the biggest thing in the world is the spirit of, ah, architect of emotions. architecture is pregnant and mystery. believe me and starts december 25th on d w. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, a national holiday in argentina to celebrate the world cup wind. you know, messy and his teammates are given a hero's welcome and the capital of when us i raised. but with celebrations, turning chaotic on the ground, they banded their bus for

a helicopter fly over. also coming up your brains, presidents reportedly heading to the u. s. capital for his 1st trip abroad. since the war began. lensky has been visiting troops on the front line and trained, inhaling them as superhuman. and afghanistan's taliban regime bands women from universities, latest role back of women's rights draws international condemnation? ah, i'm ami a niece of welcome to the program. we begin in argentina where hundreds of thousands are welcoming home their world cup winning football team. windows iras is flooded with fans wanting to see leo now messy and his teammates. streets are so crowded that the team called off their bus 2 or for a helicopter fly over many of those in the crowd got the day off work after the president declared

a national holiday. now argentina is going on 3 days of celebrations, $131.00 sunday's final against france, and a penalty issued out there they were, the heroes of the nation. a crowd of fans estimated in the millions packed into the streets, hoping to catch a glimpse of leonor messy and his team mates with the world cup trophy. so important was this occasion dodge and tinian that the president declared to his day a national holiday. and fans are still partying 2 days after their side beat france in a penalty shoot out in sunday's final unfortunately for the massive throng of supporters who had waited for hours in the summer heat at the obelisk and the centre of buenos iris, the parade had to be halted for security reasons. they only got to see their heroes

fly overhead in helicopters. still this day will live on forever in the memory of argentina fans. while leon l messy was the superstar of this world company isn't the only football superstar from argentina gave a mera donna led his country to the work of victory in 1986 now summer saying that messy has finally stepped out of merit on a shadow. here's the w, alejandro rosario, and when was iris? oh, it's time to start the say debate, and it would last many a days men's and oh, so ears who is bigger but other than me see, i think a bare bones a motto then. no, they're seeing you might. oh no, no, no. but i don't know what you prefer. oh well, to the war in ukraine now and us media reporting that reporting that present volume

or zalinski is planning to visit washington on wednesday. would be his 1st trip abroad since the russian invasion source of say, the trip will only go ahead if the security situation allows it. the news comes just hours after zalinski visited frontline troops in eastern ukraine just days before the war enters its 10th month president praised his country's superhuman defenders. but yeah, well tim gall zalman, we thank those who are no longer with us, and we will honor the memory of all fallen heroes. with a moment of silence followed mister lensky at the front line in back. moot, the president visited the embattled city to boost the morale of ukrainian troops. a very dangerous trip with the russians nearby, and a now familiar sight, metals for soldiers who swear their allegiance to their fatherland.

little okay, you back mood lies in the dot net screeching, which the russians annexed earlier this year. since n hooton's army has repeatedly tried and failed to take the city, his soldiers have left a trail of destruction in their wake. the russian president was also busy, but nowhere near the front line and moscow vladimir put to inhaled the heads the for illegally annexed ukrainian regions. but he also admitted that things were not going according to plan when you were to let you manage i. so because you admitted i would particularly like to highlight the security agencies that have begun to operate in the new russian regions. it is difficult for you though, up the situation and donuts and lo, hunter, in house on ends up morisha is extremely challenging. mobile extra greatness loosening concerns are now mounting that pushing could have his eyes on expanding the war beyond ukraine to neighboring. moldova, malta was head of intelligence,

said russia could launch an attack. some time early in the new year, russian troops already illegally occupy parts, took moldova, the region known as trends. this trio, putting the war has now lasted 300 days. and another sobering number from the un. it says it's recorded more than 700 strikes on ukraine's healthcare facilities since february the taliban have ordered an immediate and indefinite ban on university education for women in afghanistan. it's come as a huge disappointment to thousands of afghan women and girls, especially those who took their university entrance exams just 3 months ago. the ban is the latest of many restrictions on women's rights there. most girls are already barred from middle and high school education. we spoke to journalists, ali latifah, and kabul. he says the taliban leadership is divided over the treatment of women.

