look, you were asleep and was paying for it now. asked them when generation snow on the team, ministry is kind of fun. it feels like there's the free the, this is the w news live from the land brush or a rest say, suspect. so the killing of a top general investigations, the legend goes back, national turn here on russian state to be carried out. the attack must go says the man was recruited by you crate will say coming out there is apple. it's resumed domestic flights for the 1st time since the full of presidents assets, a test flight lands in alaska is called growth to lift the sanctions on the ation success of to the devastating floods that hit stains valencia region. people that all now slowly pushing their lives back together. there is

a long road ahead. the i'm any group is makennan. welcome to the program. great. have you with us investigations in russia say a suspect has been detained over the mother of top russian general eagle curriculum . and an aide, according to the russian investigative committee, and it was back national, has been arrested, and he confessed during interrogation supply and thing of them and destination, yet for ukraine's security service. the explosion happened outside of i must go. apartment block on tuesday and ukrainian official has admitted ukraine's responsibility for the assassination keypad. this week, it's used carrillo being involved in the use of chemical weapons during brushes. more assets was photo i spoke to the w is rigo bureau chief, erie russia,

and asked him what else is known about the suspects. yes, you said it's according to xerox intelligence service such as be the suspect isn't . it was a big citizen that his name hasn't been eaten so far. he said she was recruited by the ukrainians special services and he was promised $100000.00 and a trip to bonham with the european countries. he said to place the bone on the electric, one of the narrative school, the park near the house, where could he lift lift and also he instead. busy assisted to become the right uh footage from his comforter was reportedly brought costs to ukraine and is the confession of you as a man speaks in bed, russian. it's not clear whether he might even be reading it. his confession, a russian foreign minister spoke so much money as a heart about it, but he, she has threatened diplomatic fall, reaching diplomatic consequences. russia of what race issued during the un security council meeting, meeting on december 20th. she said,

let's listen to what she said to exactly move it, and then we accomplish everything the organizes into the changes of legal care a lot smoother will be found and kind of writing and who we have at. they were a simple tool. the supporters of the key regime, rooster, folks of all stripes. we respond as a whole country on the end of old people, musical grey. you won't scare us. we are defending the troops island problem. so you're a ukraine has claimed responsibility for career loves killing. what do you think about that announcement from russia's foreign ministry that we just had the as well, i expect hoss rate x and not on the diplomatic weight of the such an act. uh, could you lift both of the highest rank and the russian officer to be killed him? this was so far uh he belonged to

a very close circle. at the top of the document is through the defense um interrupted for ted tactic. one might expect something similar with the credit and military may be, but it has to be sad to that to us is it options have not killed any senior ukrainian officer or the ukranian so, so it was so far as what did options have definitely done. so far, however heavy or intensified missile strikes and the drone attacks in response to surface strikes by the gradients, alterations by ukrainian secret services, for example, uh on the crime in time and spending so late in the past. okay. um carol of was a well known person. this was quite single day. shes acs, wasn't that how much damage do you think this is done to president vladimir who is into his government? well as a matter of a very high ranking generally is of course a slap in the face or to say for the entire military and political leadership in every country. and every case, it's a very clear signal,

in this case from the ukrainians. you russians might have more soldiers and weapons and may have evan, even the ones, the advance at the moment. with the front lines bought. what else to get your most important people no matter where they are, even in your own country? so yes, it is a blow to poor tune and she's militarily, that's it. um. as for his image, we see that rational, we think country profit is not really a democratic country in which such x would have any consequences for petitions. so, on the contrary, russian propaganda has one more reason to justify this one as a vote against russia and to know to the other way around the w as rank. if you're a chief, you're 8 russia, so you're a thank you so much for that. the malice see us says several 100 north korean soldiers has been killed or injured well slicing for russia and its will with ukraine. the estimate was provided by a defense official on tuesday without giving an exact figure. ukraine released

drone images this week showing what it says on north korean troops killed in combat . ukrainian intelligence official said at least the sea, north korean soldiers had been killed or injured in russia's coast region. over the weekend. the price has shown young has sent more than 10000 troops to reinforce russia's war efforts. whilst marina and her own and military analysts from king's college london oar, she makes of the number of north korean casualties in the war. today on your well, i don't make anything really of these numbers because we have different reports coming from different sides. so on the one hand we have the ukranian reports claiming one number. and we have some us officials claiming some 200 casualties, which means we don't know the exact number of souls being killed in action versus those wounded. and it wouldn't be very difficult to tell any way in this situation

