charlie, our services ah, be our guest at frankfurt. airport city. managed by fraud. lou sir. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, a funeral for former pope benedict. the 16th is held in rhode thousands of faithful gathered for a ceremony, presided over by pope francis. it's the 1st time in 2 centuries that assessing pontiff is conducted such rights for his predecessor. also on the program, nato secretary general warns against underestimating russia's aims in ukraine as

ukrainian forces brace for possible offensive prussia is growing on russia's military leadership since suffering. one of the biggest losses in a single ukrainian strike yet. and germany's interior minister blames man with a migration background for violence with fireworks on new year's eve. other members of the government warn, it's too soon to jump to conclusions. ah my manuscripts, mckennon, thanks so much for joining us. hope francis has presided over the funeral of his predecessor, pope benedict in rome. the pontiff blessed benedict's coffin at the end of the mass, making a great effort to stand in a gesture of respect. francis largely been confined to

a wheelchair and recent months to select pain. thousands of people gathered in saint peter's square for the funeral mass, including germany's president and its chancellor. benedict was the 1st german in almost 500 years to lead the catholic church. he stunned the world by choosing to step down and 2013 due to ill health, the becoming the 1st hope in centuries to do so. during the funeral service, frances pay tribute to benedict's wisdom and sacrifices with confidence. we now offer our final farewell to poco meritus benedict wanted to commend him to god or merciful and loving father own. but he is from christian rigidity too soon, st. not sancho may the god of our fathers through jesus christ, his only son in the holy spirit to lord and to give her a voice from the deliver. pope ameritas benedict her from death. he said he may soon god's praises in the heavenly jerusalem in expectation of the resurrection of

his mortal body on the last day. and i'm joined here in the studio by john barrick, who covered the former pope benedict selection for d. w in 2005. welcome, john. we know the benedicts had requested a simple funeral. was that your impression of what we saw today in better concerns? that was, it was certainly very simple. or yes, it was the kind of a require mass that you would have seen for a bishop, perhaps in germany or poland or, or any other country. i thought that was, of course, a particular note of solemnity because it was held in some piece of square. and with tens of thousands of people in attendance, not to mention large numbers of, of cardinals, and seen carrots for the last 10 years. this essentially been to pope's living in the basket to living pope's. how do you think benefit benedict's death will change things to pope france is going forward when you say 2 homes. but one of course

called himself pope emeritus a retired pope. and he was in fact, although many people thought he would be a focus for conservative theological ideas, opposed to pope frances and there would be a rivalry. in fact, he was extremely discreet and there was very, very little friction. if any at all there was a good rapport between the 2 men, how it will change his, his being gone. well, i, it's difficult to say pope frances has been very quietly reforming the catholic church, but actually making quite substantial progress. i don't think this will really change that much. he will continue on the path that he's on. as we mentioned earlier, you covered benedict's election and you've reported from many of his paper trips. can you share some of your personal memories with us. gov to so many i think in 2006, one of the personal ones that i found very touching and suite. it was the 1st state

visit by a pope to the united kingdom. i had the privilege of travelling in the people aircraft and seeing both renovated close quarters. he also went to scotland, where he was received by queen elizabeth 2nd. and there he came up to the, to the, to hollywood palace in a rather small car. when he got out he, with some difficulty he, the queen came towards him to greet him. and the 2 people sort of stumble that little bit over the grass with the queen, actually taking his arm and supporting him and remarking how difficult it was to get in and out of small cars, which was very sweet. and i, i thought to myself, actually, the strange comparison came to mind. these 2 people have quite a lot in common more than one would ordinarily think. both of them, people with an extraordinary sense of duty and loyalty and self sacrifice in the interests of an institution. whether you believe in the institution of the monarchy over papers or not. it's something that one has to respect. i think this,

this dedication and self sacrifice for an ideal, and perhaps it is something that is, it is indeed something that's become less fashionable, something perhaps dying out. what a strange coincidence they should both died in the same year. steve described a man with great dedication and many will remember benedict as the pope who stepped down. but of course that was much else, wasn't that to remember about his, his pay to see what, what stands out for you. what he was an enormous intellect. i think many people who criticize is to logical ideas. i have the impression hadn't had any thing that he ever wrote. you know, he was his, the author of no fewer than 25 major scholarly works. he was at $31.00, a full professor as a german university, an extraordinary career when you think that he was the son of a simple bavarian policeman and, and a cook. and he is immensely respected as, as a theologian,

