging neo—nazis who continue to carry out military and blatantly terrorist actions against peaceful citizens of the donbas people's republics. the west lied about peace but was preparing for aggression. and today they're not ashamed to admit it openly, and they cynically use ukraine and its people to weaken and divide russia. we have never allowed anyone to do that, we will not allow anyone to do that. in the uk in the last hour, the war crimes prosecutor who led the case against slobodan milosevic has called for president putin to be tried for crimes against humanity this year. sir geoffrey nice, who worked with international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia, has told the bbc that the case against putin "couldn't be clearer — civilian targets should never be

bombed or otherwise attacked." staying in kyiv now and we can speak to mykola davydiuk. he's a political analyst and director at think tank politics. what do you make of that comment, that call for vladimir putin to be tried for crimes against humanity? he kills the image of his country and kills his regime and with missiles on new year's night in ukraine he should his weaknesses because —— he was showing his weaknesses because with missiles and drones he tried to crucify civilian buildings and i think he showed that

he doesn't know what to do and at the same time i saw in the streets of kyiv yesterday night people walking and smiling and in a good mood prepared for the toughest winter in their life, who prepared for everything that may happen and even yesterday civilians had champagne and they had a red sandstone stays in their shelters. i think the mood is really strong and people are ready to when so it doesn't matter what russian plans, ukraine wants to stand in alignment and i think the hope is the main feeling and we are trying to stand and defend our country and also to liberate her territories and our own people. to liberate her territories and our own neale, ., ., . ., liberate her territories and our own --eole. ., ., . ., , liberate her territories and our own n-eole. ., ., . . people. to touch and they attacks that took place — people. to touch and they attacks that took place on _ people. to touch and they attacks that took place on new _ people. to touch and they attacks that took place on new year's - people. to touch and they attacks l that took place on new year's eve, people. to touch and they attacks i that took place on new year's eve, i understand there were exploding drones targeting kyiv. can you describe what happens when they come

towards kyiv? the? describe what happens when they come towards kyiv?— towards kyiv? they tried two days before and yesterday _ towards kyiv? they tried two days before and yesterday and - towards kyiv? they tried two days before and yesterday and the - towards kyiv? they tried two days before and yesterday and the day| before and yesterday and the day before and yesterday and the day before yesterday and they tried to target a power station and also targeted civilian houses and kindergartens and so on and even one block from our house and the targeted and struck a civilian home and i think the reason, the main target was not some power station but to break our mood and make us clear to feel somewhat afraid and i think that was typical russian terrorism. they want to send a message and i think that was the

reason he struck on new year's eve because he had 311 dazed to kill everyone that he can't and he feels he is stronger than he thought before and now he willjust want to terrorise us. i think when people prepare for that they are not scared, they prepare for new year and are prepared to make this year the year of winning so i think he didn't break holiday and it was a fantastic new year's night but it was completely different to what we had beforehand. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, said he will significantly increase the production of nuclear weapons — including more powerful

intercontinental ballistic missiles and battlefield nuclear weapons. in a speech reported by state media, he said the weapons would counter threats from the us and south korea. hours into the new year, north korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan. south korea's president — yoon suk—yeol — says the military should respond to north korea's constant missile provocations. the taliban say there's been an explosion at the entrance gate of the military airport in the afghan capital, kabul. at least ten people are reported to have been killed and several more injured. the taliban has been faced with a bloody insurgency waged by the islamic state militant group, which has in recent weeks let's speak to our south asia editor anbarasan

ethirajan in london. the taliban authorities as saying there was a loud explosion outside there was a loud explosion outside the entrance of the military compound in kabul which is a very protected so on. and when the forces left afghanistan in 2021 they were all there. the taliban say several people have been killed and injured and local media have given various figures. it shows that despite the taliban are promising they would bring security to people in kabul and the rest of the country, these kind of bomb blasts and explosions are happening. the islamic state

