one's the victims many question now whether security forces could have prevented the attack. also on the program. it live province in syria has been under revel control for several years now observed as a wondering if this could be an example of a whole country. and us president elect donald trump, threatens to take over the panama canal, the to me a lot of people welcome to the program. the german government has promised to thoroughly investigate whether the way any security lapses before the deadly attack on a christmas market and not the above. 5 people died and 200 were injured when a cop slouched through a crowd of visitors there on friday night, the city is still coming to terms with what happened there side.

if you pair mock to procure incidents, of grieving the loss of those skills. they weren't after christmas market back with families and friends on friday evening to celebrate the german christmas season. but the beast was shocked to find that god plowed with the crowd. there's nothing to do so i'm sad, it's very, very sad and there's no joy in this christmas season for me. i'm glad that my family is healthy and was not affected. know where my friends, but i feel very, very deeply for the families of those who have lost loved ones or been injured. with these here can be seen picking the suspected that good solid e to the good for now who do means in custody on charges of murder. value is, are felt the nation who has been living in germany for around 2 tickets. his electronic data kept, or some sort of tensions with a judge issue of immigration saturday night this far guide to mont solutions

demanded the mast partition of immigrants. this is despite the report suggesting this expected attack, good for me, both on social media expressing his support for to be fire taped by d e f d. it's clear that this is an issue that's popular on the right and left in the drum, in germany on the run up to the federal elections on the 23rd of february, next year, are going to try to use for that pups despite being him, being in front of the, of the, the id now makes this into a cause that they tried to misuse. that's why the part is what they call us. that democratic spectrum that do not want to do away with a democracy and freedom in germany and like other parties, have to unite and look part honest at what failures were in the process that allowed this attack to happen. and why just to be continuous. those who lost

a loved ones are seeking answers to how something like this happened in gaza. now, how about us and of the listing in minutes in group say they move closer towards agreeing a sci fi with israel. the announcement comes in direct talks resumed again. last week, but on the ground, the fighting continues is really strikes killed at least 35 people on sunday, according to policy and medical officials as a familiar scene in gaza. and one, many people hope will soon be over. after more than a year of war. residents of darrow bothered and central gaza search for survivors after news. really ever strike overnight. aware that how much is real are talking again. palestinians want to believe that this time there will be a breakthrough that brings an end to their suffering. when shared with this, with the younger people hear the news and take it in like it, some kind of anesthetic you, some of you,

they want to believe anything that will give us some comfort in the business. but on the ground, the slaughter of civilians continues was on the behind the targeting still effects civilian law. many of them children which a funeral, knotty a little more were suffering and were dealing with several crises all at once. if we lose loved ones every day and i pray that will be a true suit and that will be a solution that allows us to live a decent life instead of living in misery. but that by the end of the day, she and i see it now for many gardens and during a 2nd winter away from their homes. relief can't come fast enough. aid workers say there is a shortage of blankets and warm clothing, not enough firewood. and that tens are being worn down by the elements. one of them that is put us in the hectic our blankets are very thin. they're not warm enough because we want we can feel the moisture from the ground and the code is killing us and most how we wake up in the morning. freezing is do you know what that feels like? we're shivering from the coast and it's got the one small group at least this weekend,

but a moment of joy causes christian minority, celebrated a pre christmas mass. after is real granted. the catholic church as latin patriarch, special permission to enter the territory. thousands of all faiths will be praying that the new year finally brings a lasting peace attack. he and syria has been holding them the diplomatic talks in damascus. the highest level meetings is deal of withdrawal . this address being earlier this month. serious and you need to, i might al serra and tech is foreign minister. how can be done? held a joint press conference after the meeting, the don cold for international sanctions on syria to be lifted as soon as possible . so the country can start rebuilding its economy serious new rulers led by the h t s, as the most group having steadily filling post and the new administration issue us

as ruled syria is north western region of it lived for 70 years and is hoping to apply this experience to the rest of the country syrian, the opposition sleggs lie proudly on the streets of it live high yet tough a alshaun or h t is the rebels who brought down by shaw asides regime have ruled here for years located in the north waste of the country that live provence is home to around 4500000 people. many of them so many muslims, christians, andrews, people, displaced by 3 is link the civil war. the h d. s was originally linked to l tied up, but cut ties before taking control of most of it, lived in the past 5 years since then. they've brought in a civil administration called the syrian salvation government providing limited services like electricity and water,