even by people who don't necessarily follow his his theology, the archbishop of canterbury, no less head of the anglican communion has not a roman catholic, obviously called him on the occasion of his death. one of the great theologians of the 20th century religious affairs expert john barry, thank you so much for sharing your memories with us q and a w correspondent jack parrot was at the funeral mass on saint peter's square in the vatican, and i asked him to give us his impressions of the service well, i think the funeral was very much as the vatican suggested that it would be scaled back. but still very sort of in keeping with the traditions of the vatican and the catholic church. there were the official estimates from the vatican is that there were about 75000 people in attendance. saint peter's square, frankly, was not full, as you might of it might expected if it was a, a sitting coat whose funeral was taking place. but much of this has been

unprecedented. i spoke to one nun after the after the funeral, who'd come here of her own volition. she said she'd felt compelled to come here. and she said that she found the, the funeral ceremony. very sad, but profoundly beautiful. there was a stillness, a calmness of quiet the, obviously the hymns singing out around the square. and this is, i think, probably exactly what pope ameris, hispanic, the 16th had wanted. he said he didn't want to sort of fool pomp and ceremony of a normal paypal funeral. the funeral is now over there. benedict the 16th will now be in touch in the vault of saint peters basilica. is that right? yeah, that's right. so the wooden casket that was brought out into saint peter's square for the funeral will then be sealed once again in zinc,

and then put in to another wooden a coffin that will then be in touch. in the grotto is underneath the basilica of saint peter that is common for a normal pope. and then perhaps he may be laid to rest elsewhere within the, within the building at a later point. but for now that's, that's what will happen going forward later on today. now we know that the current type francis course presided over the funeral mass for his predecessor, some commentators saying that france, this was himself looking quite frail during the ceremony. yeah, that's correct. he came out. he was wheeled either in a wheelchair, we know he has a bad knee. we know that he hasn't been in the strongest of health for a while now. he was obviously able to go through, but certainly there was not particularly much strength in his voice delivering the prize and the, and the speeches as part of the the funeral. he himself has said that if he was in

a ailing health that he would resign the position, he's publicly stated that before much as his predecessor benedict did. i think, you know, it is quite a cold day here today. the ceremony wasn't too long, and there are a lot of formalities night to continue as we go forward. but as you say, there have been some some commentators suggesting that he perhaps looks a bit more frail than he has done in recent years. now, because benedict wasn't in office, when he died, official, a delegations for abroad were limited to those from italy and germany. but say lots of foreign dignitaries attended in private capacities, didn't they? yeah, they did. have you seen a lot of the catholic faithful, including came the king, felipe of belgium, the former queen of spain, sophia, we know that german chancellor or la sholtes and the president of frank. well, to shy my, we're all here. a lot of foreign dignitaries it's, it's vote quite private. this ceremony feminist is felt like people have turned up

to this funeral for feelings of their own connection. i had an australian archbishop speaking just on the street earlier saying that pope benedict himself had been a guiding hand in his religious career. and i think a lot of people felt the pope entity was very hands on and supported a lot of the senior people in, in the vatican in, in the catholic church, into that positions. and a lot of people have personal feelings and personal stories to tell. and that's why many of them have turned up to the vatican to witness the funeral to day. thanks so much this jack parrot at the vatican, innovative the ne. so x ray, general e n stanton that has warned that it would be dangerous to underestimate russia and president vladimir persons war aims in ukraine's. dalton berg said there was no indication that putin had changed his goals and the war ukrainian forces bracing for a possible russian offensive following the deadly astride against

a building that was housing. russian soldiers attack has been fueling growing criticism in russia against its military leadership. and in a booth for ukraine, france says it will now provide keep with light tanks, it would be the 1st western country to do so. the w correspondent, roman con, trendkite, is following developments for us from key. and we asked him what he's been hearing about ukrainian warnings that russia is planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive. well, yes, we're hearing. i'm such of such statements nearly every day. hear from top ukraine and officials from president himself, from the ukraine and military. they're saying that russia is preparing an offensive . nobody won't knows when exactly and at what place on some side it could happen. and maybe in the coming days, a weeks other site would happen in february or march. and the weather conditions are decreasing here in ukraine. so frost is coming,

was temperature sinking on to minus 10 degrees celsius. and this will make it possible for russia to use a heavy tanks, but it will also make it possible for you great to have a tang. so there's an escalation possible escalation coming. we don't know that for sure. and ukraine is also considered, well, russia could strike from the north, from burrows, or from the east at the moment, the heavy fighting continuous, especially in these, around the city of baltimore. but on the other hand, we hear reports from ukraine, a not yet confirmed by independent sources that are the ukrainians, were able to push back the russian forces in baltimore at least a little to these roman got turned to reporting that from keith. sh. here's a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. the u . s. republicans in the house of representatives have again failed to elect a speaker following a sick vote. conservative kevin mccarthy's bid to lead the republican majority in the house is being blocked by a group of right wing hartline. germany has joined

