ah, or ah, ah ah, this is d w. news coming to live from berlin, multiple explosions, rock, ukraine's capital keith. a fresh wave of russian strikes also hid cities nationwide. moscow unleashes more than a 100 missiles targeting critical infrastructure and injuring civilians. also on

the program, benjamin netanyahu seals a remarkable political come back. the veteran leader is sworn in to head up the most likely government in israel's history. and many dead as fire sweeps through a casino on cola on cambodian border fire trucks rushed to the scene from neighboring thailand. it's not clear how many victims are still missing. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. russia has again launched large scale missile attacks across the ukraine. defense forces shot down most of the incoming rockets and drones, but some still reached their targets. these are images from a key, a neighborhood that was hit. at least 3 people were injured. there. explosions also rocked several other cities. are corresponding manuel shaws into have told me more

about the letters strikes. hi, terry, where you can see behind me the aftermath of the messiah attack, you can see 1st responders still working there. there's several houses that were hit by a missile and you know, dismiss. i was actually shut down by ukraine, an air defense, but it just goes on to show that even when they're shot down, the danger persists and me sighs are still falling on. what you see is an entirely residential area. there is no, you know, a critical infrastructure that could have been targeted here it is just houses, houses with residents, with people who are caught off guard like this. a house that you can see behind me . a woman was living in this house is at the moment giving a statement of what happens to ukrainian police. and you can see just here the

debris of that, the me side that just fell earlier this morning. so the road here is completely litter. this is a neighbor, completely desolate in there's a lady and he's just is not just houses that have been shutter days, so it's so so entire lives here. we have 3 people who got injured including a 14 year old girl. they were all taken to a nearby hospital, and one of them is seriously injured in the 8 months attacker over a ukraine, over a 120 me size, i believe to have been a center or the government ukrainian government. i say that above key to 16 me size were shut down by air defense. but as you can see, all around me where the damage is still done and cube is not the only city being targeted there in ukraine. emma watched the situation elsewhere in the country

while the situation, these are the dia, the city of have keith, was he the city of michel i if was hate levine in weston. so so hit hearing here for 40 percent of the residents are deprived of electricity. so week more power care, the mayor of that leach garza said that people had to be ready to have no water for a while. he said, citizen had to stock up on the water that they had to charge their devices, their mobile phones, for example, before. net energy or electricity would because it's a very, very dire situation for millions of ukrainians across the country. and with this, aerial bombardment has been going on mill for months. how are people they're dealing with the constant threat of russian missile attack? well they have no choice but to cope with those that are talking to residents just a few moments ago here. and there people are shocked, you know, to just that trying to get on with that every day or every day life and all of

a sudden they live, it completely changes their houses is distorts. so of course, they are resilient, of course, to resist. but, you know, leave with the fear of being targeted every single day and even this morning we had several explosions in care of with windows that are, you know, shots are, you can, you can hear the explosions even from the shelters. it's scary, even if people are very resilience, you know, they've really bearing the brunt of that war for 11 mom so most now. and that was the w is emma shaw's, a reporting from keith. now the vatican says the former pope benedict remains gravely ill but is stable in the lucid hope. frances has called for prayers for benedict. the former pontiff is receiving round the clock care at his own within the vatican. benedict shaw the world in 2013 when he became the 1st pope in centuries to resign. the later chose to be called pope ameritas,

added it now as catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world. italy is calling on the european union to follow its lead in imposing covered 19 testing on travelers from china. milan airport is testing passengers arriving from beijing and shanghai. it says that almost half of those tested were indeed infected with the virus. other e members say there is no need for new restrictions. indian regulators are investigating a pharmaceutical company whose cough syrups are linked to the deaths of 19 children in whose pakistan children have sent samples for testing. the drug maker. marian biotech says it has stopped production of the syrup and multiple vehicles have collided on a busy highway in south korea, killing at least 5 people and injuring doesn't. a truck crashed into a bus, causing a huge fire or in an expressway tunnel on the outskirts of sol firefighters. have

managed to put out the blaze to israel now and benjamin netanyahu has been sworn in as israel's new prime minister. his government received $63.00 of $120.00 possible boats in parliament is the most right wing administration in israeli history, including several ultra orthodox and ultra nationalism parties. coalition is bound to expand settlements in the off 5 west bank and other disputed areas. it's netanyahu's 6 government, but he's still on trial. we're alleged corruption of course bottle. rebecca richards is standing by inside is really part of the connection join just al rebecca. israel's incoming coalition will be led by someone who's been prime minister before yet many fear that this government marks an unprecedented leap to the right. why is that? yeah, that's right terry. in the class it has voted. as you said,

