d.w. made for mines. live from berlin ten more people are killed in protests in iran bringing the total number of dead to twelve as the demonstrations iranian state t.v. says some protesters have tried to seize police stations and military bases but have been repelled by security forces also coming up. north korea's leader kim jong. states that the nuclear launch button is on his desk by the south korea he

offers and all of branch. and the world welcomes twenty eighteen turn out for celebrations around the globe we look at some of the high points. to the program iran has seen its worst night of violence since protests erupted last thursday iranian state television says ten people were killed overnight that brings the total death toll to twelve hundreds of people have been arrested and it's the biggest show of dissent since anti-government protests in two thousand and nine iranian authorities are calling for calm but are also warning of a crackdown. iranian state t.v. shows president hassan rouhani meeting with members of parliament to discuss the

situation the news reader says the president is claiming that protests are happening because iran's. anime's are angry due to the country's accomplishments and are therefore provoking protesters. because. the protesters have been on the streets in various parts of the country since thursday they first protested about the country's dire economic situation but are also now complaining about human rights abuses at least a dozen have died and there is extensive damage not everyone agrees with the way the demonstrations have been carried out on one of my fick these protests should carry the message of unity for ourselves the protests should be held peacefully not violently as advice our well being and safety don't reach it is there are so many people who intend to exploit the situation and take advantage of the violence they destroy our society by their deeds and i mean claiming to want to fight open on monday have pro-government rally took place in the northern city of rushed where

protesters voiced their support for the government and the establishment they have asked for a peaceful solution to the country's problems. so far though anti-government protests continue iranian state television has shown scenes of vandalism allegedly connected to some of the anti-government demonstrators and shows damage done to a.t.m.'s buildings and other property state t.v. has claimed that some protesters also tried to take over police stations and military bases analysts say one problem with the anti-government demonstrations is that there is no clear leader who can enter into dialogue with the government the question is now whether the government might consider using force to bring back calm to the streets for more we're joined by a.f.p. correspondent eric randolph intent on eric nice to have you with us as we've mentioned there have been deaths in the latest protests is this a sign that the government is beginning to crackdown on demonstrators. well it's very hard to know that tonight fresh protests out broken out and tear up downtown

with my restricted and. very happy on these presents so while the government is trying to take your credit the soft approach to this is not to directly confront protesters but there are certain more arrests but the fact that we're getting reports of deaths and some small child's suggests that there is something of a crowd out yes ok and president rouhani says that foreign enemies have been provoking these protests what does he mean. by that stuff and it becomes a law i probably go although there are legitimate economic reasons driving these protests being exploited by foreign opposition groups by iran's enemies in the united states particularly to destabilize the regime and it's going to be the government uses in order to justify the commas in the coming days.

there are signs that says the u.s. president is going to be sued you said listen richard so there is some some claim. ok and we mentioned that these are the largest protests since two thousand and nine those protests had a clear leadership and demands potentially but this time it's different where could these protests go from here. yeah that's the big question in two thousand it was against. the election of the legend of the wrecked so the loss of election was not to leaders of the protest to rally around it but isn't that clear leadership structure or these protests came out of a very broad range of the economic grievances and they spread very rapidly sometimes so there is an overused way in which the protests can move forward to the next stage if there is one another one is also obviously waiting for the revolutionary guards awaiting the winds to crackdowns should these things get out

as they did quite ruthless to two thousand. eric randolph in tehran thank you. north korean leader kim jong un says his country's nuclear program is now fully developed and that pyongyang will soon begin mass producing nuclear warheads and missiles the comments came in his annual new year's address but came struck a more conciliatory tone toward seoul saying he was open to talks on sending a delegation to this year's winter olympics in south korea. flowers from north korea's past leaders kim il sung and kim jong il a gesture of reverence repeated on every holiday in the capital pyongyang and those who turn out can also pay homage to their current president kim jong un during his new year's address. his speech included a range of threats against the u.s. but also unexpectedly an offer of dialogue with neighboring south korea. you will

the winter olympics to be held in south korea will be a good occasion for the country and we sincerely hope the day will be a success we're prepared to take various steps including sending a delegation officials from the two koreas may meet to discuss the possibility. kim said that now was a good time to demonstrate the status of the korean people in seoul the government responded positively. saw the south korea's presidential office has always stated our willingness to talk with north korea anytime and anywhere if that would help restore into korean relations and lead to peace on the korean peninsula. but that is still a distant goal north korea's leader peppered his speech with threats against the u.s. state t.v. superimposed pictures over parts of his speech kim said the united states will never be able to start war against me or our country back to the. numbers