. so what we can assume if the reports are correct, is that the, some, maybe 2300 north korean suffered casualties without knowing the exact number of dead soldiers. how heavily is russia relying on these north korean soldiers, which i don't think that russia relies are probably on the i'm, we have to understand and we have already discussed this a couple of months ago, but they don't speak russian language. they were trained for a completely different task. so there was a question how well they will fair on flat lands in war of attrition. therefore, i don't think that they as a main reliable source of power for the russians. and i think perhaps most korea has more to benefit from this than the russian military in the military sense. and

i still don't believe that they will be catastrophically, changing the situation on the battlefield in the cross region. so tell us more about that marine. what exactly is peeling young, getting in return. so helping rusher out here as well. here a survey seems that young young can gather is gathering and reportedly it has been getting a lot of oil out or more oil isn't allowed under us un sanctions for one of course, cash and food so young young is deepening its size, was russia trying to sun, what distance itself from being if we look at the numbers, if we look at the number of imports in terms of us dollars, they have on some with down. and of course, the military side of this is very important because north koreans, on the one hand, get to test their weapons against western the air defenses. in order to make some

necessary modifications, they got a taste of what the contemporary battlefield is like. on the emily's were of attrition, was rodents and constant surveillance by his adversary's. and of course, given young might be hoping to get some missile technology for his ballistic missiles, which could enable it to reach across the pacific. so to create a strong deterrent against the united states, marina moran from king's college london. marina, thank you. as of thank you for having me. let's just take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. and francis top court has upheld former president nicholas, that's because he's conviction for corruption and influence. peddling. the court ordered him to serve a one year sentence at home, wearing an electronic unclaimed one as a fuck cuz he's lawyer said he would appeal the ruling to the european court of

human rights. the man accused of killing unitedhealthcare c o. brian thompson in new york has been charged with murder as an acts of terrorism. this thompson was shot dead in the street earlier this month. for us, the huge has a still trying to expedite the suspects to a new york courts from the pennsylvania jail. a fire has broken out that lives there. is parliament building in monrovia with our seas in the west african countries say the cause of the blaze is not yet known. it comes at a time of political turmoil and protests in liberia following the government's decision to remove the speaker of the house. now in syria, the domestic cuz that force has reopened for the 1st time since the full of president aside a test flight took off from the capitol and landed in the northern city of alaska on wednesday morning. the airport is currently only open to domestic flights. officials, a cooling for sanctions to be lifted,

to allow serious aviation success to function again dw went to damascus airport to see the 1st flight to take off it slow on the way in to damascus international departures. and arrivals, and not only since the fall of the regime, 13 years of civil war proceeded, bashar, our sides over throw us and european sanctions limited, where people could even go to or arrive from the sanctions also meant there's been no chance to buy new western airplanes or even spare parts for broken plains, serious main carrier, syrian airlines, according to reports, really has only 3 aircraft fit for flying. but change is coming. all pictures of present it to us that has been removed from the airport and airplanes. and the own out did not have enough today in life is returning to damascus international airport with a domestic flight to a level airport,

we ask all countries and friends to return to damascus international airport allows so that life may return to the airport and our beloved free, syria, i mean soria, and well beyond the level of damascus internationals carriers are i ins, flights again to arabic countries, and should sanctions be lifted sunday, european and asian destinations. and beyond. should sanctions be lifted? the sky could be the limit. the domestic full of the us address came in syria is still sending shockwave throughout the region. multiple countries of fact different factions inside the country. so here's a look at the international windows and the loses. as the dust settles, the rebels from the high uptown rear of shot or h t. s group taking over serious capital, damascus spring celebration in some parts of the world and silence and others. one

big winner so far as turkey and it's president richard type, add a one long, a major supporter of h t s and others. so the most of them opposition groups. turkey is also eager to resettle more than 3000000 syrian refugees that it has taken in since the civil war began. turkish companies might gain lucrative contracts and rebuilding the country . turkey also has many military positions inside syrian territory, and it may move to over throw a long time. nemesis, the kurdish autonomous administration in northeastern syria, which is repeatedly coming to attack from turkish forces. iran is a big loser in the fall of the assad regime. syrian storm to the iranian embassy and damascus. soon after the regime fell, a sign of long term grievances at the country that helped to prop up the assad regime. she around loose is one of its most important military allies in the region

