waves surfers fighting against pollution the sea starting in january seventh on g.w. . this is deja news live from pope francis appeals to the world's conscience this christmas at midnight mass in rome he says faith calls upon the faithful to give immigrants a generous welcome the pontiff also compares the plight of today's migrants to the biblical figures of mary and joseph who struggled themselves to find shelter and

that. also on this program clashes erupted in peru off to the country's six leader before he was granted a pardon for medical reasons protesters call the move an insult to people killed during the former president's decade in power. is this the most expensive plastic christmas tree in the world some people may think so we find out how we can bring it to political control to see. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring a thanks for joining us in rome pope francis has used his christmas eve mass to issue a strong defense of immigrants saying that religious faith the blood obliges believe is to welcome migrants addressing a huge audience at some peter's basilica he described the desperation felt by those

who flee their homeland and compared their plight to that of the biblical figures of mary and joseph. was already known as an outspoken reformer the pope had a clear message he compared mary and joseph journey to bethlehem with the mass migration seen today. the holy couple had arrived he said at a place where there was no room for them to stay. many other footsteps hidden in the steps of joseph and mary. we see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day. we see the tracks of millions and you do not choose to go away. driven from their land to leave behind their dia warned us yes but i received a zero coyote. faith said the pope demands that foreigners be

welcomed. some ten thousand worshippers joined the midnight mass amid the splendor of st peter's basilica. many more followed the service from the square outside where security had been stepped up the eighty one year old pontiff message went down well among the faithful i think that the pope signifies a lot of hope for a lot of people and he has the power to bring a lot of people together. religion and through faith i hope that. people would be more forgiving. the words one another whatever their religion is more accepting. so that we will all live in harmony. the pope support for refugees has already put him at odds with politicians later on christmas day francis will deliver his blessing to

the city of rome and the world. at all be. just months ago the iraqi city of mosul was in an islamic state stronghold a place drained of its residents as they fled the violence abayas extremists now though with the u.s. driven out many are coming back including most christians on sunday hundreds of them attended the first christmas service since the city was liberated. i. christmas mass in mosul. by year ago it would have been unthinkable back then the city was under the firm grip of the so-called islamic state. but since the militants were driven out in july more and more christians have been returning home. to the us and are met with without peace there is no life after up it tree over islamic state messages that we

missed old cold the peace the first in our hearts until it can be reflected on the outside. it's been six months since the iraqi army drove i ass out of mosul replacing the militants flag with the national flag of iraq. but the city landscape has changed a little since the fighting ended large parts of mosul are still in ruins. and. we had such a nice house not anymore. when we came back everything had been looted even our children's clothes were gone and now it's into. this used to be a christian orphanage before i-s. took it there is a command post is that little good he said. her. it's a somber service with tribute paid to those killed under i asked. the first

christmas mass in four years also brings hope of a peaceful future for mosul. time now for some of the other stories making the news around the world at least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the afghan capital kabul the blast occurred near an office belonging to the country's national intelligence agency joining the morning rush hour so-called islamic state has claimed just. civility. has banned planes belonging to the dubai adeline emirates from landing in its capital tunis officials say they're responding to moves by the united arab emirates to block two newseum women from flying to transiting through the united arab emirates for security reasons the measure has sparked an outcry among initiatives. you know the president of guatemala jimmy moralities says his country will be

following the u.s. example in moving its embassy in israel to jerusalem tamala was one of only eight nations to side with the u.s. in the united nations general assembly vote last week that rejected president all tribes decision. turning to peru now where the president has granted a medical pardon to the country's former leader before he modi emoji held in iran grip on power in peru through the throughout the one nine hundred ninety s. but was later given a decades long prison sentence for crimes during his tenure the former strongman supporters of cheering his pardon but others have condemned the move. outrage of the pardon among human rights and left wing activists alberto fujimori had been sentenced to twenty five years in jail for human rights abuses corruption and sanctioning death squads he also built a right wing populist movement that remains a potent force and. we're totally opposed to the pardon because for him henri is

a war criminal he sterilized women against their will had union leaders and journalists killed. in it as the absolute indignation we will never forget what's happened and what he's done there's no such anger to a current president pedre. he had promised not to pardon for him ari then last week he survived a no confidence vote in congress which is dominated by fouhy mori supporters but it was in addition to his pardon is illegal the medical report that supposedly backing this decision is a fraud in fact it's all part of a political deal between the four he mores and could change his party we reject our current leaders decision. but foci mori also has a large following supporters celebrated his release at the hospital where he'd been taken on saturday straight from prison. and he reportedly has cardiovascular problems it's the most fun where extremely happy

