this is the news live from berlin turkey warns of a looming crisis as tens of thousands of syrians flee attacks by russian and syrian government forces in the ad lib region turkey warns of a new wave of refugees and says the influx would be felt throughout europe. a saudi court sentences 5 men to death for their roles in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi but members of the saudi prince crown prince's inner circle are exonerated in connection with the grisly killing in istanbul the u.n. says an independent investigation is still needed. more allegations of racism in

english football players association demands a government inquiry after a chelsea defender says he received racist abuse from the crowd one fan has been arrested. maybe many. things i give credit. to rejoin visitors from around the world at one of germany's famous christmas markets. a moment is of thanks for joining us syrian government forces backed by russia are pushing it to retake the liberal the last major rebel held territory in syria and home to 3000000 people tens of thousands are fleeing the violence and heading to the turkish border. turkey is already sheltering nearly $3700000.00 syrians the

largest refugee population in the world turkish president regimen has warned that there would be consequences for europe if a new wave of refugees is triggered by this latest fighting. the syrian army has been subjecting rebel positions to sustained attacks president bashar al assad wants to regain control of italy province tens of thousands of people have fled since fighting intensified many want to head north to safety in turkey. turkish president heir to one says that more than 80000 people are on their way to his country. he warns that the situation is like the 2015 migration crisis. well above the monarch a chance or champion if this violence against the people of it does not end this number will rise further the pocono unity wash in this case turkey will not carry the burden of this migration all alone. good she cheated the negative effects of

this pressure on us will be an issue felt by all european countries especially greece marquisate about 3700000 syrian refugees are already living in turkey in difficult conditions. but most have come to terms with their situation and see no other option. it's the same here we can't endure living through the bomb attacks we have no relatives left in syria. safety for the civilian population is just one of many problems the international community has yet to solve last friday the un security council could not even agree to an extension of the program russia and china blocked humanitarian assistance for the time being many syrian refugees will remain near the turkish border region.

the united nations says an independent investigation is needed into the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi this comes after a saudi court exonerated several officials from the crown prince's inner circle they had been accused of involvement in the brutal killing of inside the saudi consulate in istanbul over a year ago the court did sentence 5 unnamed people to death in a trial shrouded in secrecy. in a country that in forces far more than $100.00 death penalties each year the sentence against the suspected murderers of jamal khashoggi it's no surprise. that the defendants will be sentenced to death and they are the direct and joint participants in the killing of the victim may god have mercy on them. 3 other men have received prison sentences totaling 24 years for covering up the crime but many questions remain following the announcement about the sentencing on sober 2nd 2018 jamal khashoggi enter the saudi consulate in istanbul for an official appointments inside according to both saudi and international investigators he was overpowered

and strangled his body has never been found in. the killing of a critic of the saudi royal family sparked international outrage the pressure has been growing especially on crown prince mohammed bin sama but he denies any involvement a year after killing his family does not believe that there was no political motive behind the crime. i feel he did it i don't know what's happening to anybody i want to he's going to be relieved the flow until i wanted. to pull it through. actually. it's a wish that will hardly be fulfilled by this verdict from riyadh the court did not even consider the crime to have been intentional another reason why 3 of the 11 defendants were acquitted among them the former saudi intelligence chief and a close confidence of the crown prince. now let's take

a look at some of the other stories making news around the world spanish coast guard has rescued 52 migrants from a canoe off the canary islands the migrants mostly from sub-saharan african countries were brought ashore and are reportedly in good health over 30000 migrants have arrived at spanish boards this year. german carmaker b.m.w.'s confirmed it's being investigated by the u.s. securities and exchange commission the wall street journal reported that b.m.w. was being probed for allegedly manipulating its sales figures in the u.s. the company said it was fully complying with the investigation. russia's capital moscow is experiencing is warmest december in over 130 years temperatures well above 0 have caused sprout and flowers to bloom in recent days and usually warm weather has continued for the past 2 weeks and is expected to last until new year's eve. now staying in the region russia has launched

a direct passenger train service to crimea using a route that bypasses mainland ukraine to reach the ex territory people can now travel from st petersburg southward to the crimean city of sevastopol the trip takes 44 hours crosses the recently built crimean bridge european union criticize the opening of the bridge and rail line as a violation of ukraine's sovereignty. it's the leading story on russian state t.v. bloody near putin's opening of a controversial railway bridge that links annexed crimea to southern russia it's a major triumph for the russian president the bridge was built despite international protests following russia's annexation of ukraine's crimean peninsula and 2014. this event is important for crimea for sevastopol for all of southern russia indeed for the whole country infrastructure projects like this magnificent bridge we built will have an effect on the entire economy. the mega

