any thing he was proud of, it was to be a steel walker. is his business to come here for life? who are the winners and losers? globalization, where do we stand? starts january 5th on d, w. ah, ah, this is t w. news alive from berlin. israel's longest serving leader is returning to power, completing a remarkable political combat. benjamin netanyahu is set to be sworn in his prime minister again. this time leading the country's most right when government ever

also on the program with explosion, turd in cheve, as a new wave of russian strikes, hit cities of cross ukraine. officials say russia has unleashed more than a 100 missiles targeting critical infrastructure and injuring severely. and concern grows over the health of former pope benedict. the 60, the vatican says he is very ill and doctors are monitoring his condition around the plot. ah, a michael. ok. it's good to have you with us. benjamin netanyahu is returning as israeli prime minister. his new far right coalition is being sworn in by parliament today. the incoming government is regarded as the most right when in israel's history and include several ultra orthodox in alter nationalist parties. the

coalition has vowed to expand settlements in the occupied west bank and other disputed areas. it's the 6 government formed by netanyahu, who is still on trial for a ledge corruption. i had a short survey on the dw correspondent rebecca readers is standing by inside the israeli paul in the connecticut and joins us now. rebecca, what can we expect from this new government home? i will, we've just seen benjamin netanyahu address the connecticut opening at today's session. and he spoke of things that, you know, have already been policy objectives of havior. he's in the past, including number one on the list was stopping a rom, become a nuclear power. we saw talk of a continuing peace agreements. we've regional parties are really the abraham accords which we saw under his last tenure. i also spoke of domestic issues dealing with the cost of living and those kind of things. but they're not really the issues

that have ruffling feathers key, as you mentioned, quite rightly this is being seen as the most right wing. we're even hearing what extreme a government that this country has ever seen. and at some of the coalition agreements that have been signed with the coalition of pop parties, apartments that are really ruffling, ruffling fed to some of these agreements include giving more direct control over the development of the west bank to one of the leaders of the extreme parties also getting more direct control of policing, the border place, and some policing in the west bank as well over to another member of these extreme coalition. some of these, a 2 very significant developments that have been ruffling for this home and abroad domestically inside israel with seeing changes promised to the supreme court to dismantle or take away power from the supreme court. we're also seeing promises potentially, of the discrimination laws that would make it legal for people to discriminate on religious grounds. so we are seeing huge concern for us here in

a broad outside the connected at the moment. i think a big protest growing people here, you know, benjamin at now he does have a lot of support and his coalition partners as well. but around about half of the country didn't vote for them and that we're seeing those concerns coming out of very big day. in israel today, michael. rebecca? well no, the new cabinet includes a number of vowed anti arab politicians. what might this mean for relations with the palestinian population? well not, not good things. if i see it, my co, like i mentioned a couple of the policies, there are 2 of these latest mental, much rich. and it's my been being of a as a to latest that will be now directly controlling the policing of the west bank. and also the development of settlements, critics, a cooling vis a de facto annexation of the west bank. these both men, all settlers themselves and looking to push forward. they see this country is, is one israel and their anti to state. so not good things. the palestinians,

palestinians are undoubtedly concerned, but they also have been saying that things have not been good already before this government came into power. we, you know, we've seen one of the deadliest years here in decades is more than 150 palestinians . and at least 30 is rainy's, were killed this year since january alone. so things not looking set to get anybody when it comes to relations between israelis and palestinians. that is rebecca readers for us there in jerusalem as ever rebecca many, many facts russia has again launched large scale missile attacks on several regions across you, grant explosions, have been heard in a number of cities, including the capital keith, or at least 3 people were injured according to the city's mer, ukraine's presidential office as over a 100 missiles have been fired. authorities in the div in the west of the country say that 90 percent of the city was left without electricity. after the latest

