this is d.w. news live from the u.s. airstrikes in iraq provoke angry reactions in baghdad and in tehran american warplanes hit targets belonging to an iran supported militia that works closely with iraqi forces could these retaliatory braids provoke more violence also on the program to strike his push for a crisis worsens or thought origi sworn residents in some areas that it's too dangerous to flee advancing flames that as the mergence the services struggle to contain blazes all over the country. and libya's in battle government could soon

receive military help from turkey ankara is lining up support to send troops into the north african country despite warnings that such a move could further the deep stabilize the breach. a math anyhow would welcome to the program baghdad and tehran have condemned u.s. airstrikes against an iraqi militia supported by iran iraq says the strikes violate its sovereignty and could provoke more conflict in the region u.s. forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called hezbollah as retaliation for a rocket attack that killed a u.s. civilian contractor at american it us. this has been near the border between iraq and syria was one of find targets of u.s. fighter jets they destroyed the iran backed militias weapons caches and. and

control centers in iraq and syria the strengths are battalion ation for friday's killing of a u.s. civilian contractor near the northern iraqi city of kirkuk. iran's foreign minister condemned the u.s. airstrikes during a visit to moscow he said the targeted hezbollah was part of an alliance against the so-called islamic state terror group officially the iran backed militia is under the command of the iraqi army. the buffalo foam at the recent actions by americans in iraq are unacceptable while the u.s. does this iran and russia are making efforts to establish peace both in syria and in iraq i mean it could but the u.s. defense secretary views the operation as a success and hopes to discourage further attacks but i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran.

u.s. soldiers and pro iranian fighters are in close proximity and politically unstable iraq there are reported to be about $150000.00 pro iranian militia men in iraq. the u.s. has about 5000 soldiers deployed in the country. the iraqi prime minister has warned that a dangerous escalation could follow the most recent reprisal the could tie of hezbollah militia has volunteered retaliate. well the u.s. has accused iraqi authorities of failing to protect u.s. bice's in the country with a view from washington his day w. correspondent. a you ass response to an attack that kills or wounds americans it's not unusual but sundays with in the vault strikes on iranian proxies making it's particularly dangerous grounds the u.s. is not looking for and the conflict the state department has set stating that the

earth strikes were necessary to protect you as person on the ground and to restore deterrence against iran's activities in their region a senior administration official told w. the you asked respondents in the way the iranian regime will understand adding this is the language they speak but the air strikes were quickly condemned not only by iran or russia but also by the iraqi government iraq's national security council has threatened to reconsider its relationship with the you asked that call it. there are still thousands of u.s. troops contractors and personnel in iraq and around the region so now with pro-u. runyan militias threatening to retaliate the key question is will the american airstrikes 10 don't the cycle of violence or escalate it and from washington now

let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world libya's interim president has expelled top mexican and spanish diplomats about allegations they were attempting to help form a bolivian officials to flee the country libyans have sought refuge in the mexican embassy since a change of government spying has exposed libyan diplomats in response. the family of a man accused of stabbing 5 people in a rabbi's home in new york says he has a long history of mental illness in a statement the family's lawyer said the suspect grafton thomas had not experienced any and he's met a few times in the past. india is experience what's being called a cold life on monday the capitol daily had its chilliest december day in the early 120 years combination of high levels of a pollution and unusually cold temperatures produces a thick fog in many places which you see visibility and causing widespread traffic disruption. or authorities in the australian state of victoria are now telling

residents and tourists it may be too late to leave ahead of bushfires writing in the region thousands of people in one coastal holiday town filed to evacuate before . this one volunteer firefighter has been killed and 2 injured in what's being called a fire tornado that destroyed their truck. the bushfires have reached the northern edge of melbourne. here in the suburb of boone dura emergency workers try desperately to keep the raging far away from homes. but as the wall of flames bears down residents have been told to get out while they still can. did evacuate and he said that we. had no pain that i guess we have family and we think if it's anything to happen we could be stuck you know single people we can just get all sorts he's a warning that those who choose to stay behind risk being trapped the flames have already closed many access roads in the area extreme heat strong winds and

a severe drought have made for a catastrophic bushfire season in some regions like made for conditions so dangerous that authorities have been forced to pull out hundreds of firefighters. the blazes have scorched narea the size of belgium and destroyed more than a 1000 homes that's prone to destroy this capital camber to cancel the new year's fireworks show. in contrast to sydney which is the side to go ahead with the annual spectacle over the harbor bridge and the opera house that despite a petition signed by more than a quarter of a 1000000 people to cancel the event they want the money instead to go to emergency services and bushfire victims germany's chancellor angela merkel has warned of the threat posed by climate change in her traditional new year's speech the chancellor said global warming is real threatens us it is caused by human activity as there are crises that arise out of global warming so we must do all

