ah ah ah, this is the w news coming to live from berlin, a landmark deal to protect nature, delegates of the un, somebody, montreal, reach an agreement on halting the loss of biodiversity that is endangering life on earth. also coming up, stolen by colonial powers in the 19th century, the benign bronzes in germany are being returned to their rightful owners. berlin

hopes this will start a new chapter in relations with the jury. and clubbing in key if, despite the war, young people in ukraine turn to dance and music to escape the horrors of daily life flush, a dramatic world cup final encounter ends in victory for argentina. the penalties shoot out when sparked wild celebrations on the field, and back in with us. i raise, of course, will speak to our corresponding info. a hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. we begin in montreal where countries of the un biodiversity summit have struck an important deal to protect nature. the agreement is the most significant effort. yeah. protect vidal ecosystems

safeguarding 30 percent of the world's land and seeds. would you also promote agricultural reforms and provides critical financing to say bio diversity in the developing world? beatrice christopher o, from our environment desk is covering the story force. beatrice a 190 countries have struck a deal to protect bio diversity. this deal is being held as historic. what makes it so significant? many environmentalists are saying that this deal is our last chance to, you know, reverse the threats on our biodiversity, which basically refers to all living things on earth. so if we look at the situation right now where thousands of species are under threat of extinction, are insect numbers are plummeting, our oceans are, instead of fighting. the situation is very dire and our ecosystems are under enormous pressure. so this deal could change the way we farm the way we do business and the way we protect our animals and plants. the steel was hammered out in

a series of really tough negotiations. i mentioned a 190 countries getting them to agree on something as is really significant what, what were the biggest points of contention. the biggest content point of contention by far was financing. and that's something we already saw, the climate talks, which are also un talks and in egypt and november. because it really boils down to this, that poor nations want richer nations to give them more financial aid to help them in their conservation efforts. especially because these developing nations are the ones that really are home to some of the most outstanding biodiversity. for example, if you think of the amazon in south america. so these negotiations got. so he did at one point that delegates from poor nations walked out of the negotiations. ok, so how much of a game changer do you think this deal will really be? do you think that it can actually help stop the relentless degradation of plant and animal life on the planet?

if this deal becomes a game changer, really depends on the way we implemented the way that governments honor the promises that and the commitments that they made. and these negotiations because we've seen and other historic deals before, for example, the, the paris agreement and 2015, which focused on climate talks. these commitments are not always honored. i mean, really big promises were made in terms of global warming and, and periods at that point on the way things are going right now. we're not honoring them. so with this deal we also got to see, okay, we made the promises, but are we going to walk the walk? you mentioned the, the climate or negotiations that have been going on. we've says and seeing those, those agreements broken. how does this deal on biodiversity plug in to the whole notion of climate change because they are, of course closely related. exactly. experts are saying that they're completely inter length and that to fight climate change. we also got to protect our biodiversity, especially ecosystems, such as for us. so to come back to my example of the amazon, the,

this like massive rain forest is absolutely crucial to absorb carbon from the atmosphere because this keeps the atmosphere from heating up. so the more we deforest, the more we threaten our climate also, and similarly for us to protect our and our, the more we pollute. and the more we emits that also as a mass of threat on our biodiversity interest. thank your much for your insight. that was beatrice crystal from, from our environment desk. thank sketch. up on some of the world's headlines to day . at least 31 sailors from thailand's navy have gone missing at sea. their warship was patrolling the gulf of thailand when it ran into strong tides, laid on sunday and sank. search and rescue operation has pulled at least 75 sailors out of the waters alive. and another potential disaster at sea was averted when sri lanka, navy rescued more than a 100,

were hinge refugees of drift in the indian ocean. authorities say the trawler carrying that ran into engine trouble. members of the muslim minority regularly risked their lives to escape hardship in myanmar as well as refugee camps in bangladesh. russian warships are on route to the east china sea to take part in joint naval drills with china. the exercises are due to start on wednesday. it's a further sign of the growing military cooperation between moscow and beijing rushes. president vladimir putin has arrived in minsk for talks with battle russian ruler, alexander, like lucas shanker. it's putting his 1st visit to russia. smaller neighbor and close ally in years. trip comes amid mornings from keel. if moscow may launch a new assault on ukraine from demolition territory, hours earlier the euphrates capital was attacked by a swarm of drones. 40 say they shot down more than