a growing list of countries to impose mandatory cova tests on travelers from china, which is currently facing a search of infections. europe in union has recommended all its members states follow that policy starting on monday. china has said the travel restrictions are discriminatory. the e commerce giant amazon says it's cussing more than $18000.00 jobs sizing, current, economic uncertainty, and rapid hiring for the pandemic. some of the terminations will take place in europe, according to amazon, which announced 10000 job cuts back in november. now, new year's eve is normally a pretty rowdy night here in berlin. but after dozens of police and fire fighters were injured in attacks involving fireworks, there's now increasing debate about who is to blame. the city's mayor is calling for a summit on how to deal with youth violence. but the german interior minister has

suggested that failures in migration and integration could be partly responsible why you might see in the heart of remove the ocean unit. the new year escalated into st. violence in many cities across germany. as usual, rollin was one of the main hotspots with the intensity of this year's morland's was described by police as far worse than in previous years. police officers were among those attack during the night, along with fire fighters. another members of the emergency services. one fire fire to had to be hospitalized. many others were injured. in berlin, a 145 were rested in connection with the riots of those detained, 45 german citizenship. the knots turned the debate from the potential banner pyrotechnics into one about migration and integration. in its wheat, germany interior minister, nancy phaser said we have

a problem in major german cities with some young men with an immigrant background who despise our state. commit acts of violence, and it's very difficult to reach them with education and integration programs. the statement is said arts with an otherwise cautious approach by the german government village for victo, a north of course, the debate about what happened on years eve, but it's not about the so called m aggression background on demand for ban on firecrackers hinder window. when it's about as much more fundamental, this is about an attack on the rule of law that it's thought. other members of the governing coalition have warned, against jumping to conclusions. let's blow he mind from. we've never seen a phenomenon like this before. men's got at least not to this extent i'm at home. and so of course i have a problem with a response like this. in the mean. it's hardly a just description. totally discuss people of an immigrant background. attacking emergency workers and stuff,

and empties alarm and shot that english that the scobee finished understood. precedence of brilinta not co district are not surprised that the violence flared up in their neighbourhood. he has his have slims, this part of berlin is the worst in these high rise buildings. i'm speechless. it's the same every year as of the burn trash cans set cars on fire or smash bus stops to stella good cup. put up one job. hussle will some do it because the heed the police some because i think it's fun most or angry because of cove. it's more for some people. it's in the nature much. i'm into it because it's waste of money for those who want to use fireworks. let them bundle. all my friends are into it, like tomato. my phone is it's all summer and it's nice to let the fan down again. it's kind of normal for berlin, bumping to loss is august muzzle. and this has gone to the mile and been berlin's mayor. francisco, if i has called this summit against youth violence is a 1st attempt to find a solution to recurring problem. they are,

are political correspondent hands, but tell me more about the alleged connection between the violence on new year's eve and migrant integration. we don't have figures for the whole of germany yet, official figures, but what we have heard officially from berlin and from the area around this often western germany is indeed about a 3rd of the people that were taken in by the police. had germans with citizenship, the other 2 people from more than a dozen different countries. and one has to say, probably those people with german citizenship could well also have a migrant background. so i think the analysis is clear, even experts, civil experts are saying that germany should not be reticent about naming names as it were in about being clear about this problem. but at the same time, the question is, what is to be done about it?

and here people are saying questions of education, of integration, of employment and so on. i important and one has to be clear that this does not turn into a racist debate and debate about racism. most. the vast majority of people, of, with american background in germany are well integrated in society and also condemned these attacks. berlin certainly for the worst of the violence and local authorities here in the capital of being heavily criticized for what happened. you've talks about the importance of integration, education, i mean, all the authorities now doing anything specific to be better prepared for such as situations like this in the future. or they're having a conference to discuss the matter. and that's a fairly normal political response. i guess there are discussions about whether or not firefighters, for instance, should always be accompanied by police,

