and then when you're racing questionnaires on the team to ministry. this kind of funny feels like this is dw news live from berlin. german officials promised a swift investigation into this week's deadly christmas market attack. as mag bird warns the victims many questioned how a rampaging driver was able to breach the events secured, also on the program. look inside your brains, soviet era, nuclear weapons facilities, as the country stairs down it's still made. and it's where with russia, many are wondering what could have been if you crane had held onto its atomic arson . and us president elect donald trump, for instance, take over the panama canal, the

i'm on and he said, welcome to the program. the german government says it will launch an investigation to determine whether security services could have prevented the deadly attack on a christmas market. and mac divert 5 people died and 200 were injured. when a car was driven through crowds at the market on friday night, there's fact and there's a few pair mocked books for instance, a breathing the loss of the skin. they weren't after christmas market bout with families and friends on friday evening to celebrate the german christmas season. but the beast was shocked to find that god loud to the crowd, the holidays. so i'm sad, it's very, very sad. there's no joy in this christmas season for me, and 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 taking 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 national, who has been living in germany for around 2 tickets. his electric that a kids or some sort of tensions with a judge issue of immigration on saturday night, this fog item on the solution demanded the master petition of imagery. this is despite the reports adjusting the suspected that 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 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. unlike other parties, have to unite and look part honest at what failures were in the process that allowed this attack to happen. and why does to be going to be with those who lost their loved ones, are seeking answers to how something like this happened. it's in gaza. moss and other palestinian militant groups say they've made progress on a ceasefire agreement with israel. the announcement comes after indirect talks resumed again last week, but on the ground, the fighting continues. according to boston and medical officials is really strikes on the gaza strip, chilled at least 35 people on sunday, a familiar scene and 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 i'm asking 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 young 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 in which a funeral, not a whole month were suffering and were dealing with several crises. solid ones is that 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 in decent life instead of living and misery. but that by the end of the day, she and i see it now for many gardens. and during the 2nd winter away from their

homes, we leave 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 that are blankets are very thin. they're not warm enough, we just really want we can feel the moisture from the ground and the code is killing us and the most highly wake up in the morning freezing is do you know what that feels like? you were shivering from the cold and this and 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 piece. turkey and syria have been holding diplomatic talks and damascus. the highest level meeting since the

over through the som regime. earlier this month, syria's new leader off model shadow and turkey is foreign minister, how concrete on how the joint press conference after their meeting to don called for international sanctions on syria to be lifted as soon as possible. so the country can start rebuilding its economy. syria is new ruler is led by the east. yes. as long as the group has been steadily filed a feeling post in the new administration. it's just as ruled. syria is north western region for of it lived for 7 years and says it's hoping to apply this experience to the rest of the country. syrian opposition sleggs lie proudly on the streets of it live high, yet toppia alshaun or h t is the rebels who brought down busha asides regime have ruled here for years located in the north waste of the country. it lived province as home to

around 4500000 people. many of them so many muslims, christians, andrews, people displaced by 3 is link the civil war. this h t s was originally linked to l kind up, but cut ties before taking control of most of it live 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 cuz 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 its live, h t use is still designated as a terrorist group by the us and the united nations. they now faced the major challenge of gaining international legitimacy and uniting syrians beyond it led

to rebuild the country in ukraine, talk a bit of a possible peace plan, has highlighted concerns. but any pause and the fighting would give russia time to rebuild its army. as a calendar, this key of supporters have put forward several puzzles. european peacekeepers patrolling the front lines. nato security guarantees and promises of more weapons. but what would it take to convince ukrainians that the threat from russia has ended and not just been postponed? database and economy takes the dive into cranes soviet past to understand their hopes for the future. a this isn't a submarine. this is a service here in nuclear weapons come on center, 14 inches underground. yep. oh wonderful. so what you wouldn't have known if you're building new york and boston, you'd have just been told the plan 50 and new york community, both offices in charge to press this lock and then turn

a key at the same time for the launch to go ahead. let's go back in the 19 eighties and now the was in uniform. 10 soviet nuclear missiles are based at this search alone, ready to strike american cities in a matter of minutes. now it's a museum, and an audi is it to guide? after the collapse of the soviet union, newly independent ukraine inherited the was the 3rd largest nuclear arsenal. it gave them up in return for security guarantees known as the budapest random. those premises from russia, the rest and the u. k. of turned out to mean little they're more more ukrainians who regret the fact that their country gave up these weapons. they say ukraine still hadn't really weapons. maybe the russians wouldn't have invited. how did you credit without nuclear weapons protect itself from a bigger nuclear um neighbor in russia, the cold states, right. and so tech it with those very same. what would it be in base to back in the day, you will see this of was elected to you greens parliament in 2014. after us are invaded

in 2020, to join the military, and now come on the drum unit. he spoke with us from the front lines. some of those of the we were duped in the it's as simple as that. do you thought us? we didn't get real security guarantees back then and we're paying for it now with our blood users be so in the ukrainians aren't going to the same thing happened again, apple's but it was all what would it take for ukrainians to feel secure? since rushes full scale invasion, ukraine has signed a number of bilateral security agreements with countries including germany, u. k. and the us think of that just to supply weapons and took himself within 24 hours. should ukraine be attacked again in the future? this of says that's not enough. sure to pretends regime collapsing. will you credit joining they to if he's one of the joints for lost in peace. international peacekeepers. the key to position you come to if we have thousands of british french, german and polish troops along the front lines. and that's

a real guarantee. that piece might actually a whole, you will get moved that this war will be over with rich. anything else? all other kinds of deals with just ensure that the war is just pause and will break out again in a month or a year's time, which is because most of which is the analysts say that would require tens of thousands of troops. not just along the 1000 kilometer front line, but also on ukraine's boat is with russia and batteries. and they would need to be on, even if and it's a big if countries like germany in the u. k. would be willing to risk sending troops to face off with russia. the bigger question remains, whether they actually have enough troops to do so. us president elect donald trump has threatened 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 the waterway more than a 100 years ago. panama,

as president, has hit back, insisting control of the canal is non negotiable. and 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. he accused the central american state of panama, of over charging you as a vessel for passing through the panama canal vendors. this complete rip off of our country will immediately stop. the stop. the united states has a big invested. 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 of significantly reduced maritime travel time by connecting the

atlantic and pacific oceans and adding more efficient global trade. the president elect fees of the 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 $1.00. 1 dollar during his sermon offers, 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 that. china has any site in the management of the canal and insisted everyone has equal treatment in come out and will be in it. think about it is 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 is reality. the other one because i feel good. the canal will continue to be in panamanian hands as the patrimony of our nation. and guaranteeing its 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 his threats. the boat might have caught a glimpse of what to expect from his 2nd presidency. and a reminder of our top story. the german government has promised a swift swift investigation to find out whether security services could have prevented the deadly attack on a christmas market active for 5 people died and 200 were injured when a car out through a crowd of visitors there on friday night. the coming up next, our tech show swift shift, excuse me, looks at how technology is changing the face of arts. there's more news on our

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