this is the don't really news line from violated iran promises harsh retaliation after u.s. as strikes that killed a top iranian general the pentagon says the drone strike on the baghdad airport was to prevent future iranian attacks the assassination of come on a custom seller money is a traumatic escalation of middle east tensions over the coming almost surely as prime minister faces mounting criticism over the deadly bush fires angry residents who lost their homes say scott morrison should have done more to help victims of

the blazes raging across the country. and an onset of questions are dead dozens of animals are killed in a devastating zoo far in germany told fortunately some good survived it's found there and as you can see now we're. i have a home for a guy and you could join me global powers all warning that the world has become a more dangerous place to us as strikes killed a top arabian general the american drone attack on baghdad airport in iraq killed at syria command a custom solid money the head of iran's elite could force saddam and it was seen as the architect of tech wrongs military operations in the middle east the strike also killed abu mock the alamo hondas an iraqi parliament tree group leader with close ties to iran. now the iranian supreme leader ayatollah ali how many has warned the

u.s. that it far faces quote hosh retaliation the u.n. secretary general has called for quote maximum were straight saying the wall cannot afford another war in the gulf. this is all that remains of the vehicle carrying the iranian general and the iraqi militia leader when the american missile struck soleimani had just landed at baghdad's airport hundreds was on hand to welcome him both were killed instantly along with at least 5 others the deaths are a major setback for iran which loses its most powerful and most popular military commander and an important iraqi ally the reaction from tehran came quickly supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei ordered 3 days of mourning and issued a statement promising a quote strong revenge against the criminal killers of general samani. at friday prayers worshippers chanted anti-american slogans and they vowed revenge.

how stupid can they be to do such a thing. because in the middle east i think iran is the factor of stability because some sort of money was an influential factor in that stability. is the entire nation of iran all the islamic countries we are all general silly money and we will never let the us do anything. in. this action which u.s. officials have apparently taken responsibility for you can be sure it was an amateur act. arendal wake up and produce more so the money is i assure you. by division one it's you know meet them. in iraq some celebrated soleimani sdeath many iraqis disapprove of iran strong influence on the country's politics but iraq also has a large shiite population that sees iran as an ally above all iraqis fear being

dragged into a us iranian conflict. normally america and iran should solve their problems outside iraq we don't want them to solve them inside iraq because that doesn't serve our interests the people who have gathered here aren't celebrating the killing of silly money or anyone else because it doesn't serve us at the end of the day. the conflict was already escalating before this latest airstrike on thursday 750 american soldiers arrived in kuwait now washington has directed u.s. citizens in iraq to leave the country immediately. well for more on this story we're joined in the studio by back from the german institute for international security affairs and in washington by d.w. bureau chief unexamined fun naaman thank you very much to you both for joining us 1st to you iran has come out is felt hosh revenge i mean how will that

be meted out when for example on whom do we have any idea. it might take a while and. usually very careful to sink about the possible ramifications of that of the acts and they have already escalated the situation in the gulf. to a level that is very hard to top just think of the attacks the iranian attacks with . loans of cruise missiles on the saudi oil installations in september i think we will see of revenge against americans but it will take some time for the for the iranians to sort out what the possible targets might mean might be and we will see a major iranian drive to get the us out of iraq to potentially then 3 proxies is what you're suggesting politically politically and through proxies iran is already

the strongest power in politics for a while already and they will try to convince the iraqi government to ask the americans to leave and afterwards we will see the iranians attacking american targets but that's an uphill battle for them because most targets that are possible well protected right as an example of an in a washington on xander why did the u.s. want some money dead and i guess crucially the question is why now do some see this timing as a diversion from the impeachment. well secretary of state pale revealed in an interview today there's still a money was killed because of an imminent threat to american lives in the region that the drone attack was necessary to prevent an imminent attack from happening he did not provide us with more details therefore we don't know how even then and.

