what's a big what's. down there over. the real work. cut . this is d.w. news of live from berlin bushfires raging out of control in australia several fires have now combined to form a mega fire near sydney and that's covered the country's largest city in a cloud of toxic smoke firefighters say it's too big to put out also coming up. protesters in iraq return to the streets of baghdad and other cities despite fears

they could come under attack the u.n. calls the killing of unarmed demonstrators by gunmen and atrocity. searching for motives u.s. authorities launch an investigation after a deadly shooting by a saudi ambassador at a u.s. naval base in florida. and the stars take to the stage here in berlin i think european film awards introduce you to the winners. i'm told me a lot of people thanks for joining us. firefighters in australia are battling hundreds of bushfires in the country's east that includes a massive one north of the largest city sydney it was formed many smaller blazes combined and authorities say it is now too big to put out. grass fires

bushfires. and even a fine a day a deadly swirl of flames spinning out of control. these are just some of the dozens of blazes this is ripping across eastern australia several fires have come together in a make a fire in an area roughly 60 kilometers across leaving the nearby city of sydney swaped in toxic smoke. the speed and unpredictability of the fire leaves rural residents with little choice so any torn him or just come out of the sorcery just leave bushfires a common in australia but meteorologists say climate change is exacerbating this fire season it's an extreme challenge especially for firefighters the cornet is what for the next where there's a 30 minute a fire boris i mean you start to go up there's little relief in sight forecasters

say more hot dry and windy conditions are on the way in the coming days. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. syrian opposition activists say at least 18 people have been killed in astronauts in it lived prob province the last rebel stronghold in the country's north west observers say the bombs were dropped from syrian government and russian aircraft in a further violation of the free month old cease fire. the united states and iran have each freed a prisoner in a swap a chinese american detained for 3 years on spying charges and an iranian accused of violating u.s. sanctions have returned home it was a rare act of collaboration between the 2 enemies. hong kong's police chief has warned his squad will use both hard and soft tactics in dealing with protesters at a mass rally later today speaking on a visit to beijing he said police would respond to acts of violence sunday's

protests in hong kong are expected to be the biggest in months. in bella ruse about a 1000 people turned out for an unauthorized rally in the capital minced to protest against closer ties between their country and russia the demonstration took place as belorussian leader alexander lukashenko is meeting with russian president vladimir putin protesters fear closer cooperation could erode bellew says independence. in iraq anti-government protesters have returned to the streets of baghdad and cities in the south of the country despite fears of more attacks on friday 2 dozen demonstrators were killed and more than 100 wounded when gunmen stormed protest sites some lawmakers are calling for an emergency session of parliament to address the violence against protesters. in. the aftermath of one of the bloodiest nights since the beginning of anti-government

demonstrations in iraq protesters returned to a car park block they had occupied and a bridge they had blockaded for weeks up until friday night police over to the injuries that we saw were mostly people shot in the head the chest and the upper body. but we were not able to save the very badly injured as they were already dead at the house by the difficult cases they were transferred to the hospitals our 2 dogs this weekend because this is the way. i was this video circulating on social media allegedly shows protesters being attacked by unidentified gunmen it's not clear who the gunmen were and whether they were backed by the government iran or other factions. among the dead protesters and members of the police the united nations condemned the attack on the demonstrators and called

it an atrocity. that was in the jaffa holy city for shia muslims supporters of an influential cleric gathered outside his home the compound where mark tata lives was bombed by a drone on friday night the rocket damaged an outer wall to himself was not there at the time he has been calling for fresh elections in iraq since the end of october. back in baghdad protests is a shot has in broad daylight the violence that has claimed the lives of over 430 people since october continues. u.s. media reports say a saudi student who shot dead 3 people at a naval base in florida watched videos of mass shootings just days before the attack authorities have been investigating whether the gunman had any links to

terrorism the white house the signaled it will review policies for foreign nationals receiving military training in the united states. the saudi air force trainee opened fire in a classroom building at the u.s. naval station in pensacola where a couple of 100 foreign students are in training in washington president trump said king solomon of saudi arabia had called to express his condolences. i'm sorry people have made me angry by the way but her actions of the shooter and this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the saudi people who love the american people so much the f.b.i. hasn't yet named the shooter or commented on his possible motives there are many reports circulating. that the f.b.i. deals only in facts. but at the naval station florida's governor addressed latent concerns i think there's obviously going to be a lot of questions about you know this individual being a foreign national being

a part of the saudi air force and then to be here training on our soil that to do this the stations commanding officer has defended the international training program saying it's important to train aviators of the united states partner nations the new european commission president on the line has urged closer cooperation between europe and africa on issues like climate change the former german defense minister promised stronger european support so officials from the from the african union the organization represents all 55 states across the continent and it's 1300000000 people on the line made her remarks at its headquarters in. a call for stronger ties with africa comes in the face of increasing chinese involvement. a new dawn for africa to underline the growing importance of the continent ursula funda chose addison as her

