just to take away the journey. the destination with this documentary with before friday i came entry. ah, this is dw news ally from berlin. israel's longer serving leader returns to power, completing a remarkable political comeback. benjamin netanyahu is set to be sworn in as prime minister again this time leading the country's most right when government ever also

on the program, ukraine says russia has unleashed more than a 100 missiles across the country. just days after shelling the southern city of her song, the attacks there have prompted an accidents of civilian and concerned rose over the health of former pope benedict. the 60 vatican says he is very old and doctors of monitoring his condition around the clock. ah a michael. okay. it's nice to have you with us. benjamin netanyahu is returning as israeli prime minister. you're seeing live pictures of his new coalition being sworn in at israel's parliament, the connecticut, the incoming government is regarded as the most right wing israel's history. and includes several orthodox,

an altered nationalist parties. the coalition has vowed to expand settlements in the occupied west bank and other disputed areas. it's the 6th government formed by netanyahu, who is still on trial for alleged corruption. for more were joined by d. w correspondent, rebecca readers shoes standing by inside these really parliament the connection. rebecca, what can we expect from this new government? while michael, as you rightly point out this is being seen as the most right when government this country has ever seen. and that's really fast and a lot of concern both at home and abroad. you know, we're seeing at the moment outside this can i said a protest gathering against netanyahu and his incoming coalition partners were seeing concerns from outside as well. yesterday, with her a letter go to netanyahu from at least 100 former ambassadors and other dignitaries

saying that they're incredibly concerned about the policies that the new government could be bringing in some of them we have seen in the coalition agreements that have already been formed and what passed formally yesterday between the code at netanyahu's party la code and the other coalition partners. now, you know, some of those things include giving more direct control over development in the west bank to one of the far right latest pets out smart rich. now he is himself a settler and has vowed to expand settlements. we're hearing what annexation is spoken about a lot. we're getting a lot of people here saying that this could lead to the fact of annexation. that obviously has people worried some of the other laws that we've seen signed through in those coalition agreements or some of the agreements that have been made, or of course is one about discrimination. this discrimination law that will could main. it's pass that anybody could could say that they don't want, for instance, somebody to come into their business on religious grounds. so people here really worried about their civil liberal, civil liberties, civil liberties, excuse me,

up the l g b t community. very concerned about what's going to happen and the international community as well. so it's a very big day here in israel. we're looking as you speak rebecca at live pictures inside of the connection. the new cabinet includes an number of a vowed anti error politicians. what might this mean for relations with the palestinian population? well, you know, critics are saying not good things. obviously i'm palestinians are pretty concerned about what they're seeing, what they're hearing are these, these words of getting thrown around annexation. these guarantees that have been given as it is mentioned in terms of development in the west bank isn't very concerning for palestinian. let's not forget, this is been one of the deadliest years in his home. plato, tensions are already incredibly high between palestinians and israelis with say more than a 150 palestinians killed and some 30 israelis,

as well as the most deadly year, really in the last couple of decades. so people are obviously concerned that that balance could continue, and that the palestinians feel that they're really not being heard here. there's been no mention of his agreement netanyahu is, you know, famously anti to states or palestinian really concerns miko, that is our rebecca readers in jerusalem. many, many thanks. russia has again launched a large scale missile attack on several regions across ukraine. explosions have been heard in a number of cities, including the capital key, where at least 3 people were injured according to the cities mer. ukraine's presidential office says over a 100, missiles have been fired. authorities in levine, in the west of the country say that 90 percent of the city was left without electricity. after the latest missile strikes,

dw corresponded emanuel. shes joins me now from the ukrainian capital. keith, and i understand you just came back from an air raid shelter. tell us what's happening in key then the rest of the country. good morning, michael. well, yes mercer keven sir, just like me, spencer. ours. sheltering themselves from that attack, it is a very large scale attack are so it is said at a 120 me size flew over ukraine. that doesn't mean that they all hit their targets because air defense, the air defense systems are, do there at work or pretty efficiently. however, there have been a casualties tree. people have been injured here in cave, including a 14 year old girl, or all of them are being taken care in care of hospitals are in other regions of ukraine in hard case in michel, i am in sue me in living in odessa, at other me sizer heat target,

and of course the target we've seen that over the past, you are mazda pass, you weeks, are a power generating a facility. so here are the key of mayor. it says that people had to be prepared for more, a power coast that they had to talk up on some water because the water systems are affected as well. so this is one of the largest her own, the scale, a missile attack on the country as in the since a few weeks. as we consider entering into a new year. you know, we're talking about almost 4 year now. i at this war has been going on a howard or people they're dealing with the constant threat of yet another russian missile brock. well, they're copying. i mean, they have become, sadly i would say used to the 5 that there is a danger looming, literally over the heads constantly. it's never something you can get used to it when you, when you feel or you know, or your windows shaking when they're not