indeed and we also have to mention that many experts here were surprised that the president ordered to killing called the runyon general because of previous haps refrain from taking such action and we also have to mention as you implicate to that the president is a lot of pressure here at home with the impeachment trial looming with the election presidential away election to take place in the so he could use the foreign policy success however we also have to say that this particular action is risky gamble that could backfire right alexander i mean you mentioned there the surprise and i suppose with that in mind i mean how popular is this move in the united states where do the democrats stand on it for example. well in general u.s. lawmakers agree that solo money was a bad actor and that he's also warranted but democrats have already

expressed their concern about how the whole situation was handled and that they have criticize the coaling of the strike criticize president trump calling this trike reckless you knew lateral escalation that could have unforeseen consequences and they also have criticized that president strong did not seek congressional approval and it's not inform congress people who are on rival and coming. well we'll talk more about the implications of kassam solomon he's killing in just a moment but 1st let's take a closer look at his significance as commander of the elite force of iran's revolutionary guard because the money was iran's top general he was also its most recognizable and popular military commander supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei

once called him a living merger of the revolution. so he joined iran's revolutionary guard after the iranian revolution in 1979 he saw action in the 8 year iran iraq war. in 1908 he became commander of the kids force that conducts iran's clandestine and foreign military operations the us considered him a terrorist and blamed his kids force for the deaths of hundreds of american soldiers so the money was especially active in the iranian operations against rebel groups in syria against the so-called islamic state and supporting shiite militias in iraq over the years he survived a number of scrapes with death including an airplane crash in 2006 and a bombing in damascus in 2012 he was 62 years old when an american missile killed him and. well back then he's joining me here in the studio in terms of general monies nega see what do you think that will be for radians and how do

radians feel about an attack on a high profile figure in that country. the legacy is a more important road for the revolutionary guards in iranian politics and in the iranian military structure since 2009 and. the force. the force has been extremely successful and has taken part. in the ascent of the iranian power in the middle east between 20112019 many iranians have least those who are loyal to the regime. and remember him for this in general we do see that many iranians simply do not like this regime they might not . think that it's a good idea to kill iranian military leaders. that is considered to be a terrorist by the west but still they remember the revolutionary guards for the

brutal killings the arrests. after the demonstrations in 200-2017 again in 2019 so is his legacy will be divided according to the political position of the iranian in question that's a very important point to make i want to go to alexander now because on xander it does feel to a certain extent that we've got now 2 countries on a collision course is there any media to out there perhaps a voice of calm which washington might listen to and i'm back down well to be honest i don't see any obvious mediator in this context we just have to look at america's allies in the region so to arabia and israel those countries are very concerned about iran's activities there and they would like to contain those activities iraq isn't political tool moyle and the question is anyway if the u.s. will be looking for a mediator because president trump has made it clear that he is sticking with his

america 1st policy i would like to act from a position of strength already w.-a bureau chief alexander fun at naaman in washington and here in the studio middle east analyst peter shine back thanks t.j. . well the u.s. action has drawn a variety of responses from across the international community russia was critical saying that this step by washington could have grave consequences for regional peace and stability in our view such actions do not contribute to the finding of solutions to the complicated problems that have accumulated in the middle east to the contrary they lead to further escalation of tensions in the region now beijing state it china has always opposed the use of force in international relations iraq's sovereignty independence and territorial integrity should be respected but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu voiced his support saying just as israel has the right of self-defense the united states has exactly the same right kassam

so their money is responsible for the deaths of american citizens and many other innocent people and let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. a man has gone on a rampage at a park in a suburb of paris the suspect stabbed several people and then run away offices pursuit the man and shot him the french government says one of the stabbing victims is dead and 2 others are injured. turkish police have detained 7 people for questioning over the carlos ghosn case a turkish fighter jet fan has admitted that go fled japan from lebanon on one of its planes the company says one of its employees acted alone for many sound chairman had been awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges when he jumped bail and escaped. first responders in cambodia are searching for around a dozen people trapped beneath a hotel that collapsed at least 2 have been confirmed dead in the incident which

