moran software of our brain changes. so get ready for the brain of 40 to the answer to almost everything starts january 15th on d, w. ah ah, this is dw news alive from berlin, multiple explosions, rock ukraine's capital. here. the fresh wave of russian attacks hit cities nationwide. moscow unleash has more than a 100 strikes, targeting critical infrastructure, and injuring civilians. also coming up on the show. benjamin netanyahu seals

a remarkable political comeback. the veteran leader is sworn in to head up the most right when government in israel's history. his new coalition aims to expand illegal settlements in the occupied westbank and catholics around the world pray for the form of hope. benedict. the vatican says he remains gravely ill, but is lucid and stable, or correspondent has the latest from rome. ah, hello, i'm claire richardson. thank you so much for joining us. russia has launched a new wave of attacks across ukraine to fence forces shot down most of the estimated 100 incoming rockets and drones. but some still managed to reach their targets. the strikes left nearly half the population of the capital key of without power trails of smoke. streak across the skies of ukraine,

as dozens of russia miss isles, yet to game, but the country keep residents sheltered below the streets. it must sit his metro in scenes, reminiscent of the early days of rushes invasion keeps maritally clear. co remains defiant. same people of ukraine will never give up. hey, the russians want to bring depression, especially right now, christmas time, new year, them their russian swan to bring us to black time, too. no, was all the lighting to was out heating here. they have to bring the her depression more to everyone instead them or you graham. people were angry and they told bella, we stay with our lips dues of healing,

but we never give up. don't you fellas emmanuel chaise visited one neighborhood in southern keith where a missile called extensive damage. ethan, you can see just a here, the debrief or of that me side that just fell earlier this morning. so the road here is completely litter. this is a neighbor completely desolate in a desolated and is just, is not just has it up have been saturday so it so so entire lives, locals, he has sifted through what little remains of their homes where i was in the supermarket when my grand daughter called crying and said that her window was broken and someone's house was on fire. we dropped everything and came running and saw every thing that these animals had done, their fashion sleeper, scolding awe. ukrainian military officials say dozens of missiles were fired at key

infrastructure targets. but most were intersected by ukrainian air defense systems . bella russo summoned the ukrainian ambassador after it claimed a ukrainian missile entered his territory war almost a year into this war. people across ukraine. and now seeing out 2022 in the same ruinous way that it began. i spoke earlier to thomas vehicles, a military defense journalist. and he told me about the impact of russia's latest on slot against ukraine. well actually we're seeing 2 wars we see in a ground war in ukraine, in the east of the cells, and we're seeing this war against civilian infrastructure, which is mostly the energy grid transformation stations,

water equipment, all of this stuff. so this is what happened today. again, a massive wave against the civilian infrastructure. let's talk about that other war than in the east and the south. we know russian missile attacks has been coming quite far from the front lines. do you expect that russia is going to step up it's ground offensive as well? no, i don't think so. the point is it seems not really synchronized to. we've seen these error text with cruise missiles was listed missiles was grown since october, and this is completely out of sync with what is going on on the ground, the offensive, their calendar offenses are following a completely different schedule. and so what should we be watching there specifically? we shall watch out. i don't think for much happening on the ground in the next

weeks, but we should keep an eye on the civilian infrastructure on the energy grid, which is getting really, really a problem for cuba ortiz for the government of ukraine. because when you look at ukraine today, you crank claimed of 16 missiles, which a tech 16 were hot down, which is a pretty good tally. but if you look at other areas, other regions, it's not quite as good. and every missile, which gets through means you damage to the grid and looking ahead, what do you think the prospects are for negotiations? the kremlin has rejected a plan of from a present to lensky this week. instead, demanding the key of except russian annexation of 4 regions. well, the problem is if you look at what do russia call to negotiation for offer, for negotiation, it's actually not negotiation, it's a call for surrender. and i think as long as this call of surrender persists,

ukraine is not in a position to agree on anything. all right, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us on d w. that's thomas v, called freelance military defense journalist and benjamin netanyahu. has been sworn in as israel's new prime minister, camping a remarkable political come back to veteran leaders. 6, the government will be the most right wing in israeli history. it includes ultra orthodox and ultra nationalist parties. the administration is vowing to expand settlements in the occupied west bank. considered a legal under international law. if dr. young is serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been sworn in following a vote in parliament. ah, position members are not happy. and

