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, china expanse. it's post cobit 19 opening. the border between hong kong and the mainland is thrown open to tens of thousands of people a day justice cove infection search also on the program after this week's latest protests linked executions in iran. german politicians warned that there will be

consequences for the che ron regime. and key reports deadly. russian strikes and eastern ukraine as moscow ends itself declared orthodox christmas proofs. some of those living under fire. wonder if they'll celebrate differently next time. ah. and warm welcome to of yours. around the world. i'm michael. ok. china has reopened . it's border with hong kong. after it was largely sealed off for 3 years. due to coven restrictions, mandatory quarantine roles happened scrap. but people still need to present a negative test. and the number of daily travelers will be kept. the shift comes as beijing continues to loosen covered restrictions, even as infection search. the 1st train headed to

a newly reopened border crossing on board, people rushing to take advantage of the relaxed rules for entering china. thanks for the changes these travelers won't be facing mandatory quarantine for the 1st time in 3 years. hong kong residents with family on the mainland with some of the 1st to join the rush. oh, i'm so happy, so excited. i haven't seen my parents for years. they aren't in good health. i couldn't go back to see them even when they had colon cancer. i'm really happy to see them now. no, i haven't seen my wife in 2 years, so i'm hurrying to get back to you. while these people may not be facing quarantine authorities, all still imposing other restrictions, visitors have to register in advance online with only 60000 a day permitted in each direction. they also need proof of a negative kind of

a test from within the last 48 hours. while that requirement could help keep people his safer, it stands in stark contrast to beijing's angry denunciations of similar testing mandates imposed by other countries on arrivals from china. d, w, corresponded phoebe cong, went to a railway chuck point in hong kong to tell us more about how the ease restrictions effect travel plans between the territory and mainland china. bother chapel peak season in china starts from this weekend as many prepared to return home for lunar new year. that's also what we observe here at the p. c as well, which happens in hong kong bordering mainland china. many, i am going back to china to prepare for the annual festival. so if things are running smoothly, the authorities help to increase chapa posed as a head of the a holidays to allowed more people to i travel in between the 2 territories and also

to open more checkpoints. and in fact, we're, we're expecting at the high speed railway on like in hong kong to resume next week that will allow us more passengers to go to china more quickly. and also as chinese authorities start to our resume on the, the issue in the says, issuing our work so that will allow more tourist to come to hong kong as well. so definitely we are expecting more travelers in a coming 3 weeks. phoebe, as you know, these changes come as cobit cases or surging on the mainland or residence in hong kong. worried a well on the chinese travelers are neat to carry a negative code to test yourself before the potto when they want to come to hong kong. but unlike florida visited, there is no vaccination requirement has all the time these travel as so from hong

kong. that's where we are about to potential outbreak and offset about whether be opening and also our competition. medical supplies under a hospital bath and even the vaccines, despite the gap amended reassurance. so and recently we each with our pharmacy shelves being cleared off of feed or medication because i'm usually mom from mainland china and a hospital bath in hong kong. i already, oh, the land, i mean, the winter uptake. so people we were, we adopted is already a long way to moment for many families, a tourist and like businessman to travel by that quarantine. i'm definitely, it's not like the same excitement share my many local residents here as they are. they have to embrace themselves more potential impact in the coming weeks. months like emitter search of infections, one can easily imagine that that's t w's. phoebe collins, there are many thanks. the european union has condemned iran for executing to

men detained during 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. 4 people are now known to have been executed in connection with the recent unrest. oh, 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 army for weeks, their friends and family hoped they could be saved. on his honor,

i kindly asked the man was author to do, sorry. i beg you, please remove my son's death, said this no harsh who has on how money 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 color me and campaigned against his execution. this new executions will have consequences at the moment that is not pretty clear which shaquanda grims exec that will be what there will be consequences. we won't be quiet, the german government and all the you will be quiet till this violation of human rights. within iran, people are also nod, remaining, quiet, fresh, protest, supplant, and many refuse to be intimidated. on social media, this video is spreading since the executions mohammed made economy 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. other stories now making headlines around the world at this shower, to metro trains of collided in a tunnel in mexico city, leaving at least one person dead and dozens injured. one of the train drivers is in critical condition. first responders pulled the injured out of the crash site, rescuing for people trapped on one section. authorities have not yet specified the cause of the craft. thousands of people have protested in tel aviv against israel's new government. leftist, an arab israeli politicians led the demonstrations against what's been called the country's most right wing government. ever. protesters held signs criticizing plans to reform the judiciary amid fears that the changes will weaken democracy. the also