occurred in a coastal resort town the hotel came down during construction that cambodia's building industry has been booming but is plagued by safety problems. when australia's prime minister scott morrison is facing a growing a criticism over his handling of the deadly bushfires ravaging the country angry residents say he should be doing more to help people burned out of their homes now the navy is still evacuating 100 stranded on the beaches around the town of mullah kuta thousands more a fleeing by road. a new sign that the state of alert system new normal this is straight in mcbride mimics emergency sirens a sound that's now as commonplace as the smoke filled air in the bushfire zone australia's prime minister scott morrison has been visiting the affected area which now encompasses most of the country's 2 southeastern states while there morrison

was on the receiving end of hefty criticism already from our body was buried or am i here i am. in 2 incidents caught on camera a firefighter and a local resident refused to shake hands with morris and. for your help and the 2nd thing to be given more on the car but many people have also said they are difficult to gauge and they were the. market in the thick of. people are also angry that the prime minister has downplayed the role of climate change in causing the bushfires morrison has brushed off the criticism saying he's not taking it personally like this isn't about any one individual certainly not maybe you or anyone else we all have to do the job that we have to do we're going to keep focused on doing that your people are angry understand it people have suffered great loss people are hurting people that's what happens in natural disasters

meanwhile the street in navy continues to evacuate people trapped in the coastal town of moloch coulda by our boats to a larger ship on friday. over 1000 people were transported from there to melbourne those on the way out clearly relieved. i actually have held it together pretty well till yesterday when i heard they could be coming back and that's when i. had my break dan and i felt better after and now we're here and we're getting on the boat and we're going home and saying our families yeah. the fires to worsen again this weekend was a sort is warning that the window for getting out of the threatened areas is closing quickly. well straight in tennis star nick kerry also has announced that he will donate $200.00 australian dollars for every ace he hits in january to help those affected by the country's bushfires now the 24 year old he hails from the

capital hambre which has experienced his worst quality only record as a result of those 5 as kerry also called on tennis tennis australia to host a fund raising exhibition with the organizations chief executive confirming that plans are being made. well here in germany b.k. fell due has reopened days off to a fire burned down its primate enclosure and killed at least 30 animals authorities say that it is almost certain that a family's a legal sky lantern's triggered the blaze on new year's eve locals and other businesses have been coming to the zoo to express their grief over the last animals zoo officials described the reaction an overwhelming wave of compassion. those 2 gates are open again but it's no business as usual. mourners have brought hundreds of candles and cards to grieve the dozens of animals that were killed here in the fire. eating clippard students walk and everyone who knows the zoo is sad

you know even outside of germany it's always bad when something so terrible happens again no matter where it happens but i'm trusting gunston tokyo gorillas are almost all day yesterday because i couldn't bear the sadness alone could it help to see so many mourners here and i cried. a total of 8 tapes were killed including massa europe's oldest gorilla he was 48 years old the fire and 8 enclosure broke out shortly after midnight on january 1st several fruit bats and birds were also killed but 2 chimpanzees managed to escape. for us to survive the fire with minor burns we don't know how that happened they were then sedating and moved to another enclosure before police believe the fire was caused by a sky lantern launched the new year the 60 year old mother and her 2 adult daughters turned themselves into authorities soon after the fire they were

reportedly unaware that the sky lantern's a band across germany. our sympathy also goes out to the women it's clear that these 3 women acted in good faith. they could never have imagined that such a catastrophe could happen it's an unbelievably tragic accident that will stay with us and the 3 women for the rest of our lives. 2 days after the blaze all that's left is ruins while the zoo and locals mourn their loss investigations are now underway to determine how the fire spread so quickly. well turning now to colombia which is beginning the new decade and made on going protests against president even took his right wing government now a host of issues off fueling the demonstrations unemployment corruption and drug financed crime to name but