a dozen. it crane's capital is enduring a tax from russian missiles and drones almost every day. but despite such attacks, residence of t of seemed determined to try to live a normal life, including going to clubs and partying. as our reporter max, it's under found out there's no getting away from the fact that q is a city at war. but sometimes it's important to try life here. the city continues were in the poor deal, neighbor. now this may seem like your ordinary residential street, but don't let yourself before she was chuck over here. this is a massive generator that is connected to an actual club breakdown. that alley club right now is filling up with people. want to live in ordinary life via just for a couple of hours. let's have

a look. the 11 p m curfew means it's an early start to have come to party at hotel this could be a grungy club, almost, or in the world with advice that it's not even 7 o'clock and it's already pretty busy. the main floor is filling up. it is a rare opportunity to dance, even if it's chilly, most you are keeping their coats on to those who have come. this is more than just a night out. but the bottom and i feel good. this is a life now. it's just the we already tired of reacting to muscles full in my mouth . city. people already tired of the war of this pain user can at keeps us going. i feel good. i think all that i'm here, i'm and cave and i can see and hear all this in the media. yeah. missouri and the

good they bought it there. but then, oh, so it seems this is a purely part of partying and cube at the moment. just seconds ago, there was massive rave going on. now there is a power cut the big generator outside soon does its work though and we head downstairs where there's a different by oh my oh, chris gotta wraps about the war and ukrainian identity. all that did coordinate a make love, but not to moskowitz. that's what philosophy i down mclaughlin. it's so loud. we have to tell you that i shaw

wasn't got it. i believe the music is a powerful force that can influence not only people's moods, but also your feelings during the war. that's why you should sing when at hey, we need, we need to speed must be why need to shout 8 but not besides what they did not get a job the on them of charter. yeah, somebody azalea of thought, which of the will be able to me? i served in the military for a year. so i understand how important it is for the people that there's music that inspires them to live hours at the dodge. so just imagine days ago these people were sheltering because the russians were attacking key with rockets. and today they say they need to go out. they need to feel happy. they need to celebrate a little bit, live a little bit. and to be honest, feels good to see that. germany's defense ministry says it's suspending all orders for the army state of the art puma armored vehicles. the decision

follows crisis talks over serious technical problems with 18 of the tanks. during recent training exercises, the vehicles were supposed to join nato's spearhead response force next year. now the army says it will send decades old martyr combat vehicles. instead. germany already has around $350.00 pumas and they've made headlines for their lack of reliability. d, w political correspond, julius odell. he has been following the story for us earlier. she told me about the problems plaguing germany's state of the art tanks. yeah, as you said, this a reason exercise has proven that there are definitely some problems with the pumas and 18 out of 18 of those vehicles becoming a non operational just over a few days during a training exercise. now a media have had access to a report coming from the general who was leading that training operation,

who reportedly said that it was mostly for problems with the electronics that have been plaguing these, these vehicles. and in one case, there was a cable fire inside the drivers compartment of one of these vehicles. and a we've also seen from this report that troops were aware of issues with the puma vehicles, but they had never witness witness all these problems happening with such a frequency. and looking at the boom as these are infantry combat vehicles that had been starting a production over 10 years ago, but only became operational last year. and these specific pumas had been a refitted specifically for the nato operations that they would have to take part in starting in january and the pumas were put forward manufactured by to a german weapons manufacturers. but they had been played with problems already

before so much though that they have been nicknamed breakdown tanks pre chanting. you mentioned the need a mission that's supposed to happen next month, where these whom of vehicles fighting vehicles were supposed to be deployed. if none of the pumas is working, where does that leave the mission? oh, we've heard from the defense ministry that these tanks are going to now be substituted with a martyr. tanks and moderate tanks were produced, starting from the 1970s. and the puma tanks were actually meant to substitute this, these martyr tanks. so it's basically falling back on older model or to substitute for these new puma vehicles that are not working. and this task force is meant to be basically taken over, and i have a strong participation of germany starting now already in january and the armed

