a morning see the world as you've never seen it before. described no t d w documentary ah ah . this is dw news live from berlin, a christmas break with tradition as the war rages on many ukrainians mock christmas earlier than usual to distance themselves from moscow. orthodox doctrine, al correspondent visits a community in boucher near keith who've been putting on their own traditions

center stage instead. also coming up more than 2 dozen people are dead from a visa, christmas storm in north america. we'll have more on the cale shortly. for major i groups band operations in afghanistan after the taliban orders, n g r is to stop employing women. and in these christmas address, germany's president reflects on the war in ukraine as well as hopes for what he calls the 1st generation in a climate friendly world. ah, i'm john driebe. thank you for your company today. we're going to stop the shower in boucher outside of key which is the c t dot or the bronze of russia's initial invasion for survivors of alleged war crimes day at christmas. especially difficult

. it's different in another way the see it to you with the holiday happening now instead of in early january, her russian orthodox tradition. it's a grey and rainy christmas day in butcher and residents who have come back to the city after rush. an occupation will not celebrate 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 movie already to celebrate by the seal. it's only going to be the small family circle when we're closing. what is the loss of? i'm not really in the mood for christmas this year, but i'll try to create special moments for the children. i am your moment. this year they survived the west. but butch, i residents are unbroken to night. the articles students with perform at the concepts and sasha, a young musician, is proudly wearing his bishop vanka, ukraine's traditional outfit. i wanna wear my voice, she, vanka,

i feel very ukrainian. i feel that ukrainian think 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. 2 well, your full muscle, i'm reasonable was little course and then the ward, it's about what is really important. 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, we were quality, leave recording you through your keep poolgan little be awarded here, the rated from the russian occupiers. butch us years hardly 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 with, especially during the war. a concept like this is important to children of butcher, also received presence from the cities foreign supportive bringing much needed relief after a difficulty. ah, d, w is the manual shows filed that report you just saw earlier. she told us how people in ukraine are embracing the change from orthodox christmas. well, did you say, 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 this year in order to defend themselves from, from a rush hour day. a lot of them don't celebrate or dos 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, but also for older generations. there we celebrates today at christmas we spread any media to family and, and i, we have another celebration of the week, a grand parents of vote, for example, on the 7th of january. but they really want to make a point that the series that difference and that they identify mo, most with western culture, rather than me is russian culture. emmanuel sat there, well german president, fran fighter stein maya has used his annual christmas day address to call for a fair pace in ukraine. the speech includes a thank you to the people of germany who helped others this year the, 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 fleet, it is not an issue. however, this peace is not yet within reach of the design. and it must be a fair piece on the lawn, which neither rewards the land, grabel pine, nor abandons people ukraine to the arbitrary actions and violence of their occupiers lead. i'm killing can until this piece can be established and it is as humanitarian imperative that we stand by. those were being attacked, threatened and oppressed. by doing this, we are shining a light of hope in the darkness of injustice. there half know the president talks of the welcome, the 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, has bought a friendly word line, a small gesture of kindness understanding for others with openness towards strangers. you've offended 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. the of all handled by this for we lead both her gods, the ambition of the young and the experience of older people, the other. after all minds them, we all share a common goal as to do that the younger, not the last generation on this planet, rather that they are the 1st generation in a climate friendly world. despite immense challenges, the president says germans have shown creativity and resolve. building on those virtues, people should look forward with confidence to the year ahead or dw senior political analyst melinda cry, and told us earlier away the germany support for ukraine. refresh, reflected president stine, my as woods. certainly germans have been welcoming,

as he said, in the clip that we heard earlier. there have been many, many germans showing enormous support and generosity to the 1000000 ukrainians. germany has take it in that is the highest number and absolute terms just behind poland. poland a has take in in mower, but certainly are the ukrainians who are here say that they do feel welcomed the majority. in fact, 37 percent would like to stay. however, some cities, including berlin and others, are struggling now to find accommodation for ukrainian refugees, their number living intense. now here in berlin. and that is leading to a shift in attitudes, particularly in the eastern part of germany, where far right politicians have done their best to stir up anti migrant sentiment . so we are now seeing an increasing number of germans saying they do have concerns that the country may have taken in too many melinda crane there. and we'll have president stein myers address in full at the end of this short,