voice support for palestinian in l. g. b t q runs. 6 a group of 46 soldiers have arrived home in ivory coast after their release in molly, the troops were pardoned a week after being convicted of conspiracy, ivory coast and the united nation say the soldiers were part of a un peacekeeping mission. in molly. so russia as bomb several regions in eastern ukraine overnight killing at least one person. russian troops continue to shell. the city of buck moved their current focus in efforts to push further west. the strikes come as moscow ended, a self declared ceasefire for eastern orthodox christmas. ukraine had previously dismissed the ceasefire as a tactic by russia to gain time to regroup its forces. d w correspondence on your founder joins me now from keith. sonya,

what's the situation there right now? well, there has been no significant let up in hostilities in, along the front lines in the south and in the east of ukraine. we've heard reports off, you know, scattered russian rocket attacks which have led to some casualties, a lot of destruction. and of course, some of the heaviest shelling and fighting has been reported in the area in and around buckled. this is the city in the east and on bus region where we've seen some of the bloodiest fighting in this war for over 5 months now. and it's one of the few places where russian forces have really remained on the offensive. the soldiers have, you know, dog trench lines and fields just east of the city. and they are kind of rushing in fresh troops and artillery to the front lines in a bit to, you know, capture this very strategic city in the don bus. we should remind our viewers this weekend is orthodox christmas, an important weekend, of course, for the country. you visited butcher, near keith,

where russian troops are accused of multiple atrocities. what was it like their that's right. we were in the main church in butcher the church of saint andrew and you know, this church came under fire during the rock russian occupation in march. not steal local official said more than 400 people were killed. so i think in light of the enormity of the atrocities allegedly committed by the russian forces. the service there yesterday was very emotional. the church was quite full. many people i think, you know, it was also a painful experience for many people, especially when the priest and the sermon, you know, addressed the ta field that the city had had the church of saint andrew in boucher on the outskirts of keith who lives in the circle you, it's known for the makeshift burial ground that locals here dug for the bodies. the russians left behind me. it was worth 3, st. under the halloween. natalie survived with his life under the group of. he says,

many people here want nothing to do with russia any more. last years for you, i have been fish unless you fish. sure. over to the sea, we have our own identity initiative. and russia tries to kill, you know, tries to destroy this identity. zenato as you anya cheered. miss maria, this war is for our survival, our survival as a nation. when i read through the geography for watch, many people for the even those who have relatives in russia have seen what the russian sphere of influence is all about. dollars, now they don't want to have anything in common with russians. newton, which is my thing. jurisprudence is rashonna. oh, and that includes how to celebrate christmas. the father under yes, this is his 2nd christmas. he offered celebrations on december 25th as well, like the west. he rubio, king curriculum for people who wanted to celebrate on the 25th celebrated says they

were carols and songs cooler. and those who want to celebrate on the 7th will also have the same opportunity with the customer murder. those sticking to the orthodox tradition, often older and more so it's always easier for the young generation to accept change. the visual older people are more conservative, et cetera. even when they understand with the head that they need to change, the habit of decades is hard to break roscoe, what is minute mon? i said, let it be the way it is for now. but i think in the future we all have to celebrate christmas on the 25th of december. so that c o. after the horrors russian soldiers inflicted on boucher if there's one place in the wood that deserves 2 christmases. it's here. back with the sonya font gar live in keith sonia, we just heard

a woman there say ukrainian should start celebrating christmas on december 25th. like in much of the west just one woman. but is this another indication of russian president vladimir putin achieving the exact opposite of what he set out to do? yes, i think that's true. i mean, you know, many ukrainians, especially younger ukrainians did celebrate christmas on december 25th and many churches in the ukraine neg, the one we saw in butcher have opted to switch to the 25th if not now than in a few years. and this is part of moving away from russia towards the western world . and i think it's part of the larger shift that we're seeing since the beginning of the war to really move away from cultural traditions that reflect a rush as long domination of ukraine to reject everything associated with russia. and we saw that in a ceremony which was held in a significant monastery here in central key of yesterday. hundreds of worshipers done there. this was a site that was associated with the moscow church. and now you know,

we have the ukranian orthodox church taking over there and an audio saw this in ukrainian so deeply symbolic, symbolic, indeed, that is, our sonia found her car in keys. many, many thanks, sonia. we're going to ended there for now. our documentary series is next examining the climate implications of the degradation of the force that stretches across russia. a micro loco in berlin, from me and the rest of the team. here, we really enjoy your company. departure into the unknown. to day. this means flying to a foreign planet in the 16th century, it meant being a captain and setting sail to discover a route.