that is humanly possible to combat this challenge to humanity there is still time that warning comes as germany debates whether to scale back its fineness need is a file with celebrations by far worse is allowed for 3 days before the big day then set off in the streets and pox causing excitement for some and distress for others critics. cause serious injuries create pollution and hound wildlife the berlin night sky lit up by cascades of fireworks over the brandenburg gate the new year's eve display has drawn legions of locals and visitors for decades some wonder if fireworks are still appropriate but many want to keep their tradition. this is if they say we have to wait until 10 pm that might help a lot but if they limit or ban the whole thing that's wrong. that's finished i mean . i don't think the environmental hama severe enough to ban the fireworks if it's

terrible i don't care if i can't see the stars i'd rather look at the sky some other day when there is no fireworks so i'm against the ban. fireworks in germany are big business at new year's 100000000 euros worth. some people like these fireworks fans near cologne are so passionate about them that they camp out the night before to make sure they can buy the biggest and the best but this year in germany over 30 cities have placed either a partial or a total ban on new year's fireworks. health experts warn that fire crackers and rockets release over 4500 tonnes of fine particle emissions on a single night. fine particles are extremely harmful to the lungs especially for small children and people with lung problems as my patients and the elderly they can experience acute shortness of breath.

but for the foreseeable future fireworks will continue to pollute the air while they dazzle the eyes it's no use holding one's breath until eco friendly rockets and firecrackers are available. government is rushing through a bill for a policy that that would approve the deployment of troops to libya turkey's foreign minister chad to shoulder with the opposition to discuss the legislation which is expected to possibly that difficulty the government says it's answering every quest for military assistance from libya's un recognized government in tripoli libya and pro-government forces seen here are struggling to finda off an offensive from rival forces in the east of the country led by militias. khalifa haftar. no earlier we spoke to correspondent darren johns in istanbul and asked him what's behind this turkish move to send troops to libya he says turkish access to oil and gas may be part of the calculation well turkish president major type heard one says that

turkey has in a store called a link with libya given it was part of turkey's then ottoman empire and president urged one says that they are committed to supporting the internationally recognized libyan government of national called and that government is being faced with the prospect of being overrun by forces of tar and turkey says they are committed to prevent that from happening but there is also a strategic interest in our own crew support of this government because in november chris signed an agreement with the government government of national called they gave it control of a large swathe of the eastern mediterranean part an area that is being contested by several countries in a competition to find hydrocarbons and that area is also seen as key to any future pipelines from already discovered gas fields in eastern mediterranean so turkey's intervention is many ways is seen as securing a key strategic interests. ran johnson is tampa well an ambitious project to

preserve the memory of holocaust victims has reached a milestone stop a german for stumbling stones have been placed all over europe the newest brass plots in the southern german town of miming and bring the number 275000. house number 11 was home to the jewish married couple the rosenbaum's until it was seized by the nazis in 1038. fled with her husband to live in exile he later committed suicide the family's fate was long forgotten now to stop a steiner or stumbling stones have been laid in their memory the latest installation brings the number of stoppers dyna to $75000.00 the projects found them to demi laid the stone some self each marker is crafted by hand they are now found in $26.00 countries visible remind us of the crimes of the nazi regime the families fate and everything else that took place that never stops being shocking things that happened which is just unbelievable. but the project is not without

controversy in munich the city council chose a different type of memorial in response to criticism. here in munich some of the names have been deliberately smeared with dirt and dog feces. and that's why we decided to place the memorials and eye level. but munich is an exception for many people the stumbling stones are a suitable form of memorial. they were jewish neighbors that's why we need to memorialize them where they lived in the heart of our community it's. been meddling in an independent association cast for the stokers time keeping the memory of these tragedies alive so something like this never happens again. the sport now in the bundesliga training has begun early fall. to berlin for the 2nd half of the season recently appointed coach ewen klinsmann wants

a few days hit stop before his side leaves for its training camp in florida on thursday is talk of a number of changes to the team with a possible new signings and the pashas host by munich and generate a 9 think. of the countdown to the countdown has started cities around the world up preparing for their new year's eve festivities in london big ben was tested for the midnight tolls to mark the start of 2025 just has been silent for the 2 years due to repair is. on in rio de janeiro dodges with being prepared for the big not cup of beach is the center of brazil's celebrations with 2000000 revelers expected. and in new york the times square crystal ball has been given a practice run 32000 ellie did lots of do on the boat which is the whole mock of american new year's eve celebrations.

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