forces and the defense ministry have said they're going to do everything possible to take on a germany's share and contribution to this task force and this is a task force that is meant to have a very quick response, some units in to day, some units in 7 days. and it's meant to respond to any immediate threats coming to nato countries. in the fact that germany's military vehicles are unable and not ready to take part is that definitely puts germany in a different position, difficult position for itself and its own defense. but also on whether it is ready to contribute to collected defense under the nato alliance. julia, thank you very much, shar corresponded julia saralitos, german foreign minister emily annabel bach is visiting nigeria to personally return the so called benign bronzes. there among thousands of valuable artifacts stolen by europeans in the late 19th century. the repatriation follows an agreement struck

this year between berlin and a boucher, the 1st statues left a museum in cologne on friday, preparing precious cargo for a long awaited journey home. these stolen treasures have spent over a century in germany. they'll soon begin a new life in modern day nigeria, the country where they were crafted. hundreds of years ago, dozens of bronze sculpture is housed in this museum in cologne, now legally belong to nigeria and will be returned there in stages over the next few years. my delegation from nigeria was on hand to witness the inaugural transfer . and i had lost this things happen. it's really a hugely motional warm it for me and to see when i go back to goodness city, to see how much this pupil expressed, the emotions of the excitement to see the poor reel. this objects are coming

back in later. we are full of joy. oh, we are full of gratitude to those who stood fool newton and we know that history is going to be kind to them. the move is the culmination of a deal find earlier this year between nigeria and germany. after years of negotiations at the ceremony in july german foreign minister anna lena bear book promised to right the wrongs of the past. it was wrong to take the bronze horses. it was wrong to keep them to keep them for 120 years. but you want this occasion to be more than just the fleeting moment. we wanted to asha in a new era of corporation between our 2 countries. because looking back is one thing . but we are here as politicians as society to build together the future

were the bronzes were looted by british soldiers in 1897 from the ruling palace of the kingdom of bennett. in what's now nigeria. they were sold to connect us all over europe. more than a 1000 ended up in german museums. now, germany has become the 1st former colonial power to hand them back with the royal. this is the key to our new court version. let us there return is a milestone in nigeria fight to regain its stolen cultural heritage and assigned that owning the wrongs of the past is key to improving the future. with all horrible this into a corner. is she w correspondent flourish trick aura, is in a butcher forest where german 4 minister babcock has started. her nigeria visits

this morning harsh. how important is the return of the benign bronze. as for nigeria, the return of the been bronze is, is surely a historical moment, foreign named jerry assa, civically for the benign kingdom. now the benign bronze is for many people from that region is not just art is not just a aesthetics, it's connect them back to their ancestors. for many people in being kingdom, they believe that these are works, connects them back to, you know, the, our roots and so them been stolen was not only a spiritual, you know, a physical or robbery from them. but also it had spiritual implications. i saw a lot of people in been city on our la chris nigeria, really excited at these roses are finally coming back apart from that. there's also the educational aspect of it. i mean, i remember growing up our learning,

our learning about been in brazil, but only seeing that mean text textbooks. but now kids will eb will be able to physically go to this museum to take a look at the bronze. these are see them themselves. that makes a huge difference for people here. nigeria, i can imagine i've seen some of these bronzes myself and they are absolutely exquisite. what is nigeria planning to do with a return branches? oh wow. the, there's a new museum. those plans to be open. the 2025. so these are bronzes are going to be kept, kept in add those museums. the u. s. also returned some, some bronze these some months ago. i so this things out are gradually coming back. so hopefully. com 2025. the museum will finally be open for at night. you as to go there and appreciate this bronzes flores. thank you very much. shar corresponded flourish. took laura there in a boucher now

a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. south african present serial ram, a poser has been reelected as the head of the ruling african national congress. despite facing the worst corruption scandal of his present, sebra vasa ot awful leadership challenge from his former health minister will continue to serve as the head of the agency for another 5 year management lease in el paso in the us state of texas are moving migrants out of public spaces, as temperatures fall below freezing, the city's mayor has declared a state of emergency as hundreds of people who cross the border from mexico. i've been sleeping on the streets. and many are wondering whether twitter owner, ellen musk will make good on his promise to step down as c e. o. after launching a public poll on his own future voting. and in a short time ago, with 57.5 percent abusers saying he should go, twitter has seen a series of chaotic changes since must completed his $44000000000.00 take over in

