to me financially with venture full of hardships. but jillions journey around the world starts january 19th. ah ah, this is dw news lie from burling. iran is condemned for executing anti government protesters. islamic regime hangs another 2 prisoners detained during nationwide demonstrations. several others are sentenced to death as well. also coming up. so i

do, congratulations on republican kevin mccarthy is finally elected as us how speaker? but only after 15 rounds of voting and orthodox christmas is celebrated in ukraine. though a holiday, tru stickler by russia, fails to hold the fighting. ah, i'm marian evans team. it's good to have you with us. the european union has condemned iran for executing to men allegedly involved in anti government protests . state controlled media say they were convicted of killing a member of an official militia. amnesty international has called their trial a sham aimed at intimidating other demonstrators. for people are now known to have been executed over the recent rest. protest began falling the death of

a young woman arrested for supposedly not wearing her head scarf correctly. these 2 are the latest victims of the war. the islamic republic is waging against its own citizens. mohammed mediacast ami a 22 year old former karate champion, and mohammed jose me a 39 year old worker who coached children in his free time. both were convicted and sham trials, where they weren't allowed to choose their own lawyers or even see the alleged evidence against them. the evidence expert say, just as bogus as their confessions at by iran state media found in the oracle for weeks, their friends and family hoped they could be saved. on his honor, i kindly asked the members of the disarray. i beg you please remove my son's death, said please, oh no hurry. oh hm. how long their calls were echoed,

not only by iranians, around the world, but also by politicians. here in germany haggling book, a green member of parliament was a sponsor of cami and campaigned against his execution. this new executions will have consequences at the moment is, is not pretty clear which shaquanda grims exec that will be what there will be consequences. we won't be quiet, the german government, nor the you will be quite still this violation of human rights. within iran, people are also not remaining quiet, fresh, protest, supplant, and many refuse to be intimidated. on social media, this video is spreading since the executions mohammed, medical army, dancing with his family matters, anti government protest, i say don't die. and they vow they will not rest until those responsible for his and other killings out of power. and we can now speak to han and i'm

on, she's a member of the european parliament from the green party. welcome to the w. so miss nyman, you wrote recently that the iranian regime should be considered terrorists. how could that work? well 1st is how do the frame them, how do we name them? and the regime that is terrorizing its own citizens, but also terrorizing pretty much the whole middle east cannot to my understanding be a negotiation partner should not be received on right carpets. we should not shake hands with them. all the united states has at the very least designated iran's revolutionary guard as a terrorist group. so why isn't the european union doing the same? we are working on it and but part of the truth also is that the sanctions that come with naming someone a terror organization are already in place because we already

a sanctioning the revolutionary guard because of the weapons of mass destruction that they are developing. we are also individually sanctioning a number of the key players in the revolutionary guard. and yes, we are the moment working on legal pathways. but we are also, and that is part of the truth working on political compromises so that we can finally name them also what they are a terror organization. but in terms of the concrete sanctions, most of them are already in place. well, many observers do a sale that they run in regime will continue carrying out executions. does the you have any real power to prevent this? i am also afraid that they will continue with executions. nevertheless, assume it is very important that we continue to do what we're doing at the moment that we do not play in the hands of the narratives. blaming these people that they execute to be terrorists that we give these people names that we continue to tell

their story is to show that they are human beings. they are on to for human beings . one of the people executed today actually teach of martial arts for social disadvantage use that we show their families that we continue to with this program of got mother scott fathers, for those who are such with execution. but it is also to be very clear, a resume that is killing its own citizens, cannot be a negotiation partner for no matter what, including the j c p way. while there have been some calls for germany to cut diplomatic ties with iran. would this be inappropriate staff? i think it is important that our embassy in terren continues to work, continues to broy, provide us with information continues to provide. the protesters with support also continues to provide thesis for those who want to travel weather for days the

ambassador has to be there or not, is something i think we have to discussed in the week to come. also in light of the executions that we have seen today, that was hannon. i am on a member of the european parliament for the green party. miss my mom. thank you so much for being in our program. thank you for having lee. the us house of representatives finally has a new speaker. kevin mccarthy was elected after days of turmoil. the republican was sworn in and despite fierce resistance for right wing members of his own party, mccarthy, clinch victory after 15 rounds of voting, the honorable kevin mccarthy, of the state of california, haven't received a majority of the votes. cast is duly elected. speaker of the house, a record of the days of dead look and 15 rounds of voting. kevin mccarthy finally secured enough support to love the 3rd most powerful