so for me, i hear the constant cries of the opposition about the end of the country opposition, members to lose an elections is not the end of democracy. this is the essence of democracy. outside parliament, the new government feast and re protested. many israelis are concerned by its plans . these include legal reforms, that critic, fate undermine that you disagree at as or what it by the home or for pick an antique at a plethora of nathan. yet with a light this is a government that is based on people that not only they are racist, a great deal of those people have criminal records in your history. some of them are spending on trial including they are supposed to be prime minister. the government has also vowed to promote settlement in the occupied best bank and at their disputed areas. the merit and crop hemispheres that will lead to more why

length none of your colleagues are we in the hummers movement issue a clear warning that the policies of this government represented trigger point 4 major unresolved which may extend beyond palestine. m t m, our heritage effortlessly and this year is already the decades in that each and since 2005 nathan yell also wants to block it on efforts to develop nuclear weapons. but it's not only reach contention that will be challenging. lhasa nathan, yahoo is still fighting correction charities in court and we 50 of position at home or the vatican's. as former pope benedict remains gravely ill but is stable and lucid. hope francis has called for prayers for benedict. the former pontiff is receiving a round the clock care at his home within the vatican. benedict shocked the world in 2013 when he became the 1st hope in centuries to resign. you chose to be called

the pope ameritas benedict. and date of your correspondent jack parrot is standing by for us in rome. hijack what more do we know about benedict condition? well, we had a press conference earlier bias base to us and for the vatican who said that he had a good rest last night. that his condition remained serious to did he, but that he is lucid and awake. the condition is currently stable. this all sort of brought the attention because from the sitting pope says yesterday, during, during an audience, a general audience that his, his predecessor was very sick and that the faithful should keep him in that press. so everybody started to think that there was a concern for the 95 year old, who obviously resigned his position back in 2013 over l house. we understand that it's stable. there's not much more information coming out of the vatican for now.

so now it's really a case of wait and see. and jack, what can you tell us about benedict papacy. it was short but rather controversial. yeah, it was controversial. he had a lot of difficulties. for instance, he was heavily criticized for sort of insinuating that islam was an inherently violent religion. he was also criticized for redeeming the rehabilitating the reputations of the holocaust denial. and in the, suggesting that using condoms would actually may be a crisis. there was a lot of criticism of him, but there was some suggestion that his, his work on the relating to the child sexual abuse scandal, those engulfed the catholic church for many years that he did generally kickstart that that's work that has continued under pope francis's holding of the papacy, as well is very controversial. pope and obviously resigning the papacy and

remaining in the vatican it's in, in, in, in of itself was a relatively controversial thing to do to have 2 pipes popes alive at the same time that hasn't happened in centuries. and so this is kind of why this is such a particularly interesting point in history because there's 2 of them alive. and there has been some divisions in, in the vatican. benedict obviously being quite a conservative pope and his, his successor francis who remains the pope being seen as something of a sort of more liberal, more progressive at pope in that position. and he can speaking to people there in rome. how are they taking a news of benefits, deteriorating house? well, it's kind of expect it to be honest. obviously he resigned that post in 2013 due to ill health. and he's red lived a relatively small life in a small monastery in the vatican. ever since then, but i was actually speaking to a tall guy here, here in on saint peter's square earlier today. and she told me that for her father,

for instance, he'll be very fondly remembered that that was his favorite po, not even for his own papacy, but for the memories of the of the speeches he'd written for the previous pope john paul, the 2nd in the some of those benches were considered to be very beautiful, a very powerful for, for the members of the catholic faith. so there's a lot of discussion about exactly what, what this means as, as clearly, as a 95 year old in ill health. what this all means historically, as we move forward. thank you so much for that update that is at jack parrot for us in rome. really appreciate at well 2022 is slowly drawing to a close and a new year lies a had a good time to reflect on the good and the bad of the year. gone by. and for some that means turning the page on unpleasant memories. that is exactly what people have been doing at the annual good riddance. event in new york time square here with

dance union to 20. 23. after shredding trashing and bashing 2022. 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 doubt that i had in 2022. i just enjoy life more. you know, it's been very, it's been a very negative couple years. i hope that 2023 boards in scope have gone down, though it will be better and so woman, it was an opportunity to celebrate simply being alive. but this was my hand. her mask that i had the where 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 s b, y 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. that is all for now you can always get more news on our website at d, w dot com. where else of course on twitter, instagram at have meetings. thank you so much for watching stories that most people of the world over the information.