with 63 out of the 60 full members voting in favor of the government, one was absent, they have voted baby in the 6th term as you quite rightly said. but it is being deb the most right way government that the countries ever seen because of the coalition that he had to form with some internationalists, religious parties, in order to be able to govern, were about to see the ministers, i believe coming out behind me. they've just finished the vote. all the ministers have now been sworn in, but we, in the lead up to today's vote, we've seen some deals and coalition agreements and a couple of some major things that have already been set in stone that are really moving this in the government. proving that the government is part of the, the, one of the most right wing rama. and that is of course changes to the way that the westbank is developed. that has been given direct control to one of the far right members to one of the far right party leaders. in fact, he's gonna have more direct control. he's pro annexation, and it has value to continue to expand the settlements in the west bank region. and

another major changes of the police saying that has been given direct control for the police and has been given to another one. they saw lice in terms of policing within israel, the boy, the police, and also in the west. back. these are unprecedented. these changes and, and many people are fear, what will happen whether or not that will create more violence and a definitely a deterioration of relations between the palestinians and his writings. so security and settlement of policy, obviously a big issue there understand also there there's talk of of weakening the judiciary in the country that there's something in the coalition agreement about that. absolutely. in these coalition agreements that these are less set in stone, but they are promises that this government will be looking at will be be attempting and most likely will be able to push through changes to the supreme court to allow the elected government to override supreme court decisions effectively giving that government called launch to do what they will that is seen as detrimental to the

countries democracy and people who need their civil rights groups protesting outside the connect as we speak many people opposing these bull. another one, isn't it discrimination military that's potentially going to be introduced netanyahu's with it will not that he left it inside the coalition agreement. so that would allow people to discriminate on the grounds of religion. but civil rights groups here, l g, d, b, bright edwards, really, really worried about the civil rights in the country. and many people just kind of speechless, really as to just how far right netanyahu on the, on to those people who sang please. this is, this, don't be silly. i am still in control. this is what he sang to reassure people. he's saying that he is still at the helm and he is not going to allow. he's going to maintain the status quo and not allow these changes to happen, but that remains to be safe. everyone waiting to see what will happen in the coming

months back. i thank you for now are correspond to rebecca rivers there in jerusalem. now to cambodia, where at least 19 people have been killed in a fire at a casino, the interior ministry says it's not clear how many people are still trapped near the border with thailand where that fire took place. police are investigating the cause, the plays, the fire at the grand diamond city hotel and casino, reportedly began around midnight and quickly turned into an inferno. local police say they were around 400 people working in the building at the time. most managed to escape, but others weren't so lucky. video and social media shows people desperately hanging out of windows on the upper floors. report say some of them jumped to escape the smoke and flames. the complex is located in the small town of point pit,

right on the border with thailand. it's a hub for cross border trade and tourism. the casino is popular with many tie nationals. as gambling is mostly illegal and thailand, ty, fire crews were sent across the border into cambodia to help battles ablaze. this footage was provided by a ty, disaster response groups. it shows firefighters entering the buildings, 15th floor. many of the injured were transferred to hospitals in thailand's sa guy oh, province. as the sun came up, crews were starting to get the fire under control authority say the cause of the blaze is not yet known, but an investigation is underway. and here, a couple of other snooze stories catching attention around the world,

bangladesh has launched the 1st metro rail service in the, in his capital dhaka. the new network should ease congestion in one of the world's most densely populated mega cities. 100 stations and 6 lines are scheduled to be in service by 2030. and i think serves living in northern kosovo will now dismantle road blocks that were erected to protest the arrest of a former ethnic sir policeman. the announcement comes after serbian president alexander boot judges and urged ethnic serbs to reconsider their actions and of needing to discuss the 19 day long disruption cost for declared independence from serbia in 2008. 2022 is rapidly drawing to a close and, and new year's all the way. it's a tough time for reflecting on the good and bad of this year. for some that means turning the page on and on unpleasant memories. and that's exactly what people have

been doing at the annual good riddance. event in new york's times square. get rid of them. i dance. union to 20. 23. after shredding trashing and bashing 20. 22. for the people here this year has been one to for guess. they lined up to write down all the bad things they wanted to say. good riddance to in 2022. they range from poverty to single use plastics. a moment of catharsis, and an opportunity to look forward. so in 2023, i'm trying to get rid of a lot of south, and i had it funny funny to you. i just enjoy like more. you know, it's been very, it's been a very negative couple years. i hope that 2023 course in scope has gone down. so it will be better. and for one, man, it was an opportunity to celebrate simply being alive. but this was, my hands are masked. i had the we're going through radiation and chemo. got

diagnosed in january of this year. and my daughter chemo radiates in surgery. and it means that i made it through at bay. i still alive. that's it. oh, good riggins 2022 a year with its fair share of highs and lows. now all that's left to do is cross over into 2023 and see what the new year has to bring your way into a $30.00 gift card. you're watching the w news. i'm terry martin. thanks for being with us. with our sports, a fighting scoring we say they're about giving up.