job in us politics. the republican struggle to win the votes needed for majority as an arch conservative faction of his party held out there were heated scenes in the chamber when mccarthy supported mike rogers almost came to blows with fellow republican mat gates. ah, after taking the oath of office install, mccarthy swore in new members of the house electorate in las november's, a mid term elections to the same. as your chair speaking shortly afterward,

emily mccarthy gave a controversial thanks to a former president with of of age i do want to, especially thank uh president trump. i don't think you should edge, anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. somebody wrote the doubt of where you was there and he was all it. but these celebrations over the culmination of this protracted leadership struggle. a likely to be short lived, mccarthy had to concede some powers to those in the rights of his party. who will now have an inflated influence on big ticket issues, including government budgets, immigration policy, and how much congress is prepared to spend, to continue to support ukraine. let's get you up to speed now and some of the other stories making news around the world. thousands have marched across paris to show their anger over the killing of 3 credit activists. a decade ago,

3 other activists were killed outside a kurdish control center in the french capital. last month. prosecutor say the killings were racially motivated. hundreds of people have been left homeless after a town and northern india began to sink cracks appeared on buildings across the hillside, town of joshi not causing the local temple to collapse. authorities blame faulty drainage. china has blocked the social media counts of hundreds of critics of beijing's handling of coven. 19. the government has ended locked downs, quarantines, and mass testing. the easing of restrictions has been followed by a search in new cases. millions of orthodox christians are celebrating christmas. but the festivities are overshadowed by the war in ukraine, and key of hundreds attended a service at a monastery which was under moscow's jurisdiction before the invasion. on the front

line, russian troops also held services versus president vladimir putin called a christmas truce, which ukraine and western allies rejected. liberal d, w correspondent in manuel shars and kiera says that while ukrainians of and marking the orthodox christmas, there is no real truce. well, it's quite a different christmas this year, most a ukrainian from younger generations already celebrated on the 25th of december to differentiate themselves from the russian orthodox a calendar, and also to protest against moscow's patriot cade's domination. here in ukraine, you've mentioned the monastery d kiera pet status. glover are who returned to the ukrainian or 2 dogs church after having been on lease to rush on the orthodox church and to day hundreds of people went there to celebrate. and also to mark this difference this year. it's

a generational change also because people will celebrate to day as well in their families, but mostly our people celebrate christmas, twice you to mark their difference was russia and one 0, what is the status of this cease fire that was called by russia? was there any lead up in fighting? well, well, 1st of these are so called ceasefire wasn't seen as such a bi ukrainian ukrainians like they don't take anything. that's a, a russian president vladimir put vladimir putin. so he would, would say us a word of, you know, as a sign of willingness, of negotiations, of establishing a truce. you no doubt that our bon beings are in the eastern side of the country in particular. and even here in key, if we've had a week of large scale attacks against the capital, so it doesn't make a difference for people whether or not there's no a bombings for, for

a day. and besides, we have colleagues at the front line or who reported artillery. fi is a continuing to a christmas, so ukrainians a don't make much of that so called says fire our correspondent in manuel shaws reporting from kiev. emma, thank you. we appreciate it. mexican officials say dozens of people were killed and during the capture of the legend cartel leader of e. d. o guzman is the son of the infamous drug, lord known as al chapo chart, vehicles, barricades and blown out windows. these other scars left by 24 hours of terror and a bloody battle to stop the arrest of a video cushman, the son of mexico's most notorious struck lord l. b. b or the violence now appears to have subsided,

and cartel road blocks are slowly being dismantled. but the sense of insecurity is making it hard for residence to move on. and then call me a living fear. hope nothing else happens wasn't cushman, was extracted by helicopter before being taken to a maximum security federal prison. his arrest spurred the powerful sinaloa cartel once headed by his father to go on a rampage. setting vehicles on fire blocking, wrote, and fighting security forces exerted by government we were told to leave because the shootout was really bad. we just had to leave murphy guzman has allegedly help from the cartel since the extradition of his father to the u. s. in 2017, he was briefly arrested in 2019 and then released again as gang violence spiraled out of control. after last week's events, authorities have in hand security and military presence in the city of calia con.

and decided we guarantee you that we are taking care of security. we are on it, and you can go back to living in normal conditions. normally, it is not clear whether guzman will suffer the same fate as his father, but his arrest is seen as a costly victory for the mexican government in the war on drugs ahead of jo biden's visit next week. for a north american summit. i miss the latest on d w news this hour. i'll have more headlines for you at the top of the hour, the marion evans deemed from me and the entire team. thanks for watching. how about taking a few risks? you could even take a chance on what i really don't expect to have.