and the entire u.s. is within range of our nuclear weapons and a nuclear button is always on my desk. a little. north korea's ballistic missile tests have been a source of concern for the u.s. and the rest of the international community. thought the prospects of north korea joining in the upcoming winter olympics does offer some hope to people on both sides of the korean peninsula. well go now to aid in foster carter he's an honorary senior research fellow in modern korea at leeds university he joins us now from exit or aden happy new year to you but the question now is it a new him john owen in his speech if sounded like a stick for donald trump but a carrot for south korea what he make of these statements yes indeed i'm kind of wondering what took him so all that needless to say this is not you know an

outbreak of peace for its own sake or a a change of heart by kim jong un and he made very clear as you pointed out that the so the u.s. is still very it is very much the stick but of course it's very helpful to north korea to divide to try to divide the u.s. for its south korea ally his late father kim jong il was very good at that during the sunshine era when south korea wanted to make nice for the north sadly on condition they sort of bracketed off the nuclear issue which began to mentally at the end of that period obviously but washington even under different props will reasonable governments will but it will governments weren't too happy about that so i'm kind of wondering why for the last six months for south korea has again had a left of center government that is very keen to revive the sunshine policy kim jong un has has ignored them until now complete complete change of tone from him very interesting to see what happens next

a complete change from him towards his neighbor but it seems that twenty seventeen on the way that he's been speaking about donald trump has not changed are there any indications that this could change in twenty eighteen. well i'm even the little optimistic i'll not score which may be just because i'm a hopeless a good liberal to come here on the ferry in fact he said not for the fest time in this new us address the the the great triumph the north korea of the last year just finished was that the state nuclear force was completed if he means that it could mean one hopes it means that there won't be such a great volume of tests be they nuclear will be listed missile history so in twenty seventeen in which to such a crisis and in that sense i mean it puts the ball in a sense very much in america's court as to what to do but is just possible look inside the tensions i think may ease a little in the new year or maybe i'm just too full of the christmas spirit to have him also made some reference to domestic matters like the economy briefly if you

can how is this country coping with the international sanctions that were further tightened in december. you would think on the surface it was coping quite well you're quite right to point out there was and they actually you know they've been we've picked out media comment of course picked out the stuff about south korea about america but there was a lot of boilerplates about the economy and you know i'm actually coming up to fifty years as a north korea around the list which is that if it's a triumph or sort of soccer you know i could've had another life but the time when he uses about self-reliant development and that's a quality stiegel i mean could be his father could have been his grandfather north korea's economy will never thrive this way but that's and i mean he's managing produce missiles which would up so somehow he's surviving sanctions aiden foster carter thank you very much thank you. now some of the other stories making news around the world eight people have died after a speed boat capsized off indonesia's part of borneo island fifty one people were

on board the vessel when it overturned saying police are investigating the cause of the accident which was not immediately clear. israeli authorities have filed assault charges against a palestinian teenager who was arrested after a video of her attacking an israeli soldier went viral sixteen year old i had the mimi has been in custody since the incident in mid december her mother and cousin also face charges. new year's robbers around the world have been treated to sensational this blaze of pyrotechnics as they welcomed in twenty eighteen and security arrangements were as tight as people assemble at iconic benyus around the world we began our report at the brandenburg gate here in berlin . the. germans may have a reputation for being reserved but not at new year the country goes firework crazy

and nowhere more than the capital berlin thousand strong the streets around the brandenburg gate to welcome two thousand and eighteen and t w reporter rebecca rivers was there to soak up the excitement. despite something here to give them this year this is said to have gone off without a hitch and despite all the out little they can seem to night is the mood here he's friendly and fun people just want to have fun. just ten hours earlier the sky above sydney harbor was ablaze with color as australians greeted the new year. another harbor another wonderful spectacle this time in hong kong. there were no fireworks in dubai this year they said old instead for a breath taking a laser display at the city's eight hundred twenty eight metre high burj khalifa

tower. to another tower now and london's famous big ben rang in the new year in the british capital. and france perrie's and looked on from the shows easy as fireworks soared above the uk to take us. to the. opera of course rio's copacabana beach in brazil is never one to skip a part. revelers in new york's times square watched the iconic crystal ball drop. this year's new year's eve saw the second coldest temperatures on record and lovers were out locking lips to keep warm. some even decided to seal the deal as they said

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