on long island to pass and re imagine these teachings for relevance to gandhi's legacy starts january 28th on dw. mm. ah ah, this is dw news alive from bill it rushes defense ministry. it says it's for says have taken control of solid doc. ukraine denies the claim, it says it's troops are still there. the eastern ukrainian town could be strategically important for russia, and the don best region, also coming up flood ravaged california braces for even more heavy. right. full

cost is our warning of the potential of disastrous flooding as powerful storms to take aim at the state. yet again. and football fever has swift of iraq as the nation host. steepest gulf once again. the 1st time in over 40 years that iraq has hosted the tournament off the thief, i lifted the ban on iraq hosting international matches. ah, i'm all alone. psycho welcome to the program. russia claims it forces have captured the town of sola dar in east, in ukraine. if true, it would mark a red victory for moscow. after months of setbacks for its troops, ukraine's military leaders have rejected the claim saying its soldiers are holding the russian advance on the battle is ongoing. amid ukraine's freezing winter

soldiers and solid um face oblique battle to fend off rushes constant attacks. the fight here is proving bloody and brutal. russia is determined to take control of this small mining town. a rear pushed forward after numerous setbacks, its defense forces already claiming victory was the learning of a complete control. so it makes it possible to cut off the supply lines of the ukrainian forces located in the southwest of back moot, then to block and enclose the ukrainian units located there in a pocket. when actually those claims have been swiftly rejected by ukrainian forces who say their soldiers are holding the line. the loss of solid down would be a major setback for ukraine after months of successes and retaken towns and

territories. but the fighting comes at a high cost. it's close gone, but we have gunshots. yeah, we have for grenades, shrapnel wounds and so on. so this kind of wounds in the increased russia claims to have killed hundreds of ukrainian soldiers in the battle for solider, but they have been no confirmed death tolls. there are reported to be more than $550.00 civilians still in the town. living in horrific conditions with no running water or electricity arena in the run as the defense analyst at king's college london earlier, she told us about sola das military significance. the 1st of all, for russia, it was politically important to take full adar, because that will increase the morale of the army after so many setbacks. and in

military terms, the plan was to take solid are and then to take buck moved to basically cut off and ukrainians, logistics, and advanced words from a doors cancel events. so some russian military analysts point out that there are tillery, you would be able to reach from a tourist it then it remains to be seen. i don't think that it's within the range. however, it would give some a stronghold there. and at the same time, as has been pointed out, the defenses of the ukrainian forces might suffer a collapse in that region because that's right in the middle. so they will have to fall back to other position. and so, militarily, it would be a sad back and also it would affect them morale of the ukrainian forces, especially because the korean government said that's all it wasn't that important.

and then the question is, why were those troops there? and why hasn't the illusion withdrawn the troops as he wanted to, but the landscape didn't let him do that. so there are a lot of questions in terms of how the ukrainians will handle it. and what impact it will have a powerful explosion house hit a gas pipeline in lithuania, close to the latvian border, the blast and huge pillows of flames into the sky, but no injuries have been reported. the pipelines operator is investigating the blast. at this point, it says it does not suspect sabotaged. flames up to 50 meters high, spiral from the damaged pipeline into the lift you any night sky. the blaze prompted the evacuation of a nearby village boomers door gosh, i was about 300 meters away, a shampoo my hours outside at a time is jordan. and when the explosion took place woke up suddenly the whole area

lit up and it was like daytime. i realised the gas pipeline had exploded better there for bravo code with probability christmas when the government played don't any suggestion of sabotage while i think we are talking about the technical failure . i mean, the pipeline itself is quite old. we're talking about the pipeline which is about 40 years old. so i think it's a very likely that is a technological failure. and of course, we cannot rule out no other possibilities. the pipelines operator amber grid said there had been no signs of outside interference. the cause of explosion will be clarified under after the investigation and the investigation that has already started. so we expect to have the answers in the next 30 days. the pipeline carries gas from lithuania to neighboring lot via amber dread. set supply would be restored within hours. the pipeline blast happened on the day that vilnius marked the

anniversary of a failed attempt in 1991 by soviet troops to over through. it's nearly independent government with you any i was the 1st in you nation to ban the input of gas from russia. following its invasion of ukraine focuses our warning that disastrous flooding could had parts of california this weekend. the u. s. states has been battered by a series of storms that have killed at least 19 people near rick or rainfall over the past 3 weeks has left the ground in many areas waterlogged and unable to absorb any more rain. the water level at this river in north western california continues to rise. the public is on alert, has authorities worn of more rounds of stormy weather. the ground is saturated, it is extremely, extremely dangerous,