if you look at it, you know, you have high ranking officials who have said things like, we need to restart the, you know, the secondary school for girls and 32 provinces out of the 34 where it's not allowed at the moment. you know, saying that women are an e, are an important part of society and you know, you know, they have economic fairs and business fairs of, you know, female entrepreneurs. but how are you going to continue to have these? if you are not allowing women to be educated will be a female entrepreneur, you know, 235 years down the line. if you cannot have a university education, you know, or even really a high school education. so there is really weird, back and forth among the tall a bond where on the one hand you have people who say things like, or we're not keeping women from doing certain things, or we're not as strict as we used to be. or, you know, our units are being misunderstood or we want to create more of

a roles for women. but nothing they've done has actually shown that the only hope is if the taller barn realizes that as the people say that everything that they're doing is on a law make. and if they realize that you know, they are failing. and the same way that the former funk republic failed, which is by not understanding the avalon people at all. and by assuming that what they envision a way of life for the avalon people is what the people want. which is the exact same thing that led to the downfall of former republican lead, to so much destruct among the former public. and unfortunately, it seems as if the told on this one, the camera is trading the same path. this is the w news, and here's some more stories making headlines around the world. the united states. as the taliban ever least 2 americans from detention enough ganeth in the free white house did not identify who the prisoners were, but said no money was exchanged for the relief. the move was called the quote, goodwill gesture by the taliban. we continued to raise with all of our special

forces and pakistan. have we taken a security facility seized by the taliban? 33 militants were killed in the operation. taliban fighters earlier overpowered police at the interrogation center. they were demanding safe passage to neighboring afghanistan. a congressional committee in the united states has voted to release report on donald trump's tax return. the report is expected to shine a light on the former president's finances, including how much money he paid and tax. trump had long fought to keep information about his financial finances confidential. germany has formerly returned looted art work to nigeria. foreign minister analynn, a bareback handed back statues, known as the been in bronze, if she described the repatriation as long overdue. the bronzes are among thousands of treasures stolen from africa by colonial powers. south africa,

presidents, serial ram, oppose a has vowed to unite his party. the african national congress, a day after being reelected as leader repose has told party members, they must step up the fight against corruption and provide better public services. but as the w christine munoz reports president has suffered a blow to his credibility only a week ago. so rom opposes political future, hung in the balance he was facing, and impeachment vote, and cause to resign as the country's president over a corruption scandal involving the cover up of foreign currency stolen from his game from now his re election as the leader of the a see, opens the way to a 2nd term for i'm a poster. as president addressing delegates at the conference that gave him a fresh mandate. he promised renewal favor. basic services in various parts of our country have increased the lack of

confidence that people have in the african national congress. i despite the cheese and the celebrations, the agency was missed over the choice. the corruption scandal deb farm gate has taunted through rum pulses image, but he's still demand the markets trust with south africa, the economy. the news of his return as a, as the president boosted the local currency, but that would have gone unnoticed by the millions of called africans struggling to earn a living. unemployment is growing in south africa and with its poverty and crime. making matters worse. the countries experiencing rolling power, black house, which are dealing a further blows to the already ailing economy, and public support for the governing a and see, is that an all time low?

i don't have see i have the lead us of in see in the people amongst the is he because of now there's a lot of tennis out there. first people to get the tennis is the, is the people the called the families and friends. the agency has dominated south african politics for the last 3 decades, but frustration among voices and voting trains in recent elections has some predicting that the party will soon lose its grip on power. the else the government has failed to transform at the corner me to make it more inclusive. this spec taishan is that the answer. they will not get a majority vote in the next election which, which is a 15 month away. this is not the south africa many imagined they would be living in decades into democracy, and many are losing patience with the

a and c. but with his re election, the party is pinning its hopes on several rama pasa, to turn it's fortunes around the united states. and other countries are monitoring rapidly rising corona, virus infections, and china. beijing has eased it's 0 coven policy, following mass protests. the u. s. says it's concerned about new mutations developing there, as well as the impact on the global economy. pharmacy shows empty, fast to spread. ascorbic 19 is stretching china's medical resources to the limit outside this pharmacy delivery workers wait to pick up or does for the reopening has been difficult for us living. it's a burden on the system to suddenly reopen it when that's not enough medication for every one. other was little pharmaceutical companies are

stepping up production to meet the demand for corporate 19 drugs. again, like a think i might, i will need you to run over. dante capacity has increased 5 or 6 times compared with normal alley. so mentioned that it is putting pressure on packaging again. those are so called the managers from other departments helping out on the ocean that isn't on the lead will meet in particular, italian authorities are trying to buy in more medicines from overseas to make up for shortages at home. the 3rd in good faith has not only left medicines in short supply. it's draining the whole health care system. the operator at this beating medical center tries to re assured a patient's relative. i tried to call him down. you can invite him get one more day to bring down his temperature. we are very busy right now. we will send you an ambulance as soon as it's available. an official report suggest that from go with

19 our racing sharply. some experts warn acute cases. we peak in the next one to 2 weeks. here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. argentine is enjoying a national holiday to celebrate its football world cup when the now messiness teammates have abandoned a victory parade through buenos i raise in favor of a helicopter fly over hundreds of thousands of fans pack the city center blocking the teen bust. you're watching d. w news, you can get more on our website. that's d w dot com. thanks for joining us. and we're interested in the global economy. our portfolio g w business beyond here's a close.