sealed with ideas. so get ready for the brain update. 40 to the answer to almost everything starts january 15th on d w. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, a christmas break with tradition as the war rages on many ukrainians mark christmas earlier than usual to distance themselves from russian orthodox doctrine. our correspond visits community near keith, putting on their own traditions. also coming up for major aid group suspend

operations in afghanistan after the taliban orders and cios to stop employing women and germany's president addresses his nation. he talks about the war as well as hopes for what he calls the 1st generation in a freind climate friendly world. ah, i'm when bullcrap welcome to the program. we start in boucher outside, kiva city that bore the brunt of russia's initial invasion for survivors of a legit war crimes. they are christmas is especially difficult. it's also different this year with the holiday happening now instead of an early january per russian orthodox tradition. d, w m, i know shes has more it's the grey and rainy christmas, dane butcher, and residents who have come back to the city after rationale could be and will not

said the brakes as usual. ah, natasha. yeah. i wasn't really in the mood to celebrate christmas, but now that the lights are back on in our apartment with my mood is lifted. lot movable. he already to celebrate by the seal. it's only going to be the small family circle with rosie. what is the loss of i'm not really in the mood for christmas this year. they did that, but i'll try to create special moments for the children. were young woman with dca . they survived the west, but butch, i residence are unbroken to night. the art school students would perform at the concerts, and sasha, a young musician, is proudly wearing his bishop vanka, ukraine's traditional outfit. oh, where my vicious banker, i feel very ukrainian, i feel that ukrainian pictures, ukrainian culture is very rich. i feel very proud to be born in that same day in butch as art center. hundreds gathered for a few hours of pure joy. sasha,

who hopes to become a professional pianist bring some magic on stage. ah, m or. 2 your full muscle, i'm reasonable was little course and then the world it's about what is really important going every day we must prove to our defenders on the front line that we support them. marginal ukrainian traditions can be destroyed by the enemy, cheer mom, livery, polity, and leave recording. nuclear. you keep what little bill was. hey, the rated from the russian occupiers. butch us years proudly showcases ukrainian culture. it was a bush game where you're getting rid of all, we had a very difficult 6 months preparing for this show in the shelters without light, who we continued. because we wanted to show our skills today was look a lot, especially during the war a concept like this is important to children off butcher also received presence

from the cities for in supportive bringing much needed relief after difficulties. ah, do you have his manual showers in keith? she filed that report and earlier told me about how people and ukraine are embracing the change from russian orthodox christmas. these are, of course, is very particular for ukrainians. a certain i didn't expect to leave christmas in such conditions and these came up with a big change in order to defend themselves from a, from a russia they, a lot of them don't celebrate. ordered off christmas any more. and you can see behind me, as the key of christmas tree, eliminated all the colors with the colors of the ukrainian thought. there's also a lot of people here who are said that writing to day rather than celebrating on the 7th of january, i'll talk to some people samo, so found a good compromise and also for older generations. there we celebrates. today

christmas we spread any media to family and, and i, we have another celebration of the week at their grandparents. i vote for example, on the 7th of january, but they really want to make a point that the is that difference and that they identify most, most with western culture rather than me, russian culture. think maelin can argue with having more reasons to celebrate more days to celebrate, especially in those circumstances. we heard earlier president the lensky christmas address. it was quite defiant. how have people there been responding to it? well people are really, you know, they've riley behind their president the have been doing so see since the beginning of the war. and we had followed me savanski saying that ukraine and ukrainians weren't waiting for a miracle. they were creating long and thought very much, you know, and bodies, watts ukrainians, happy knocked to an old. over here, you know, remember, like when the war started, people were saying, and even so,

max spreads were saying that the ukraine would be crushed. par quickly. russia says said that it will when the will in 3 days, we are over $300.00 days of the school. ukraine is still standing. ukraine is still resisting, even under very difficult si come sincere with millions of people, deprived of the electricity in the dead of the winter. the death still standing and death. very, very resilient. and we heard some people on our report. you did some people you've spoken to that they're not feeling much in the christmas spirit, which is of course, completely understandable. how hopeful do people seem that next christmas will come under better circumstances where people have to be optimistic if go on to 70 situation, it's very hard. of course, every day does air read the lads every day they asked twice yesterday. hassan was hit many, many people died, many people were injured and that's a daily, you know, a daily house out here in this world. people are dying every day. civilians are buying every day,

but they keep being very helpful. they keep trusting the army as well. they keep people keep testing people on their frontline, so there is a lot of optimism within the ukraine in society that they will eventually when the school manual shows they're in kiva, happy and safe christmas to you as well. thanks very much say look now some other stories making news right now. but frances is called for an end to the senseless war in ukraine during his christmas day addressed to worshippers. speaking on the balcony of saint peter's basilica in rome, the pontiff also condemned food being uses a weapon and said the world of suffering from a famine of peace. 6 people have been killed up for passenger bus, plunged off a bridge into a river in northwestern spain. 2 survivors, including the driver, were taken to nearby hospitals, strong currents due to heavy rains. and the glazier region are hampering searching rescue. heavy snow fall in japan is killed 14 people, an injured 87000 of homes have been left without power and transport have is