and formalizing would to cause lira as legal tender. but they've also been strongly criticized for cracking down on an imprisoning opponents. while the rule appears to have brought relative stability within is live, h t use is still designated as a terrorist group by the us and the united nations. they now face the major challenge of gaining international legitimacy and uniting syrians beyond it led to rebuild the country. earlier i spoke to aaron cell in a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy and the founder of japan, knology dot net and awesome on. it'll take to rebuild syria. i think one of the key things will be using a lot of things that were put on the site or seem since obviously the

administration, none of it had to be related to it so that there could be a ton of investment in the country to rebuild it, since the regime never rebuilt anything after it had originally taken territory back in 2016 talk, he has an echo those calls for the lifting of sanctions and for the international community to engage with this new administration. how much influence does stuckey hold of this? this new government i think that they're gonna view each other as strategic partners going forward, as well as likely cut her as well. um however, you know, uh h t s, the group that took over the country and the leader of middle shot or other mom and all giovanni are independent as well. so i think that they'll seek help from anywhere. they can get it, and that's one of the reasons why i think that they've been happy that other western countries of already come to the masses to meet them, such as the u. k, france, germany in the united states. now, speaking of h to yes,

they have made commitments about protecting syria's diverse communities. what evidence is there that they will keep this promise? well if you look at the last couple of years of the rule in northwest syria, um the christian in jews, minorities have been able to live relatively peacefully. obviously they're still a minority group. and so it's not a 100 percent perfect. but compared to what it was maybe 10 years ago, and they, they haven't been really harassed and they've been able to do their own religious services. and the like, the bigger question is whether minorities will have political representation since the wall they might not have been bought, been bothered, they, they weren't a part of the syrian salvation government either. and speaking of representation, there was also the multiple groups that were involved in this recent change of power. how is this new administration handling these different factions and their

interest? or i think that because h t s is the one that started the offense of took over the country has been leading the transition that a lot of people respect their decision making and that they're all the the honeymoon period at the beginning. so far we've already seen close ties with the southern operations room in the south and then east. yes. is governed in structures of taking over in the south as well as commanding the boarders of jordan. and then in the north we've already seen um, you know, more connections happening between h t s and the turkish facts here. national army, the bigger question likely will be how the curtis lead searing democratic forces, which is also a us back uh, group will fit into this picture. so since they would prefer some level of autonomy, but it's just as talked about unifying all the serial under one command. okay. arns island, washington is due just for near east policy. we appreciate your time and your

insights. thank you. thanks for having me. us president elect donald trump is threatening to retake control over the panama canal. trump told supporters panama was charging too much for us on ships to pass through, considering how much washington spent to build awards a way more than a 100 years ago. kind of most president has hit back, insisting control of the cpanel is non negotiable. it's less than a month until he's back at the white house and president elect donald trump is showing what his approach to international trade may look like. addressing his support is that they're ready in arizona. the choose the central american state of panama, of over charging you as a vessel for passing through the panama canal. under a complete rip, off of our country, will immediately stop the stop. the united states

has a big invest that it says the secure, efficient, and reliable operation of the panama canal, the us health finance, and construct the canal a 100 to 10 years ago and finally handed over control of the passage to panama in 1999 passing through the panama canal, it significantly reduces maritime travel time by connecting the atlantic and pacific oceans enabling more efficient global trade. the president elect fee, as other countries could gain too much influence on the canal, and for all is good. when president jimmy carter flawlessly gave it away, gave it away for 1 dollar, 1 dollar, or during his sermon office. it was only for panama to manage and not for china or any other country to manage it. see what's going on there. chai, the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving or not follow. then we will demand that the

panama canal be returned to the united states of america upon him as president, closer oh, i'm willing to reject, but china has any site in the management of the canal and insisted everyone has to equal treatment in come out of the unit think about was not controlled directly or indirectly by china, european community, united states or any other power or was a panamanian. but i rejects any statement that misrepresents this reality. the other one, because i feel good. the canal will continue to be and panamanian hands on the patrimony of our nation. and guaranteeing it to use for the peaceful uninterrupted transit of ships of all nations in federal bureau. and are they bought on a few 100 y? trump has yet to clarify how he plans to enforce the threats the boat might have caught a glimpse of what to expect from his 2nd presidency. this is a reminder of our top story. the german government has promised

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