1st international visit as head of the european commission from the european union to the african union which is based here in the ethiopian capital. it's important to me that we work together on projects to fight climate change see here in africa in and is out about people are experiencing the results of climate change as well followed in the scheme of hundreds. but climate change is just one issue migration is still a big concern for europe and it also hopes for closer economic cooperation meeting with ethiopian prime minister and nobel peace prize winner i'll be ahmed the 2 sides signed contracts worth 170000000 euros for projects including infrastructure and health care i would like to expose my shoes she. said to me to feel safe enough to go. this is the way i was. offered the fund lion

regularly speaks of a geo political european commission one that would strengthen europe's influence in the world but they each new has some catching up to do for example the light rail system in that is was financed and built by china. but when rolled out the red carpet this weekend as it hosted the 32nd edition of the annual european film awards the aptly named the favorite was the star attraction 8 awards for the tragic comedy directed by your ghost lanty most of the lead up to european cinemas big night was not without controversy. i am a night of glamour and celebration as europe's film industry gathered in bed and for the european film awards and there was one winner to rule them all. and the winner. is the favorite. i.

the period drama about 2 cousins vying to be the court favorites of queen and haven't won 8 awards including best european fail and. best actress livia coleman. i'm so touched i'm thrilled and i've been delaying doing a video exactly what happened what happened with the 3rd i was really excited. antonio banderas was awarded best actor for his role in pain and glory. which are. the kind of thank you very much to everybody who drew me feel with gratitude is very important to me. and portrait of a lady on fire one best screenplay. away from the night successes the ceremony was also subject to controversy. the e f a's decision to nominate roman polanski's period drama an officer in a spy and 4 of the main categories grew condemnation from those who see polanski

primarily as a man accused of sexual assault and rape but despite the nominations the film failed to win any awards and the ceremonies focused remained on one of celebration it was certainly a night to celebrate for german directive and i had received a lifetime achievement award. corporation of european countries has made it possible that countries that are too small for sustaining big film industry all of a sudden make wonderful films and become visible all of a sudden we have phenomenal films coming from those countries because the european solitary made it possible. a fitting tribute for a night of spotlight on european cinema. in boxing british heavyweight anthony joshua reclaimed his world titles from mexico

to my american fighter and here is jr in a gripping rematch of the june and counter the clash on the dunes as the fights being called was decided in just his favor after 12 rounds a unanimous decision by the judges hosted in derrius saudi arabia about has drawn accusations of sports washing against the saudi government. now there are christmas trees and then there are christmas trees hundreds of them packed into a german couple's home in the country's north west they want a world record for their collection and they say they are ready to add to the festive family is more. it's all the looks perfectly in the center from the outside then do. christmas trees not one not 2 but 350 of them in this house in the small german town of fishing town the brains behind this flurry of fake christmas trees is really quite modest about his world

record title. i thought is king when you mean for me it was never about the record it was all about the christmas decorations such of course of course this record is a nice perk that's clear but it was all about the decorations my idea was to do it like everybody else does it outside you always have to go out to see that on the set of the rhythm with them are all with enormous was in every single tree is different and this is the man who made the family's christmas dreams come true i got a speech here in italy it's all about the world record for the most decorated christmas trees in one place the place in this case is the family home and i've actually counted 350 decorated christmas trees here in the house and that's a world record for us. there's no stopping the world record

holder he's already planning some new additions to his festive family his cohort there's more coming and i don't know whether the 500 next year but in that direction let's see. indeed we will. also collect trees one football team is racking up points at the top of germany's main leak all the top thrills and spills next in the. you're watching news from berlin i'm told me a lot of thanks for jobs. coming . to some of the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate click some go from 250. working on the for the discovery. expenditure. on the back.

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