structure is 1000 kilometers long and took nearly 4 years to build costing more than 3000000000 euros the 1st scheduled train departed from st petersburg today starting wednesday up to 45 passenger trains will head for crimea each day that route bypasses mainland ukraine. the bridge spans the current strait all the russia hopes to increase tourism in the area the bridge is mainly a display of power until now crimea could only be reached from russia by ferry or plane now there's a direct land route to the peninsula which russia annexed in violation of international law in 2014. it's now been 30 years romania's bloody revolution when citizens brought down longtime communist dictator the go go on like many of eastern europe is uprising the transition was not peaceful hundreds of protesters died at the hands of security forces our next report looks at the critical events of december 1989. romanians have been commemorating the uprising

that took place 30 years ago this month president klaus your honey's later reef to honor the lives lost in december 989 is demonstrators in the western romanian city of team each want to step up their protest of communist rule dictator nicolae ceausescu gave orders to kill them the 1st demonstrators. and by romania's hungary an minority or shot in the middle of the city as more citizens dared to revolt against the regime the resistance gained force to michelin to overturn the communists the night of december 28th i was the next day 72 year old school made a last attempt to retain power and in a passionate speech but the people would have none of it chaos broke out as he was shouted down. just go and his wife and enough lead they wanted to use a helicopter to fly him to safety in another country but the situation escalated soldiers abandoned him and shot ceausescu's party followers. the dictator and his

wife were taken prisoner on christmas day 989 they were sentenced to death and immediately shot but the revolution did not end with his death and bloody battle continued in bucharest over the next few days over $1100.00 were killed during the uprising few were held accountable of all the 1989 pro-democracy revolutions in eastern europe romania stands out as the bloodiest football now and then england the professional players association is calling on the british government to launch a probe into racism within the sport that comes after chelsea and germany defender antonio ruediger said he was targeted with racial abuse during his team's 2 mill win over tottenham on sunday. the latest racist incident in the premier league chelsea defender antonio due to go faced monkey chants by some spurs fans after

cashing with sunshine men who received direct caught for the follow and who to go complained about the verbal abuse the referee briefly stopped play during the 2nd half and a public announcement was made in the stadium warning that racist behavior was interfering with the game chelsea eventually went on to win the match but the incident overshadowed the victory. i hate racism in society i hate tracing them in full and there's a point in that. says i like that to happen i don't know who's getting better or worse but if it is fact and shown to happen that it needs to be dealt with and punishment needs to be shown. is hopeful that the fans will be identified i really hope that the offenders will be found and in a modern football ground like tottenham stadium with dozens of t.v. and security cameras it must be possible to find and punish them. but this is not an isolated incident in the premier league earlier this month manchester united

midfielder fred was targeted by a manchester city fan but the ruediger incident seems to have set a bar in motion on the professional footballers association is urging the british government to get involved and set up an inquiry into the game and tottenham have also promised to take the strongest possible action but for many that is exactly what snacking action. now in recent years christmas markets have grown to become one of the most popular features of the german holiday season and berlin there are over 70 to choose from attracting people from all across the globe we paid a visit to one of berlin's most popular christmas markets to find out what international guests love most about them. in the center of berlin at the sion dom and mark christmas market there is no shortage of artists and all crafts. there are butchers and bakers. even candlestick maker but the principle

offering is an atmosphere. that's hard to find anywhere else. you see that one 1st time in germany by name but i believe and this is our 1st time experiencing christmas market it's really nice it's just. it wasn't what i was expecting it's better if i t. said it is chief. is very easy like merry christmas and we all have these things kind of markets in a spain it's unlike anything we have in the states so it's kind of a it's a nice time here it's warm cozy you have warm and hot drinks it's my 1st day here you mean and this market is so nice this is the best what. i wonder what's your favorite part about this market to eat everything. i think i love it spit so. if the goal is crowds and mary mint then been marked has it in abundance or

a simple stroll also offers a chance to learn holiday greetings in half a dozen different languages even though you had. pretty much done it wasn't. really much of my members myself obviously we believe that the. finger in. the. feet is not our. enemy. so i don't know where you might want to. go bye now. for the international crowd there you're watching news from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour up next g.w. business followed by the documentary show up close with a look at the fight to save lisbon's historic stores don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website as d.w. dot com thanks for joining us.

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