group militants have admitted responsibility for several similar attacks in the past, for example, five chinese nationals were in charge —— injured when five gunmen stormed a hotel in kabul a few weeks ago. croatia has become the 20th member to join the eurozone and has now adopted the euro as its currency. emily brown reports. a new year, a new currency. croatia says goodbye to its kuna currency as it adopts the euro. this is the moment the country's finance minister pulls out the first euro bill from a cash machine. and croatia will become the 20th member of the eurozone after nearly a decade since hejoined the eu. the nation of four million people

joins the schengen zone, which allows people to move freely around its member nations, but croatians have mixed feelings about the change. translation: it was always great for me to have kuna i when i came to croatia but the euro is easier — it's easier when you're in europe. translation: we can be emotionally attached - to the kuna because of history but one has to live realistically. it's always better to be with someone who is strong, who is something, than to be on the sidelines. translation: i love kuna and, as you can hear, we will have i as much as our pension allows. meanwhile, experts say adopting the euro will help protect croatia's economy at a time when inflation has been soaring globally since russia's invasion of ukraine. and it's hoped its entry into a borderless area will provide a boost to the tourism industry. it's an important milestone in the history of croatia, the euro and the eu as a whole. emily brown, bbc news. let's look at some of the day's other news.

brazil's new left—wing president, luiz inacio lula da silva, will be sworn in today, 20 years after he first led the country. he narrowly beat his far—right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsonaro has now left the country for florida — abandoning his final official duty of handing over the presidential sash at the ceremony. he narrowly beat his far—right predecessor, jair bolsonaro. mr bolsonaro has now left the country for florida — abandoning his final official duty of handing over the presidential sash at the ceremony. the colombian president, gustavo petro, has announced a ceasefire with five armed groups until the end ofjune. president petro, a former rebel himself, has previously pledged to end six decades of violence between government forces and armed militias. australia has become the latest country to require travellers from china to submit a negative covid test before entering the country. it will take effect from the fifth of january. a number of countries have already made similar requirements for travellers from china, including japan, india and the usa.

a man has died and another has been injured following an avalanche on the north face of ben nevis in scotland. a rescue team was sent to help the two climbers on friday afternoon. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. some breaking news from uganda in east africa. at least nine people have been killed in a stampede at a new year event in the ugandan capital kampala. police say some of the dead are children who were attending the celebrations at freedom city mall. the stampede is said to have happened after a midnight fireworks display. it was the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that uganda had permitted large new year gatherings. it's been almost a year since the tennis star, novak djokovic, was deported

from australia over his covid vaccination status — the 35—year—old has refused to jabbed against the disease. now he's back down under to compete in the adelaide international which begins on sunday. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil has more from adelaide. the fact that novak djokovic is here in australia, he is on a practice court training, getting ready for a tennis tournament here in the country, is so significant and so different from what happened to him last year. the 21 grand slam winner is back in australia and he's getting ready for the adelaide international happening here in the drive. he said he's so happy to be back here but of course what happened in the last 12 months is very hard to forget.

he said these kinds of events stick with you. he is using the adelaide international to get ready for his big return to melbourne park for the australian open in the middle ofjanuary. and it is going to be a significant return because he was denied the chance to take part in the australian open. he's still the king of melbourne park and get that tenth title last year. he arrived injanuary of 2022 and instead of getting ready for the tournament, he was detained, he was questioned by the immigration officers and he was held in a detention centre and then in the ten—day lead—up to the tournament, he was deported on the eve of the australian open despite actually having a successful legal challenge against the australian authorities. and he says look, the fact that i'm back here tells a lot about how i feel about this country. he loves being here.

