this is deja news live from berlin and iraqi militias are staging a huge for session for the iranian general and a local militiamen killed by a u.s. drone strike tens of thousands are gathering in baghdad for the funeral march as tensions between iran and the u.s. by tehran has vowed revenge for the death of general constant soloman. australia calls up 3000 reservists to help deal with the devastating wildfire forecasters are warning of more high winds and scorching temperatures reaching 45 degrees as your

prime minister declares it's an extremely difficult day for the country. and underground city for almost a 1000000 people will take a look at helsinki's vast network of bomb shelters. i'm like glad you could join me tens of thousands of mourners have gathered in the iraqi capital baghdad for a funeral procession for the iranian general and iraqi militia leader killed in an american airstrike a day earlier the procession organized by iran backed iraqi militias is headed for the shiite holy cities of karbala and najaf south of baghdad the death of general custom salami has sent shock waves through the region. tehran has vowed revenge of the u.s. has ordered its should. since to leave iraq in his sending thousands of extra

troops to the region. the iranians took to the streets of the capital on friday in the 10s of thousands. of the was and they chanted no compromise no surrender fight the us the news of general salim money's killing sparked fury among the protesters who directed their anger at the west. why you know me well you have the same thing they did to us should be done to them and their leaders should be killed all of them should be killed. military officials also spoke of revenge for the killing of the man who was widely seen as the 2nd most powerful figure in iran. and we know your way out the americans should prepare themselves for a slap in the face that the americans must know now that after this crime that they have committed they will face no safety or peace anywhere and. this was all that

remained of the vehicle carrying the iranian general and the iraqi militia leader after the american missile struck sort of money 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 and for iraq which loses an important military ally. when . the u.s. says the strike was necessary claiming salim money had been developing plans to attack americans in the region president donald trump said he was not seeking a major conflict with iran it's all a made he has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilize the middle east for the last 20 years what the united states did yesterday should have been done long ago. we took action last like just stop a war. we did not. take action to start

a war. the reaction from tehran was swift and resolute supreme leader ayatollah ali how many issued a statement promising quote strong revenge and ordered 3 days of national mourning he also named a successor to solo money the general's former deputy as mail ghani. the conflict was already escalating before the latest airstrike on thursday 750 american soldiers arrived in kuwait now washington is directing u.s. citizens in iraq to leave the country immediately. for more on that we're joined now by journalist passion market who is covering this story for us in baghdad pressure there are tens of thousands of people in the streets prepared to walk to a funeral procession for the slain officers how are people reacting to the u.s. drone strike. mourners are very angry and. chanting anti-american slogans and you know they feel

outraged that not only persons of the money but also the mahanta. where wins a major militia leader were killed in the strikes. carried out by american. early friday morning. and generally speaking you know outside of the funeral procession i would say that the atmosphere is quite tense and people are worried about an escalation between iran and us carried out on their own soil and afraid what will happen next and people are worried but as far as you can tell is there a willingness for increased conflict with the u.s. whatever form that might take. from the iranian side that definitely will be some sort of reaction how that plays out how is yet to be seen i mean you know they you know i think we are in some ways some limited in their ability to

respond they don't have the same. heat but it's very likely that that the very least there will be attacks on u.s. interests and whatever personnel are remaining in there to be that you know on the oil fields or. forces stationed within iraq. pressure of course the united states and iraq are supposed to be allies if the conflict escalates between the u.s. and iran where does that leave baghdad i mean baghdad stuck in the middle many of you know iraq's. higher up politicians up close relationship with it are and you know iran and iraq's neighbor that they have you know they have a long and very close relationship. at the also at the same time many of their expertise and they're very angry at the u.s. for violating iraq somebody with this airstrike that killed them money so iraq from the very difficult position they can afford to you know. completely angered the

u.s. but at the same time it has it relies on and on and again it's kind of trapped in the middle you know. the iranian and u.s. tensions kind of play out within the. iran walking a political tightrope there my good in baghdad for us thank you so much you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world in an asian authorities have been delivering supplies by helicopter to waterlogged regions following floods that leave left at least 53 people dead in the jakarta capital region drenching rains that started on new year's eve unleashed deadly flash floods and landslides tens of thousands are still unable to return to their homes. at least 7 people are dead after a hotel collapse in cambodia about 18 have been rescued from the rubble as search