a few but often overlooked all the growing calls to reform the nation's health care system $26.00 services and overworked doctors and low pay are just a few off the problems our correspondent has more. one manuel loves working at the hospital he likes to take his time with patients making sure they feel safe and that they understand their conditions and treatments but doing the job with such dedication has become increasingly difficult for many people working in colombian health care. the coc worked for one out of 4 health care professionals are unhappy because here. in phyllis. at the news one of our system shortcomings is the pay the physicians receive. some of them have to work 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet. that overworked and underpaid doctors and nurses aren't the only ones feeling let down by colombia's health care system

even in the capital where there are plenty of hospitals and clinics patients are finding it impossible to get even the most urgent appointments. i call the hospital every day but they don't have time for me i tell them please i suffer from multiple sclerosis i need special treatment and they never have time. to give you an appointment after one or even 3 months it's horrible healthcare service here is awful. such problems are related to structural weaknesses colombia's health care system is dominated by private insurance companies numerous of these intermediaries between patients and doctors have had the headlines for embezzlement and corruption the president of bogota medical association says it was their grief that caused the system to implode. it's over says it is like the less services these companies provide the moment they make so the insurance company denies

treatments or takes a long time to authorize them allowing the patient's condition to deteriorate would they even refuse to cover therapy all together. necessary treatments denied without explanation it almost destroyed this young woman's family her brother had alarming symptoms but his doctors weren't allowed to run the tests they needed to diagnose him. to visit the mrs but it took his insurance companies 7 months to authorize the cuts from january until august when they finally got the results they saw he had a brain tumor. and when we found out he had to cheer he's already lost his hearing and suffered irreversible brain damage. money and eyes a nurse her self and has been participating in the protests suffering from the health care systems shortcomings as a patient and a professional she urges her fellow colombians to keep fighting for change.

and i'm confident there will be change someday maybe not exactly how we wanted to be that would be perfect i don't believe that's going to happen but some kind of change no matter how small for the time being it doesn't look like the government will he people's calls but in the waiting room and on the streets colombians have run out of patients. well he was the absolute star of the silent film walt charlie chaplin 1st appeared on the big screen in 1914 he was one of the very 1st influences the in the early years of cinema now chaplin inspired generations of comedians and now an exhibition in the french city of not highlights his legacy. or out a cane baggy trousers a too small jacket. an iconic style that has inspired many 20th century artists the artworks are stylistically diverse and send the observer on an

emotional rollercoaster much as chaplin himself did in his films modern times call for a modern perspective the machine becomes a guard to go interview for the most famous example is known in times with this scene with charlie is completely swallowed by the. he's like a small cog this is what is on the show is trying to portray an upward movement which assembles an assembly line. chaplin himself can be recognizably depicted with just a few lines for what's said so we can see clearly how a world appears from a few sayings we have this big white cloud that has just a few lines draws the most ash into small spots that become ice it creates a world and that's exactly what's happened with this character allison best magic charlie chaplin won his 1st oscar in 1929 for the film the circus his influence was so great that his character of the tramp has become

a part of the circus world. the original promotional posters are also sought after artworks visitors to the museum in not get to see everything made charlie chaplin so unique including how the british born performer overcame great poverty to teach himself acting and singing and became one of hollywood's biggest stars. this is easily news these are all top stories iran is vowing to host retaliate for a u.s. drone strike at baghdad international airport that killed a top iranian general hassam solomonic commanded iran's elite force which the u.s. and others call a terror group the pentagon described the attack as quote a defensive action. mass evacuations of 5 survivors have been underway in australia and head of what's forecast to be another catastrophic day on

saturday temperatures are expected to top 40 degree celsius in the country's southeast. turkish police have detained people for questioning over the carlos ghosn case turkish private jet has admitted going fled japan from lebanon on one of its plates from an essential haven't jumped bail in the scaped ahead of a trial on a financial misconduct charges. germany's case of zoo has reopened following a devastating blaze that killed dozens of animals including several primates police say that a woman in her 2 adult group has admitted lighting and releasing sky lanterns that are thought to have started the fire. he says the news from berlin from will follow us on twitter news over that our website is dead already dot com. we're watching the news coming up next in a d.-w. news asia that is serving impact all the global warming on himalayan gladius.

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