it's where i played my best tennis, he says. and while his visa has been revoked, this ban has now been overturned. he was technically banned until 2025. the current immigration minister has overturned that decision and has granted novak djokovic a visa. he's now back, determined as ever to get that 22nd grand slam title, to get that tenth title for the australian open. he's gearing for that. he is happy to forgive, he's happy to move on, but he says it's very difficult to forget what happened to him. it's almost a year since russia's invasion of ukraine and millions of ukrainians are still unable to return home, after fleeing the country. among them was a troupe of more than 70 ballet dancers. 0ur correspondent kate vandy has been to visit them. moving gracefully around the stage, you wouldn't know these performers had recently fled war. when russia began its invasion of ukraine last year many feared it would be the end of their careers. svetlana was one of them.

i didn't have work and i was trying to find a job and then i found this place and came here and i start to feel myself really, really good, like before i didn't want to do ballet and was depressed and had no inspiration for life. svetlana fled ukraine shortly after war broke out, leaving her entire family behind. she thinks all ukrainians have a battlefield now and the stage is hers. i try to enjoy the stage and give dance and energy to people, but most important is to help our country to recover, to help ukrainian people who really need help. in this way i'm trying to help our country. she is one of more than 70 displaced dancers who make up the united ukrainian ballet, an ngo founded to protect and spread a culture that has been threatened by this conflict. it is a little room but i love it. fellow dancer valeria is grateful

for the possibility to be living and training here in the hague. translation: the war is a big | tragedy, not only because people are dying, but also for me. the big tragedy is a lot of talented artists will not have a chance to realise themselves on stage, to do what they were born for. valeria hasjust finished touring swan lake, a ballet by russian composer tchaikovsky. some of the groups�* dancers refused to perform it, while others like valeria take it to the stage with new meaning. translation: | express | myself through the dance, my feelings, my spirit of resistance to something i can't necessarily influence, but i have to react to what is happening somehow, a protest dance. and it's clear to see that for all these ballerinas, their dance is no longer just one of performance, it's now one of defiance.

kate vandy, bbc news. the new year has begun a cold and wintry in much of scotland and across the rest of the country still fairly mild and that mild weather even more pronounce across europe. this chart showers temperatures compared to normal and the deeper the red the higher average temperature. we have places from ten to nearly 16 degrees higher than it should be for the stage injanuary and that will continue for a few days yet. the warm air will become more confined to parts of southern england and wales through today. south—westerly winds and longer spells of heavy and funded rain for north—west england in north—west wales especially and showers in

northern ireland this afternoon. using a bit across scotland and some sunshine in the far north and west. still chilly here with temperatures for one or two just above freezing but 13 degrees in the south—east corner, above the 8 degrees it should be. persistent rain this late afternoon and evening clearing into the night. showers elsewhere become fewer, mainly confined to south and eastern scotland but even here some breaks in the cloud lead to ice. northern scotland —8 —9 and not as mild towards east anglia and the south—east but still comparatively mild for the stage of the year. tomorrow a quieter day with this high pressure kills off most of the rain showers but allows slightly colder air to get as far south as southern england. not substantially so, only bringing temperatures back to where we should be the stage of the year but monday one of the quietest weather days for the entire christmas period. some showers and cloud building in south—east scotland first thing and showers in

western scotland later on but for most early morning fog and mist patches clearing and dry and sunny with temperatures back down to where we should be in the south still chilly across much of scotland. temperatures will dip through monday night put into tuesday more weather fronts coming in with wet and windy weather at times repeated through this coming week. the start of 2023 as we finished 2022 with temperatures generally above average in bouts of windy weather pushing from west to east. take care.

this is bbc world news, the headlines: celebrations take place around the world to herald the start of 2023. the firework display in london also paid tribute to the late queen, elizabeth ii. as russian missiles strike kyiv, a former international criminal tribunal prosecutor calls for vladimir putin to be tried in ukraine for war crimes. as mourning continues after the death of pope benedict, his successor pope francis is saying mass at the vatican. pope francis is due to deliver his new year's address to worshippers today. and croatia begins the new year with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. nationalist parties wanted to keep

the kuna, but were overruled by the constitutional court.