. billions of dollars and trade and the land bridge linking it to has beloved, which was already weakened after months of war with israel. that the judge died of his duty while we got a judge. he's real sees a strategic gain. prime minister benjamin netanyahu had described syria as part of the iranian access of evil, but remains cautious about what the future might bring. israel stepped up, it's military operations, bombing, syria, and military assets. it's for administer has said that the unified syria is unlikely to hold together of russia has effectively lost an important ally, which could pay the way for the loss of strategic military bases. russia has a vital naval base and tattoos. one of its most important military assets outside its borders. this base provides logistical support for russian warships in the mediterranean. it was the big prize put and received in exchange for military

intervention in support of the assad regime in 2015 and for continuing to protect the regime in the years after all the sony muslim countries, especially saudi arabia, the u, a. e, and could tar have much to celebrate in the fall of an or rainy and ally. but they're also suspicious of h t. s. and it's close ties to turkey as well as the history of its liter. asking about al serra, who was previously associated with al qaeda. most of the statements from aram capitals that welcomed decides to parcher emphasize the importance of preserving the unity of syrian territory. the risk of serious splitting up is indeed a major unknown one that could dramatically reshape the region. again, i spoke to nath how of aaliyah. he's a senior on melissa syria at the international crisis group. and i asked him how he sees the power vacuum and syria being filled in the coming months and years. i mean,

there's a power vacuum left by, by the regime, the regime kind of the last on itself and it, it, it left the space for different doctors to, to, uh, um, toward one of the most dangerous actors is isis. so i says is taking advantage of this power of our to my is, uh, is it taking space, they get equipment that was left by the regime. uh, so in the body and that does uh, in the middle of syria and then almost all the way to the the, the, the rocky board is, isaac has been a pro active the building itself. so there's a danger of some kind of artist where your margins and the power vacuum with the international glitch eat. of course the main box is what are you running washer and diesel going to be replaced? who's going to replace? the definitely talk is, is, is our main doctor who else it's, it's on clear right now. how does not know how wash from the international prices

for speaking to me earlier? now the capital of vinyl was who remains without was her day off for a mass of us quite sure. the south pacific island nation rescue is a searching for survive, is trapped on the collapse buildings in the capital put villa. police say at least 14 people have died and 200 were injured in the quake. a security force inch captures the modem and the earthquake rocks. with this mechanics work shop in port wheeler know asked who his capital especially was hottest hit by tuesdays magnitude sleep on point 3. quite emergency work is used heavy machinery to scour the wreckage. continuing this search for those trapped under the rubble and to the night a building housing, several international embassies was among those badly damaged. local health care

services have been overwhelmed with more than 200 people treated for injuries. the quick knocked out communication networks, leaving many worried about their loved ones, but ben welter was no stranger to the natural disasters. uh so we built on the tough definitely, but um the upgrade took everyone by surprise. um we know that so with communication that was uh, rudely interrupted. uh it was uh, a bit of uh, scary situation where families were not able to check in on each other. um, but also when we have cycles in the past, we were able to track it, then we were able to prepare and get best supplies ready at this time around and everyone was taken by surprise. access to drinking. most of it is now a key concern for port vila, after res of was with damaged aid from several countries is now on its way along with the search and rescue chains to help with recovery efforts. in front of that,

secondary administer says it's currently impossible to assess the full death toll from a psych flown and the french overseas territory is miles so far. at least 22 people to come. some dead off of the islands were hit by slight, sent you to the local officials say that hundreds, possibly thousands of people may have been killed the days of to the was natural disaster in mild suisse in history. the archipelago is still coveted. the ruins of homes and businesses. the french government says daily flight, so bringing military pass, know, along with food, water and medicine. but some of the cool say they aren't seeing any results. just so that these are the thick uh how different parts is it since saturday morning when the cycling passed in just 3 and a half hours, nothing has really happened. uh no sir, upon from us that the people trying to clear you not look good unusual. i haven't

seen any municipal services and if i had service ticket while the wide spread damaged infrastructure is easy to see, the human cost of the site closes being honda to measure with so much trouble left to search through health officials via the final desktop will be far higher than preliminary numbers suggest expect a higher number of tests and a note to the flu. we have in the emergency department does not correspond to the seriousness of the situation. it leads us to believe that people have died. you know, some lunches from says president emmanuel mac cron is due to visit this week as symbolic visit the many miles on the mainland front. se should have come soon. i to hear some of the stories making headlines today. more than 20 mine has been rescued from a mine, and that's kind of stone, which collapsed on such as a traveling the world because underground coal mine collapse in the same area in