heavily disrupted. residents have been asked to refrain from non essential trips until at least monday morning. 4 major aid groups have suspended their operations in afghanistan, saying they can't work without their female staff. it follows an order by taliban rulers telling all humanitarian organizations to stop employing women. the order has been widely criticized the taliban. i'm trying to ease them from public life. but i've got a 1000000000 i fighting back. not lifting the taliban crush. a dream. in this alley. zoom in, protesting for the right the university education. but disperse with what again. you know, you need not getting any weapons that donavon forced us to come to the street, and then the youth court dickens on us, we all got drenched,

and many goths fell down dest, scared of our voices, and don't have any other weapons. we weren't our rights, wasn't it, doesn't it on the taliban a thought amendments rights. she was no sign of stopping women humana didn't book of a desperate he needed in poverty stricken afghanistan. now they're being told to stay home. the un has gone against committing the minstrel in the humanitarian victory. effective you measuring assistance relies on this meaningful participation, as they stated. and we cannot overstate the importance of their capacities in size and ability to reach women and girls across the country. despite wild bite condemnation, that taliban are not going down to the pressure and at closing dose to any meaningful engagement. to mamma is vice president of humanitarian affairs at the

international aid group care shells. more about the bands impact in afghanistan for any woman or girl to interact. she has to, she is only able to interact with people who are related to her. what does this mean? this means that a male humanitarian aid walker cannot interact and provide humanity in services to women and girls. so wine, if there is a condition that endures, can employ only male humanitarians. which means we can reach only men or males through life saving humanity in assistance. humanity in assistance is for every one person who is in need, it is not divided by gender. rather, a huge winter storm is disrupted the holidays for millions of people in the united states and canada authority say least, 24 people of di due to extreme weather that's sweeping the region. every 2 milli homes and businesses have suffered power outages. countless travellers have found

himself stranded a christmas day by progress was slow and frustrating. here in new york state cause slipping and sliding in slow motion plows on the roads trying to clear a path through the snow. but many only scratching for surface the state governor urging people to stay home. i cannot overstate how dangerous the conditions still are. we need people to stay off the roads. yes. one more day. i know it's christmas . i know how hard it is. you came off for a couple of years of being. 6 separated during the pandemic, it's heartbreaking. some advice he wanted to leave a homes couldn't even get out the front door. okay, well it was a colossal waste of time. this is how furry made it out. the snow is so thick and heavy that you can't, you can't even get through it. snow has been pining up from coast to coast with

freezing winds, sending temperatures plunging well below 0. across the board in canada, travel is also battling the elements. those going by trained from ottawa, arrived at the station to find their journey is cancelled for some for lucas went back into the taxi of his foe. don't know how to get home. fortunately, jane, cancel it today. i was trying to get back her holidays. now. i'm waiting for you go to stay there for a day. just go across north america. the wind to weather has knocked out power, leaving millions cold and in the dog. forecast as say, the deep freeze will stick around for christmas. before return to comma conditions . from monday. germany's president frank thought a stein meyer is using his annual christmas day address to call for it. he says is

a fair piece in ukraine. speech includes a thank you to the people of germany who helped others this year. lee, the mid thug of this, she is addressed by president stine mile, focuses on what he calls the brutal russian attack against ukraine. he speaks of the suffering of people forced to flee their homeland and spells out that what every one is longing for most is peace. other, these are free. there is not an issue. however, this piece is not yet within reach of the design, and it must be a fair piece of the lawn which neither rewards the land grab alpine nor abandons people. ukraine to the arbitrary actions and violence of their occupiers lead. i'm kaylin gun until this piece can be established and it is as humanitarian imperative that we stand by. those were being attacked, threatened and oppressed all by doing this, we are shining a light of hope in the darkness of injustice. there half know the president talks of the welcome that refugees from ukraine received when they came to germany. and

he praises the solidarity shown by many ordinary germans towards the new arrivals. and frankly, his vault a friendly word line and a small gesture of kindness understanding for others with openness towards strangers give a feminine shine. my also refers to the continuing threat from climate change after a year in which activists have made headlines with controversial protests. he calls on every one to face up to the problem and praises the commitment of concerned young people. they've all been done by this for we need both got the ambition of the young and the experience of older people, the other after all minds that we all share a common goal to do that, the younger, not the last generation on this planet. and rather that they are the 1st generation in a climate friendly world. despite immense challenges, the president says germans have shown creativity and result building on those

virtues. people should look forward with confidence to the year ahead or leave it there for now. up next sports life, the tail of a dog, a man and a sled battling the elements in the arctic. stay tuned for that. of course more on d, w dot com, our app and on social media, instagram and twitter at u. w. news. and of course, right here on deed of you will have more if you have top of the our language craft ex watch with nico is in germany to learn german pollution pinnacle. why not learn with him online? on your mobile and free chef. fidel is e learning course nikos vague mm

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