a shattered by or by an incoming me siler or a kamikaze drone. of course, there's a risk that they are very much aware of. there's also, though there is fear, but there's also a lot of resilience, you know, when you go to shopping malls or mustard them, operates in the dark. now to save her energy and people and keep, keep on doing that shopping with torchlight sometimes or a day or so or pile upon and stuck up on the water at home. they make the most of their, sometimes 2 hours of electricity. they're having their floods to simply put on a wash or you know, dose things that we can consider as basie experts that millions of the ukrainians are being deprived of because of these aggression against their country. that is d w 's manual shes in cave as ever. many, many. thanks, emma. let's get a round up of some of the other world headlines at the shower. hong kong is dropping most of it's covered 19 restrictions following similar moves by mainland

china. travelers arriving to the territory will no longer have to undergo sensitive piece. your tests. hong kong vaccine pass system will also be scrapped, but compulsory mash in public places will continue. a major fire at a can body in the hotel casino has killed at least 10 people and left several dozens, injure. the fire broke out in a border town around midnight. local time. neighboring thailand, st. firetrucks, to help fight blames. please say some 400 people were in the building at the time of the fire. bangladesh as launch is very 1st metro rail service in its capital city. docker new trained network is expected to ease congestion in one of the world's most densely populated magazines. it is expected to grow to over a 100 stations and 6 lines crisscrossing the city by 2030 ethnic

serves living in northern kosovo will nail dismantle road blocks that were erected to protest the rest of a former ethnic. sure, the policeman will be announcement comes after serbian president alexander who judge urged ethnic serbs to reconsider their actions in a meeting to discuss the 19 day long disruption kosovo declared independence from serbia in 2008. hope francis has called for prayers for the former pontiff benedict. the 16th who is receiving round the clock care as concerns grow over his condition. frances has visited benedict and his residents inside the vatican where he's been living since stepping down as a leader of the catholic church. for some 600 years, no pope had resigned from a pontiff benedict the 16th. and at that centuries, long stretch in 2013 fighting poor health since then his live to quiet life out of the spotlight known as pope ameritas poverty. so the benedict condition worsening

his success of pope frances without people to pray for him at the general audience in the vatican raquira cathedral, i would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for pope ameritas benedict, who in silence to sustain in the church necessarily let us remember him. he is very sick hamilton, asking the lord to console and sustain him in this witness of love for the church and christa until the end. more yet he is. he nora when benedict was pope for less than 8 years. he became the 1st pontiff to apologize for scandals over clerical sex abuse of children, but was criticized for failing to end cover up by the church. and although his health has been declining and his retirement, but frances is known to have said that benedict retained a good sense of humor in his ground. for then i will have a box enrollment across europe in cities. many people were sad to hear the news of

his blossoming help. bears here. i don't remember him as folk because i was still a child, but he is suddenly a good person. he se sick. so i think it's right that people pray for him. because guy robinson december didn't, of course we identified with him very much because he was a german pope. and i have great respect for him. ended up having to get we're worried because the death of a pope is very important and we hope it's not going to happen. why hope and prayers for a pontiff who's shot and controversial pepsi broke with tradition benedict. the 16th is now being closely watched around the clock by doctors at the vatican. earlier i asked her author and journalist philip will in, in rome for more about the condition of the former pope. well, benedict is receiving around attention from doctors.

apparently is a condition that began to decline before christmas and it's been said that he has a problem even reports in italian media that he's now attached to a respirator. clearly the situation is grave and the terms in which francis spoke about his health problems seem to suggest that he may be approaching the end of his life. benedict became the 1st pope to resign in 600 years. as we all know, remind us what his papacy was like. what was the thing that everyone remembers about him now? is the president resignation. but then it, it was a very highly respected logins and his articulation

of the essence of the catholic faith. ready was i think it is what people remember about him, a clear minded, think a man of considerable career as someone who enjoyed the tradition, traditions of the church addressing in traditional people robes speaking in the latin, basically someone very much concerned with preserving the past. in contrast to francis, who is very much moving towards the future. that is author and journalist philip will and in will many, many thanks. here's your reminder, the top story we're following for you. benjamin netanyahu. rescreened turning to power as israel's prime minister is incoming government is regarded as the most right wing and israel's history. and includes several ultra orthodox and ultra

nationalists parties. it's the 6 government formed by netanyahu, who is still on trial for alleged corruption. we're going to end it there. don't forget there's more to be found on our website that is and, and social media. the handle for instagram and twitter is at dw news. i'm michael oak, who in berlin from me in the team here. thanks so much for your company and wherever you are have a great day ah associates with all say we'll credit you a.