justice has been done for the best president peru has ever had the man who gave us peace and defeated terrorism and already vote for him or his daughter keiko came to visit her father in hospital she leads the popular force party that controls congress but is nonetheless in opposition. to it. we appreciate the decision the government has made and that we also hope this step enables and promotes reconciliation. that is what we are all hoping for. alberto fujimori seen here in file footage was president throughout the one nine hundred ninety s. he's credited with defeating the leftist shining path insurgency and restoring economic stability but he was authoritarian he once suspended the constitution and

shut down congress transparency international has ranked him among the world's most corrupt heads of state. for he maurice supporters may now be rejoicing but his release has reopened old wounds and threatens to further destabilize the country. in german soccer the business leader is enjoying a well earned winter break at the moment after one of the most compelling first hobbs' of the season in years high profile sacking some spectacular goals and huge control of the sea over the new video referee system i mean there's hardly been a dull moment as you look back now for you at the season so far. the comeback of the year so your pint gets replaced the sacked cattle are returned for a fourth stint as coach of byron munich in october seventy two year old trying to steady the ship and buyer now have an eleven point lead at the top of the bundesliga. brasier dortmund also changed coaches after

a flying start under. dortmund season fell apart as they went eight league games without a win the dutchman was fired in early december and replaced with x. cologne boss. and. go back alone in a few days later on dortmund coach no would have believed such a story if it hadn't have happened when their mother used to live in sin if cambridge the ritz there was a kind of. had departed cologne with the side rooted to the bottom of the bundesliga having finished an impressive fifth and reached europe last season after top school. or anthony left for china and wasn't replaced their campaign nose dived with injuries also not helping. the sporting director and coach paid the price and relegation now back. in contrast second place child be one of the positive surprises in the first half of the season thirty two year old coach to many go to

tesco has found the perfect mix there's been no magical football just hard work and a huge team spirit as shown by their incredible four all draw at darby rivals dortmund having been down for now. the big talking point this term has been the video review trial rather than limit controversy the system has caused more confusion with the rules over its use unclear referees are in the spotlight more than ever. using video evidence is correct in their view but the way we have implemented it has been a catastrophe both internally and externally and that's what will surely hit the buffers if you want to feel like everything in football it's important to keep your eye on the ball quite literally mines keeper robin sent no won't be making that mistake again in this league clubs will hope to have a bit more focus for the second half of the season starting on january twelfth. seasonal festivities and have been marred by outrage over extremely expensive

official christmas tree residents in the capital belgrade have joined protests against the mayor there accusing him of corruption. oh tanenbaum how green and how ridiculously expensive are your branches that's what some residents in serbia's capital belgrade are thinking after finding out this eighteen metre high plastic christmas tree cost eighty three thousand euros now far from rock in round the christmas tree on a happy holiday some of demonstrating next to it against what they see as corruption banners take aim at the city's mayor with slogans like eighty three thousand euros shame on you. mayor sydney's a molly says he wasn't aware of the cost and would cancel the deal but opposition groups claim he's involved in questionable use of public funds with a tree costing four times the amount of the one outside new york's rockefeller center. this is not only the most expensive plastic christmas tree in the world

it's also an insult to belgrade citizen. forget christmas spirit someone town says instead. the person who bought this christmas tree should be held responsible. but nobody it seems has yet got round to asking what the bulls and bows cost they could be in for a shock. now it is christmas day across the across the globe rather so merry christmas to everyone celebrating santa and rudolf still very busy at the moment as they enter the final stretch of their world before they set off on their travels on christmas eve they made a stop in alexandria virginia the two of them entertaining families on the banks of the potomac river at the annual christmas show before they set off on their worldwide mission to deliver presents saint nick and rudolph joined by the grinch on a jet ski who overcame his grumpy anti holiday spirit to dazzle the spectators. just

a quick reminder for you our top story at the moment pope francis is delivered a strong defense of migrants at midnight mass in rome. could the migration of millions of people fleeing home two feet journey of mary and joseph to bethlehem. and that is your world news update for now more from us as ever at the top of the hour up next here a documentary on scientific efforts to measure emotion to stay with us for that. images from an isolated country images from the north korea. any tell me is a toggle for captured fascinating shots of everyday life in a regimented society. north.