is continuing for other survivors the hotel came down during construction cambodia's building industry has been booming but is plagued by safety problems. the protesters have clashed with police in the chilean capital santiago it was the 1st demonstration of the year against the government of sebastian pinera $26.00 people have died in violence that began in october over an increase in subway fare . australia has called up 3000 military reservists as emergency services brace for what's expected to be one of the hottest days since devastating bush fires broke out more than 200 blazes are burning across the heavily populated states of victoria and new south wales. australia as west bushfire season on record looks set to become a whole lot less. saturday even hotter temperatures and more strong winds to much

of the country fanning hundreds of blazes already burning out of control. so it's going to be a very long afternoon a very long evening and as that southerly approaches it's going to be a gusty solly it's going to be a southerly it's going to be a volatile so southerly with wind strengths are expected to be up to 80 kilometers or more gusting along a coastal strip. more than 100000 people were told to leave the highlands across 3 states while there was still a chance to get away not everyone managed on kangaroo island tea people died as that car was overtaken by a blaze that brought containment lines. astray as prime minister says the fire crisis has reached a new level and has ordered 3000 army reservists to help sky one of the fires is stretching resources on the ground and there are clearly communities that need additional help and in response to that we must move forward 1st as

a commonwealth particularly with the work of our defense forces and then integrate with the local operations that are in place in those local communities. the announcement comes after weeks of intense and politically bruising criticism for the prime minister has so far insisted that managing the fires was a matter for individual states and rural fire services a line. fight services that have been stretched to the limit. the australian navy has also been deployed to help with the evacuation of fire affected coastal areas. these people were the 1st to be rescued from kuta in the state of victoria where a mega place forced 4000 people to flee to the waterfront on new year's eve. many of them are still trapped in the town. waiting for rescue as smoke from the fire is once again 10 day and tonight. well australians may be wishing

they had something the capital of finland has plenty of info about bunker helsinki started building bomb shelters during the cold war when it was at the front line of the cold war between the soviet union and nato the result is a vast network of underground spaces. it's sometimes hard to tell where the gateways to helsinki underworld are like this in conspicuous entrance which emma viscount hughes's to get to her gym 20 metres under the ground the corridors are part of a huge bunker complex with renewed concerns about nuclear weapons proliferation many finns are quite happy that there are bomb shelters all over the country. in a way i feel very safe. after all this is where we would be if something actually happened. here well protected somehow being here scary.

don't let the fitness equipment fool you in 72 hours this whole gym can be converted into a nuclear shelter that doesn't bother emma and her trainer there are lots of other training areas nearby the foundations of helsinki are like a rabbit warren under the as schneider head of emergency preparedness in helsinki is in charge of these facilities the finns have been expanding their bunkers for decades even after the end of the cold war. when one of the. nations' threats use opposite believed to be involved. in the war so that kind of exceptional conditions will need also something called to protect syrian eyes and this is our concept call to all to build up and how to be. visitors from all over the world regularly tour through the bunkers recently they hosted a delegation from south korea under leaders schneider says they were very impressed

the granite rock provides the most ideal conditions for a bunker beds are stacked neatly in the corridors when fully operational there's room for $900000.00 people in the city's shelters which has more than helsinki's current population so visitors will also be able to find shelter here they would work as a legal community a community here kind of like you know 3 shifts we have if there is like such 6000 people we have the beds for fall 2000 at the time so one is sleeping one is having a rest or free time and one is working so that people would work here who do the finns feel threatened by they won't say on camera but look around the city tells you a statue of the russians are still stands here a reminder of the history that the finns share with their neighbors to the east it's a relationship that has not always been peaceful something the finns never forget. a judge in the u.k.

has ruled that veganism qualifies as are protected philosophical beliefs under british law paving the way for vegans to sue their employers if they feel they've been the target of discrimination the case involves londoner jordi custom a china who claims he was fired from his job at a charity because of his strict adherence to the vegan lifestyle rejecting all consumption of animal products the charity denied this saying he was fired for gross misconduct the case is still pending but the judges recognition of vigen isn't as a protests. the belief is a 1st in british law. in the wake of that american air strike the u.s. men's soccer team has pulled out of a training visit to qatar the gulf state has close ties with neighboring iran the team had planned a 20 day winter training camp in doha to get ready for this year's slate of matches but said in a statement that the developing situation in the region as lead to a push poneman of their plans you are watching news from

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