especially in these high vulnerable areas. and that water can continue to rise well after the storms have passed. so our message is clear, please know your surroundings. this fear thousands of acres of crop plan could be inundated by the overflowing rivers. heating the warnings, farmers dig out, drainage ditches and officials work to stop rivers from breaking their banks. operational priority in preparation for that is to ensure that the water stays within its banks. so if we were assessing some of the levy structure we're, we're assessing what we can do to, to fight to flood the relentless and powerful storms have caused devastation in many areas cause in homes, remain submerged, and thousands remain under evacuation orders. the rains have ease, extreme drought in the state, but a huge cost. scientists say climate change is responsible for more frequent and

intense storms. has a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. brazil supreme court says it will investigate former president julia ball so narrow for allegedly inciting, last sunday's riots in the capital. both in our supporters ransacked government buildings in brazilian under the false belief that last year's presidential election was stolen. also narrow himself has never publicly acknowledged president luna's election. victory perused president dina ballasa has made a televised apology for dozens of debts, cost in protests over recent weeks. at 1st she will not resign. she also swore in 3 cabin 3 new cabinet members after a string of resignations, supporters of austan president pedro castillo, are demanding new elections and the removal of laughter in the united states.

republicans in congress have launched an investigation into the troop withdrawal from afghanistan in 2021 chaos iraq did when the us pulled out of the country and the taliban re, to control a bomb attack at the campbell airport, killed more than 170 african civilians and 13 us soldiers, swedish climates activist gretta soon berg has appeared at protests in germany against the demolition of a village being cleared to allow open cast coal mine. she criticized the police operation to remove people from literature. in the west of the country, germany has extended its use of coal in power generation due to the energy crisis. 0 pass a new gateway to space bass after you. e, you officials on friday in or greater the 1st orbit, a launch pad on the european mainland. the new facility in arctic sweden will

complement europe's other spaceport and tropical french guiana. it's designed to launch small satellite satellites, which among other things can be used to attract natural disasters or to monitor active conflicts like the war in ukraine. or in the vast expanse of futons, frozen wilderness, a space boat launch satellites. for the european union, new doors to space are opening. at the 3 space center, including european officials inoculated, the arbiter launch complex, the european space. it's a big moment for europe. it's a big moment for europe, space industry. the 1st arbiter launch site on european mainland. this spaceport offers an independent european gateway whose face is exactly the infrastructure we need. officially, i hopeful the new facility will help strengthen youth security. the current

geopolitical situation, not least, of course, the russian invasion of ukraine has demonstrated how important it is, but the european union has access to space. the faith board will also allow to you to better monitor climate change pollution deforestation. and to track natural disasters. that data can help countries in taking better deficiency and devising environmentally friendly strategies. the fact that, like, lot is expected next year, and that would make food in the 1st country in europe besides russia, to launch a satellite from its land. some sport now and after 33 years, international football has returned to iraq, fever band iraq from hosting international matches. after leader saddam hussein ordered the invasion of kuwait in 1990, the band was lifted last year. and now iraq is hosting their much watched golf club

tournament this month. ah, after decades of waiting, iraqi fans are celebrating the return of international football. iraq is hosting the gulf cup for the 1st time since 1979, the year at one. it's 1st of 3 titles in the competition. palinkas harbor, one who lives here and busted out was so excited about the gulf cup. that when the tickets were posted online, they were sold out in just a few hours clean. and i sat coming. i didn't see her band iraq from hosting internationals after the invasion of kuwait, the band was only fully lifted last year and now locals in the host city. basra are excited to show the world a brighter, lighter side of life in a country emerging from 3 decades of, of people. i won't have been known. i will allow them, we want to show the world. our life is more than just war. we have another part of

our life that's beautiful apart that loves happiness, life and positivity. and that's the most important thing with the fall is the hottest you will, and the iraqi government has cancelled standard $200.00 visa fees to try and further encourage foreign fans global lesson. i'm not a law got a lot. we used to hear a lot of things about iraq, hail of me, but when we came here, our view totally changed him on. there is security enough for the in our journey to get hair was safe. we feel as if we were in kuwait to look at it. there was a to pick up the record. iraqi fans are hoping to see their team succeed. ambassador is brand new stadium. just as importantly, they want the world to feel at home as they resume their role as international hosts. dancing enthusiasts have descended on vienna as the famed winter bull season gets into full swing again and the austrian capital. after being postponed for 2 years, due to coven 19 restrictions,

ah, the 2 and dancers have wolves the nights away at the flower bowl in vienna city hall, one of hundreds of bulls hosted in the austrian capital, a each cease and the fallible showcase his eye catching floral arrangements organizes say, bull season is making a roaring comeback offer it's enforced absence. that's it for me shift is up. next i would look at how drones have revolutionized the movie industry agent for that ah. to torture into the unknown. to day this means flying to a foreign planet.