all pope francis has delivered his annual christmas day address to worship visits and peters basilica in rhyme. this, he is speech focused on conflict and war around the world, particularly in ukraine. a christmas overshadowed by the conflict in ukraine. francis stands of the horrors of war and the destruction caused by 10 months of fighting. and mixing b for beef. nachos y rose, let us see the faces of our ukrainian grimace and sisters together for who were celebrating christmas in the dark and cold or far from their homes. i may, the lord inspire as to offer solidarity to those who are suffering already. a may he enlightened bos you half a power to silence for weapons and puts an immediate end to this war, which that were in shane shaka. francis drew attention to other war zones around the world no longer and the head lice for just syria and yemen. he delivered his

traditional or be it or be blessing the palaces gathered on saint peter's square. but dish is she is fi to st. this in this was is monita army. it was a message of hope and beef for the feed. at christmas. that's going to round up some of the world news headlines now. 6 people have been killed after a passenger bass plunged off a bridge into a river in northwest in spain. to survive is including the driver were taken to new by hospitals. strong currents due to heavy rains in the policy region, are hindering search and rescue if it's heavy snowfall in japan has killed more than a dozen people. an injured over ac. thousands of homes have been left without power and transport has been heavily disrupted. residents have been asked to refrain from non essential trips until at least monday morning. balise divers have searched

a stretch of a canal here in berlin for evidence related to the 2019 theft of priceless jewels from addressed in museum around 4300 diamonds and other precious dines was stolen from the greenville museum, a large part of the whole was recovered earlier this month, 6 men a currently on trial for the breaking to north american. now where a massive storm has just disrupted the holidays of millions of people, authority say at least 28 people have now died due to the extreme weather that's sweeping the us and canada. nearly 2000000 homes and businesses have soft power outages, and countless holiday makers have found themselves stranded a christmas day where progress was slow and frustrating. here in new york state to cause slipping and sliding in slow motion plows on the roads trying to clear a path for 3 the snow, but many only scratching the 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 of a couple of years of being separated during the pandemic. it's heartbreaking. some of those he wanted to leave a homes, couldn't even get out the front door. okay, well that 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 border in canada, travel is also battling the elements. those going by train from ottawa, arrived at the station to find virginia and is cancelled for some for luggage. went back into the taxi of his foe. don't know how to get home for sure. the transfer

cancel today. oh, just trying to get back to her holidays. now, i'm waiting for her to go and stay there for a day to say hello, go back across north america for winter weather has knocked out power, leaving millions cold and in the dog forecast. to save a deep freeze will stick around for christmas. before return to kama, conditions from monday will 4 major. i groups have suspended their operations in afghanistan saying they can't work without fe. female staff, this fall is an order by the taliban rule. as they're telling all humanitarian organizations to stop employing women, the decision has been widely criticized. the work ban is the latest blow to women's rights in afghanistan. since seizing power last year, the taliban have introduced sweeping restrictions on women's education,

travel and clothing. amina who did not want to give her last name, works at a private school in the capital, kabul, and norman, good, his, i'm of the dollar by now ordering women not to walk her, but i have a family to look after married this a, how can we survive, you will find my husband to think he can't walk. i need to be the bill. read by medicine either. if i don't work, what about all the things i need to be for? so i should i get the money for him. what you call a local and international aid organizations provide job opportunities for many women in afghanistan. the band was introduced after female workers at 48 allegedly room dress codes by not wearing her chaps, or wearing these lam, a cat scarf incorrectly, and cios reject the accusation. we have comply with all cultural norms and we simply can't work without our dedicated female staff who are essential for us to be

able to access women who are in desperate need of assistance. ah, turner calls the edict outrageous. his organization employs almost 470 women in afghanistan. his is among several age groups which have suspended operations. in light of the ruling, he says, the band will have a devastating effect on women's livelihood. and the lights of millions of people across the country, we call on the telephone authorities to reverse this decision as soon as possible. and we call on other organizations where he and i can stand to come together to make sure that the assistance that we are giving is given on a principle way. and with the assistance of our dedicated female humanitarian workers. ah, the n g o bank comes on the heels of another really winning from attending university. some took to the streets to protest that this.