missile strikes, dw correspondent manual shows was in an air raid shelter in cave, when the attacks happened here. sure, update on the situation in the capital and elsewhere in the country. well, yes mercer keven, sir, just like me, fan sir. ours and sheltering themselves from that attack, it is a very large scale attack are so it is said at a $120.00 me size flu 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, in other regions of ukraine. in her case in michel, i am in sumi, in living in odessa and other than me size are he 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 are said that people had to be prepared for more, a power coast that they had to suck up on some water because the water systems are affected as well. so, and this is one of the largest are 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, if we're talking about almost a full year now at this war has been going on howard or people, they're dealing with the constant threat of yet another russian missile bureau. well, they're copying. i mean, they have become, sadly i would say used to the 5 dad, 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 as shuttered by or by an incoming mi siler

or a kamikaze drone. of course, there's a risk that they are very much aware of this also though, and 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 they also are piled up on air, stuck up on water at home. they make the most of dirt, sometimes 2 hours of electricity they have in their flights to simply put on a wash or you know, dose things that we can consider as basie experts that millions of ukrainians are being deprived of because of this aggression against their country. that is d w 's, your manual shares in keith as ever of many, many thank some are some other major world stories. now, 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 scrap, but compulsory mash in public places will continue. a major fire at a can body in hotel casino has killed at least 10 people. and left several dozens injured with fire broke out in a border town around midnight. local time, neighboring thailand, st. fire trucks to help fight the blades. please say some 400 people were in the building at the time of the fire, bangladesh as it's very 1st metro rail service in its capital city. duncan, the new train network is expected to ease congestion in one of the world's most densely populated magazines. it is expected to go to over a 100 stations in 6 lines crisscrossing your city by 2030 supporters of an arrested bolivian opposition leader have attempted to prevent his transport

to le pause by police gathered at a regional airport where louise, fernando camacho had been taken for flight to the bolivian capital kamacho is the governor center whose province and was arrested on terrorism charges. many, pope frances has called for prayers for the former pontiff benedict. the 16th, who is receiving round the clock care as concerns grow over his condition. francis has visited benedict and his residence inside the vatican where he's been living since stepping down as the 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 lift a quiet life out of the spotlight known as pope ameritas poverty. so the benedict condition was named his successor pope frances without people to pray for him at the general audience in the vatican. what a care cookie boy,

i would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for pope ameritas benedict, who in silence is sustaining the church as a fan, let us remember him. he is very sick was on asking the lord to console and sustain him in this witness of love for the church christa until the end. more yet he is he not ruffin 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 ups by the church. and although his health has been declining in his retirement, but francis is known to have said that benedict retained a good sense of humor, with brown, with ha enrollment across europe in cities. many people were sad to hear the news of his blossoming help. yeah, i don't remember him a spoke because i was still

a child, but he is suddenly a good person, but he's very sick. so i think it's right that people pray for him because ty bellansanti some of them, of course we identified with him very much because he was a german pope. and i have great respect for him to to the path to get we're worried because the death of a pope is very important. and we hope it's not going to happen. while i 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 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 respiratory problem. even reports in italian

media that he's now attached to a respirator. clearly the situation is great. and the terms in which francis 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 it was, the thing that everyone remembers about him now is the unprecedented resignation. but then it was a very highly respected logins and his articulation of the essence of the catholic faith was i think it is what people remember about him, a clear minded, think

a man of considerable, curious as someone who enjoyed the tradition, traditions of the church addressing in traditional paypal robes speaking in latin, basically, someone very much concerned with preserving the past, in contrast to francis, was very much moving towards the future that his author in journalists, philip will, and in will many, many thanks is to remind the top stores we're following for you benjamin netanyahu is returning to power as israel's prime minister. is incoming government is regarded as the most right wing in israel's history and includes several ultra orthodox and bolter nationalist parties. it is the 6 government form by netanyahu,

who is still on trial for alleged corruption. russia passed again launch large scale missile attacks on several regions across ukraine. explosions have been heard in a number of cities, including the capital peeve, where at least 3 people were reportedly injured. authorities in levine, in the west of the country, say that 90 percent of the city was left without electricity after the latest missiles trucks. that's all from me for now. don't forget there's more to be found in our breaking news app and on social media, i'm like the local in berlin. thanks for watching today. ah ah, the question okay, questions.