by bodyguards as it were, if they go into problematic areas of the city. so there is a law and order response as some people are calling for. but the question of lord order is not going to attack the a deal with the root causes of a problem. and here socio economic factors clearly are at the root of things. so questions about how to deal with social economic problems and certain housing projects on the edges of large german cities. for instance, those need to be addressed t w's and thanks so much for that is to the well, the cinema. now in 2023 looks set to be a boom year for hollywood sequels with keanu reeves reprising, his role as john wick, tom cruz back for another mission impossible, and a digitally botox. harrison ford starring as a young and old indiana james. and for anyone looking for more facts and less fiction. well, does this ah,

one of the most hotly anticipated films of 2023 is oppenheimer, a world war 2 set drama about the u. s. scientist whose team developed the 1st atomic bomb. we knew the world would not be to say in the wake of moscow's recent nuclear attack threats the topic could hardly be more timely, alongside kilian murphy, as oppenheimer director christopher nolan has assembled an all star cast, including mac damon, robert downey, junior, and emily blunt. but again, 2023 will be a year of hollywood sequels. none bigger than the 5th entry in the indiana jones. franchise. harrison ford is back as the adventure prone archaeologist. those very common gar apps apps. now. the octo genario and actor was digitally

d age to appear as a younger whip, cracking indie and several sons of the film perceived new digital botox was needed for keanu reeves in his 4th turn as the assassin john wick. the movie is billed as the last chapter in the actual franchise. though reeves has signed on for a cameo in the spin off ballerina and tom cruz's back for 7th mission. impossible movie with the 60 year old start doing all his own stunts. with much of hollywood output will be sequels alongside mission impossible. we have new transformers, star wars, and endless marble re treads. coming a movie with

a much lower, but in all those films, but much greater ambition is women talking trade, the latest from canadian writer director sarah polly was a hit with festival goers in toronto and rolls out on movie screens in january. it follows a group of women in a tight knit religious community grappling with his sexual abuse scandal. women talking is the latest post me to film to show women taking back control of their bodies and destiny we liberated ourselves. we will have to ask ourselves who we are . the film is 24 hours in the life of these women and the debate that they have will be forced to leave the colonies. if we do not forget these men, we cannot endure any more. it's more on the biggest movies to watch out for in 2023. i'm going by my colleague from d, w. coach david levitz. david. and it does seem like every year there are more

sequels, there are more franchises. why so many sequel so many franchises. this is, by the way, the year of scream 6, in case you want to run out and go see that. i'm good, thanks. uh huh. and this is a trend that we've been observing for years and years. the quick answer is really the studios don't want to take a risk. they're putting so much money into these movies. and these big franchises, they know they've got a captive audience. it's a safe business decision. i don't particularly like it, but that's the way it's going. now. there is one sequel this year that i think really is going to be worth watching. that's dune. part 2 are going to be seeing more timmy charlemagne. moore's and dia. more sand. more spice. we're going to find out what he really cares about. is it gonna be the love of his life, or is it the fate of the universe? i think it, well that's good. yeah, that's coming out in november and i think it's probably going to do even better than the 1st part did at the box office is about made $400000000.00 during the pandemic. you know,

things are moving forward. i think this is going to be even bigger. okay. and so apart from that, what are you looking for? which i mean it, is there anything that is known as a sequel? there are, there are a few things. one movie, i'm really looking forward to seeing as tara star and cate blanchett. now this officially premiered last year, but it's coming to a theater near you as they say next month. and it's, it's her playing a high powered conductor. here in berlin at the berlin philharmonic, it's also co starring german lens legend nina hoss. it's a psycho thriller. things go wrong. we don't know if she's going crazy and i think this is gonna be doing really well. and next week's golden globes. i would not be surprised if we were talking about k blanchard again next week. little tip there. now another movie i'm really looking forward to is actually barbie. go figure it, not it, not something i thought it ever saved me. why? it's by. it's by 2 big, heavy weights of the indie film. actually gregor wig and her husband know and bounce back, who co wrote the script with her? looks really weird. these are 2 directors who bring out some pretty quirky movies.

i think it's going to be totally strange and i'm totally here for it. ok, we're going to keep an eye mind on that one just before we wrap up any as of last minute movie tips for us. yeah, so there's, there's one big movie that's going to come out this year that we don't have any trailer for yet. it's by god, father, director francis ford coppola. it's called megalopolis. this is a project that cobbler has been working on or trying to get made. now for 40 years, he finally decided at age 83 that he was just going to do it. he put a $120000000.00 of his own dollars of his own money into it to get it made. it's about rebuilding new york city after a natural disaster. and i think that if there's one movie this year that we're going to be talking about for decades to come, it's probably going to be this one. we will look out for it. david levitz from d. w coach ethan keith and that is all from us for now. come out. next conflict zone speaks to the

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