2014 kills at least 15 was because global, the mom's, the coal is expected to reach an old time high this year, an international energy agency report says use of the fossil fuel has rebounded strongly of the promising during the cobit pandemic. the binding of coal for energy production is a key try the climate change and the k explore in italy has been rescued after spending 5 days trapped on the ground. following a full, more than a 100 rescue. as quote to free tabi, a piano who suffered multiple fractures including to her face ribs and these, this piano was trapped in the same cave system. twice to the northern is for the telly and city of back in the last year. and more than $200.00 people were killed, one flooding devastation, parts of eastern and southern spain. in october,

the coast region of valencia was hit the hardest, with some areas getting a years worth of rain in just a few hours. residents that have been trying to put their lives back together again, but it is a huge challenge. businesses are still struggling and many people, all still angry at the local government. he's able to use nicole wrist has this report of that of a station of deadly slots left behind a still immense overnight. the catastrophe of the 29th of october change the lives of thousands in the province of valencia. mileage, he seems far away and starting over is a challenge. this metal workshop in the town of muscle nasa is still barely accessible from the outside. together with volunteers. plugins out has gotten rid of. most of them are covered everything. approximately 2 and a half to meet us. all of his tools and machines are now useless destroyed by sound and rust belt. he estimates the damage at 60000 yours and has now gotten 10000

years of financial aid from the national government. but you won't be able to open for another month or 2. he's afraid to lose his customers. know you, i'm, i'm, well, joe, we get called a lot for repairs right now and i cannot fix anything if i'm working as we are repairing our own things. how are we going to repair for others? it's impossible right now. i mean, let's see if they can wait a bit. that would be good. if not, it can happen. somebody that bad. yeah, nice. you know, voice things look slightly different, a few minutes drive away. and so that'd be things to a donation from a spanish supermarket manager. this book to just reopen a relief after long weeks in crisis mode. it means a lot to me seen people come back in and people not crying. because when the shop was closed, they came to hook us and cried. it was all crying, and now we have gone with people that we didn't have before. friends, again,

the only very few shops are already open though. many people still rely on donations. like here at this church where they get the essentials that they cannot find locally. the road to recovery is tough and for some unimaginable, many year think that most of the desk could have been avoided, had the regional government, a lot of people on time. medical fields father died in the floods. it took more than 10 days to find his body. volunteers dug him out of the mouth and she feels left alone to deal with the trauma. the list, how much is the school bus? the, the we are all taking pills to be able to sleep in because the nightmare are recurring every day to a cons. stop to think about how my father suffered. he was clinging to a fence without any one rescuing him. so we that i guess in the life for her and her family will never be the same again. maybe garcia has sent

a petition to spain. is congress demanding justice for the debt? tens of thousands have signed. not got the butcher shop with volunteers from all parts of the country, clean and rebuild the shop. again, giving people back something as normal as grocery shopping. it seems like nothing is happens whenever things happens to you and tell you what, i'm happy because we will practically abandoned. we have nowhere to go to buy anything, nothing, not even a simple loaf of bread. suddenly nothing but a lot of other fun. after the harvest, people in the region have to endure. it's the little things that seem like miracles . and they know home to think. there's a saying making the rounds here. only the people say so people to brazil now west as christmas approaches santa has made an early stop trading his sleigh for a jet ski off to talking down in rio sun. so hit the waves to check out who's the

north sea and who's be nice even joined up with 5 slices to hand out presents to thousands of local children. it was all fun and games those stand to stayed on. do you see to rescue 3 people who are having trouble getting back to soon? i and here's a quick reminder of all top stories of this. our russian investigations obtained the suspects of the murder of top general eagle carrillo of an age. and it was bank national has been arrested and moscow says, the man confessed to working for ukrainian intelligence services. he was already taken responsibility for the attack in the russian capital. i'm sure today there is apple, it's a very open for domestic flights for the 1st time since the full of bus. all a sudden, it's unclear when international fund flights will resume officials, the cooling society, tends to be less to, to allow the aviation success to function properly. and with that,

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