october. as you probably know, by now, argentina has won the 2022 football world cup in cotton. the final against defending champions, france had fans on the edge of their seats as it went into extra time. and then a penalty shoot out a match has already been called a classic leona messy opened the scoring early on after argentina were awarded a penalty and not long afterwards, it was unhealthy. maria doubled the lead for the south americans in the 36th minutes. the game seemed over until with just 10 minutes to go. killian and by pe scored once from the penalty spots and just 2 minutes later again with a beautiful side volley to sent the game to extra time. there it was missy who gave argentina a 3 to lead with his 13th career world cup gold before another embassy penalty equalized the game. again. his 3rd goal of the final made him the top score of the

tournament and took this absolute thriller of a game to the penalty shootouts. however, argentina were the ones to keep their cool, converting all for penalties, while france missed to the south americans when the world come for the 3rd time while it's leila missy's 1st title, and what was his last ever world cup match for morris spoke to dw sports correspond at mark meadows in caught up. i asked him about the key factors between behind argentina's success. well i think in the final it was there a quick start. i mean that was a fantastic 1st half margin tina to be tune a lot. i actually think it's probably the best half of football i've ever seen from a team in a world cook final. somehow france got back into it, killing him back a only the 2nd man to score a hattrick in a will cook final. but it wasn't enough, argentina prevailed, and obviously leonor messy was a big reason for that. he was named player the tournament showing what he's done

all through this world cup. and he's achieved a life long dream. he has finally won the one thing that was missing from his glittering c v. a world cup winners metal. now i've written a piece for d, w dot com saying that he can now be classed as the greatest mel footballer of all time. i think many fans would agree with that. the previous or argentina captains who in the woke up was diego madonna, back in 1986, a year before messy was even born. okay. you're there in doha. give us a taste of the atmosphere. what was it like there after the game? well, i got to the stadium 3 hours early and the metro was absolutely rammed. it was actually a little bit dangerous and there was some trouble and some injuries, but it settled down. and then inside the stadium, it really was an electric atmosphere. they argentinian fans outnumbered the french hugely. that's mainly because a lot of migrant workers that live here in cats are,

were supporting argentina, basically because they love messy. lots of argentinians had come for the game as well. they were absolutely ecstatic at the end. let's listen to some of the fans after what was, what many people think the greatest woke up final ever. is still alive until such a much. it was so intense that so many matches in one same one. the 1st time was just amazing football then, and my base just a monster and gravel and to get through, ah, when a d i by the end a that is just incredible. amazing. i. we would have loved, obviously to win, but still we didn't give up and we are proud of the team. all of them we don't like to lose oh file nor to tell you. we are proud of the french team. so something has been a good, i think they can have done better. i love my job. i love my wife. i did everything together. i came, i thought i got good to go pick it back to what i was dying as man taking it back to put a guide. and so the fans there got to experience and exciting vinyl,

but the tournament itself was highly controversial. mark, how do you think it will be remembered in years to come on the field? it was a great tournament. we had a record number of goals, 172. that will probably increase for the next will cope in 2026, which is played in the usa, mexico and canada. that's because it's being increased to $48.00 teams. and there was no hooliganism here that's unique really. it was probably largely because of the fact that alcohol is not so easy to get hold of, but of as the off the field. there were lots of controversies, the migrant deaths in building the stadiums. the fact that cat are accused of buying the rights to host a world cup long ago, which they deny, but otherwise, they'll think it was a good tournament. and they probably now gone to bid for the olympics. now, i'm not sure what's going to happen next, but we'll see whether they win that olympic bid. i think what is the recurring

image of this will cup will be lena messy. lifting the trophy now he had an arab robe on top of him. that was given to him by the fee for president and the image of keta. he looked a little bit uncomfortable wearing it. and i think that shows who's in control after all. messy place a p s g owned by cutter, the w's mark meadows. they're indo har. thank you so much mark. now, at that time of year when baking enthusiasts saw in their element 10, if gingerbread is your thing, then this is for you. the annual christmas gingerbread house competition took place this weekend and stockholm a popular part of festivities in the swedish capital. the homes of gingerbread dragons robots, and pack men or among the entries. but the winning design was the home of the iconic swedish fictional character. tippy long stalking from the children's books

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