which since for the present, a future heads filled with ideas. so get ready for the brain update. 40 to the answer to almost everything starts january 15th on d, w. ah ah, this is d, w. news live from berlin. the world brings in the new year. from the features of rio de janeiro to sydney harbour bridge. millions gathered a usher in 2023 after 2 years of pandemic restrictions. also on the show. as the

year begin, ukraine gets no respite from russian attacks. is more missiles, rain down on the capital key and pope francis prays for his predecessors safe passage to heaven as catholics bid farewell to benedict the 16th. ah, i'm next by sir. happy new year and welcome to the program. a wave of new year's celebrations has swept the globe. the party has been in full swing as cities around the world returned to full scale festivities. following 2 years of pandemic restrictions from sydney's iconic harbor bridge to times square in new york to rio de janeiro copa cabana beach. the world's 8000000000 inhabitants. welcome

2023. with a bank. with while there was no official fireworks display in the german capital berlin, it didn't stop the city's residence from turning the night sky into a festive spectacle. mindy egyptian capital cairo people were treated to a fireworks display on the nile revelers and paris gathered on the shells. alizae many had hopes for a better 12 months ahead. ed domains on 2023. i hope it will be a yay! full of surprises. full of happiness, full of success, and lots of good things. happy new year, i'd be one bed box piece everywhere. people must help fighting lights and music filled the streets of karachi and pakistan. people there wishing for

a brighter future after a year of widespread hardship. what would i think? i don't believe we must kill the seeds of hatred. montague and so the seeds of love on him. well as the new year began operating off, we should renew our pledge to be to love each other more. but the job i got about ami britain's capital london lit up in the colors of ukraine. and paid tribute to the late queen elizabeth the 2nd was greater understand as the world said good bye. to another memorable year. oh, i heard some wishes for peace there on that note, the leaders of both russia and ukraine have vowed to push for victory in the war that has now lasted nearly a year. moscow has stepped up. it's bombardment of keep in other cities firing at least 20 cruise missiles and missiles over ukraine

on the last day of the year. several waves of attacks hit key infrastructure with debris also falling on a residential area. will not the shock from the blast through me and my husband against the wall? we fell on the floor in the corridor. then we heard the glass in the window shatter, and then there was explosion after explosion. the attack on the ukrainian capital lasted almost 3 hours in the center of cave. a russian missile hit in front of a hotel. what particularly shocked people here was the timing of the attack dog, whichever, or they leased on this holiday. the day the whole world celebrates, we were hoping for a miracle. instead, you're sitting in the corridor and you don't know at all if you'll be alive to morrow. even necessarily this after this event, when i'm hired as a 6th, the drying with all them might do spa, new years for us. but the conduit twisty, we will prevail and when was death and destruction, it is

a bitter end of the year for the people of cave in a better start as a year as well. while the world celebrated new year, many residents of keith were in a bomb shelters and abuse. emmanuel charles told me how they coped well, it was pretty strange, especially those past 3 days. as i mentioned because we spent, we bill here leaving and key of we spent so much time under ground just, you know, hearing explosions outside. sometimes here in the city center we was chattering was a windows or a shattering as well. so it's very scary and we've had into report this woman saying she was hoping for a miracle. you know, yesterday people in the morning it was a beautiful morning, a sunday morning, the last day of, of a very hard year. people were looking forward to celebrate. instead, they were stuck on the ground, they were hearing explosions above, above, above them. they leave in fear of course, they're resilient,

but there's fear there as well. and there's a sense of dread because they don't know when this all will end. and the president president vote, and there's a lensky may, does president do a new year's address, tell us more about that and, and how it was received, if you don't mind well at this address was very particular i was talking about is earlier with a ukrainian friends who told me older people that i know he watched this address, they wouldn't necessarily do that every year, but the series, so particular in this year really also serv allowed him, is the lensky gaining, you know, at the trust of every ukrainian, many people here didn't vote for him as a president, but then he really revealed himself as the countries leader on february 24th then ukrainians. at the moment we the rally around her, him and his speech was very much centered on ukrainians themselves on, on a dare. you know, they're silly diary

t on the fact that they had to stand together to face the terrible, terrible war daddy's and so did unfolding against them. so at this address was very much followed, very much appreciated as well. and very emotional. ok as well. one can well imagine d, w is a manual child reporting force from the ukrainian capital. thanks so much. let's have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. at least 9 people have been killed in a stampede during new year's celebration in uganda as capital kampala. the crush happened in a shopping mall as people went outside to watch a fireworks display 10 year old boy is among the dead. him to come back. croatia is now officially part of the european union's open border shank and agreement. the nation has also started using the euro. people are now able to withdraw euro notes from cash machines. parisha met a set of strict economic conditions in order to join the currents is own crowds are

now gathering and brazil's capital for the migration of president elect, louisiana eulu. the silva, the left is politician, won his 3rd term in office in october, meeting, former president shire both an hour by less than 2 percent. molson arrow has left the country and has yet to recognize louis victory. hope frances has led the vatican's traditional new year mass a day after the death of his predecessor francis took a break from his prepared address. to honor pope, the former pope benedict as tributes come in from around the world and it died at the age of $95.00. his house was poor for the last few years and he was not often seen in public belt stone announcing that a formidable benedict and many are being the respect back that though he was

a pope nor go down in history for an enormously significant fact which was his resignation that had not happened for 600 years and it was a gesture of great freedom, great audacity and great courage. really defeated praise him for being the 1st to meet the victims of fiction abuse within the catholic church or he was elected. he was in charge of the doctrinal section, the seat, which had responsibility for issues to do with the sexual abuse commission on christ. so he personally was responsible for the layer size issue over $400.00 priests around the world that sexual abuse gadget wasn't. if i fisher benedict post, repeatedly criticized for not doing enough, i don't remember him as a religious liter riley was me was did no trip within the morton weren't it's if his look was issue, he was shirley a very strong thinker. i looked a lot of the positions he took on abortion and homosexuality, so they're really of

a different age. i think his dogma, he wasn't living in the same world, but from many people in germany, book benedict was a source of bright. he was germany's 1st pontiff in almost 500 years that i should put it in this morning down the house, where benedict with borne has been opened and the book of condolences is on display on notice that i am of course, concerned and sadly. but you have to say, he already wrote in february after 10 years as prob ameritas, that he is now ready in prayer and devotion. he said he is ready to go before his judge. so it does a good idea for and that he is ready for the last earthly journey. it's the addition. big book, benedict barclay. you will be displayed in st. peter's by silly kind. june for 3 teeth, followed by his funeral on kirsty. a growing number of countries

now require people arriving from china to show a negative coven 19 test. beijing has reopened his borders after nearly 3 years of pandemic travel restrictions. but china's surgeon corona virus infections are making other nations nervous. coven 19 patients being treated outside this hospital in shanghai. a rank glimpse of the prussia doctors and now under low was middles across china are overwhelmed on to that government. it st. 0 cove in policy in early december, the virus now seemingly unstoppable as it rips through the population. and he hasn't been, if there was a stakeholder controls there and get you a people getting. so now it's only all i found out of it. most people are infected and that's what's alarming the outside world. an increasing number of countries are

now demanding screening for travelers arriving from china. and he will let you know that my impression, that low level, i don't what controls it'll add thoughts if she, i enjoy my travel is from the china to present in now till about 1020, but i will be fully vaccinate. hopefully dr. guanasha. but that's angered the chinese, even though authorities that demand mandatory p c on tests for travelers entering china or conte mall countries. cove at 19 control measures should be scientific and apparently it ought to touch it or not if they all know people to people contact as well as corporations. you don't reason days many lead medical exposure rush, apple countries have semi rules, no need a room to legit restriction could on travelers from china or many chinese and making the most of than you found free gym. but as infection rates rise, those who want to travel abroad may find themselves facing extra hurdles.

turned sports though portuguese superstar christiano. rinaldo has found a new footballing home in riyadh with the saudi arabian side al nasir rinaldo has penned a 2 year deal with the club. the 37 year old had been a free agent since leaving manchester united on the eve of the cutter world cup. horse off the press. this is the shirts they all now want. i'll massa rinaldo new club hailed his signing as quote history in the may king. it's a significant boost for football in saudi arabia and the middle east. lamb. helena, do i have to help you with having rinaldo will boost the value of the saudi league? if you look at the tweets in the views they getting lots of people abroad talking about this deal. it's a deal that will never happen again into the catalog. rinaldo will reportedly and around $200000000.00 a year from the dale making him the highest paid football in history. he previously

rejected a move to the country, but was seemingly left with few options after his acrimonious departure from manchester united that had followed scathing comments in a television interview. people shouldn't listen so. yes, i feel betrayed and i felt that some people that don't want me here not only this year, but last year to rinaldo also enjoyed a disappointing recent world cup with portugal benched in the knockout rounds. he left the field in tears after portugal caught final exit to morocco. but there's no doubting the play a star quality. he's won the battle on door 5 times for the world's best football. and in a club career spanning 2 decades with fourteen's, he's made 951 appearances, scoring an incredible 701 goals. he's racked up 7 lea titles in england,

spain and italy, and one the champions league, 5 times. saudi arabia. it will again face accusations of sports, washing using sport to distract from human rights abuses and boost the countries image a show world cup victory over argentine brought a wave of football fever to saudi arabia, the country, and the play. rinaldo, a boast now entering new territory. that's it for now, coming up. next is a documentary looking at the rise to power russian president vladimir putin. i'm nick spicer. thanks for watching. imagine so many push in and out in the world. climate change very often story. this is my plastic way from just one week how much was going to really get.