it was. celebrations on fireworks light up the globe to mark the beginning of the new year twenty eighteen russia's capital is hosting large numbers of tourists with the holiday season in full play. glints b.c. the premier said it was so. fantastic this is the safest city has ever been and that we've been all over the world here so a little police told this feeling of reading the bible said to. us as the old trunk congratulates americans on the new year we look beyond the first twelve months in office. and russian children abandoned in iraq when their parents joined islamic state celebrate new year back home after an aussie count pain helped reunite them with their family.

a warm welcome you watching on c.n.n. international with mina care and good to have you with us this hour. well countries across the globe have welcomed in the new year twenty eighteen cities worldwide have how spectacular fireworks show to celebrate let's take a look at some of the highlights. feel. i am. feeling. i thank you i.

feel i feel feel must go also erupted into color as the fireworks lit up the sky over some bangles get this will and the kremlin but the holiday season and the way large numbers of tourists are also enjoying the festival sings. you come to miami i was out of germany we come from italy i'm from italy i can ask

if you comes to new jersey. yeah it's the first time yeah it's the first time that i'm here in new year and there's so many things to see. we went to visit their kremlin and it was so. fantastic this is the safest city has ever been and that we've been all over the world for so a little police and so does feel like i was doing the full safety lights everywhere and the people are so nice everybody was trying to help us so clean here and i like the food here it will come back for sure just please find the city be amazing. don't shoot how do you say happy new year in russia and somewhat snow you got it cut off. twenty seven thousand so a raft of new faces in the world's political arena with plenty of opportunities to

get up close and personal with the old gods those things didn't always go smoothly . it was a complete i just told us to. cut . costs. both china and this was.

part. and one of the most anticipated events of twenty seventeen was the start of donald trump in the white house the president took to twitter overnight to congratulate americans on the new year and stress together they're making the country great again here's a quick look back at the man who's turned us politics on it head. could you be. like a smart person. being fully how my doing my job ok ambrosia president do you believe that. as donald trump celebrates his second christmas after being elected u.s. president we're going to go over his top twenty seventeen stocking stuffers

memorable moments from his first year in the white house. thank you everybody thank you very much. i'm. going to go to. work. for you mike. this isn't the kind of behavior that you'd normally expect from a u.s. president during an official meeting you also wouldn't expect twitter to be turned

into an official white house channel but as commander in chief donald trump has actually given america's teenagers a run for their money with over two thousand five hundred tweets. much like charles dickens fictional real estate owner manhattan's favorite scrooge has his very own ghost of christmas past the russia collusion story just doesn't seem to go away as the probes and investigations continue despite the lack of any sustainable evidence now donald trump's twenty seventeen holiday wish list includes a second special counsel to investigate bob muller the first special counsel who

was appointed to investigate donald trump now this could be a slippery slope next there could be a third special counsel appointed by congress to investigate down from second this could just go on and on and on and. you can it's hard for me i see in here to everything because you're a ghost. so donald trump decided to make good on one of his election promises and bring peace to the middle east a way it was his other election promise to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital so far no peace we wish you a very happy hanukkah. and i think this one will go down as especially special. right now in thinking about what's going on and the love that's both of his you know and all about jerusalem the president

has had plenty to boast about in twenty seventeen especially his range of very dangerous toys we are so proud of our military and it was one of the successful offense. to what happens as i said with. heading to iraq. you had just curious. heading towards syria now this time of year a lot of us enjoy word games with our family and friends well donald trump doesn't care what time of year it is or how dangerous the game might get take his challenger kim jong un the north korean crisis left us all breathless wondering if the next word might be world war three we are totally prepared for the second option totally destroy north korea these are sick puppy rockets men is on

a suicide mission for him so what are you doing this city the strongest you'd want which is you know obviously the north korean regime is calling the president trust words a load of nonsense north korea's supreme leader fired back at trump accusing the president of being a mentally deranged u.s. dotard a korean insult roughly meaning senile idiot obviously he's a pretty smart cookie well whether you support him or not twenty seventeen was quite a spectacular year for donald trump there's been explosions late nights on twitter and a regional shake ups twenty eighteen is now here and it seems like the potest has plenty more up his sleeve mop and artsy new york. well the standoff between washington and pyongyang looks set to continue in twenty eighteen with north korea's leader targeting the u.s. in his new year's speech kim jong un stressed he had the nuclear button at hand.

the entire u.s. mainland is within the range of zero nuclear strike and the button is always on the table in my office space you clearly know that this is certainly not a threat or rather a reality but the remark by the leader of d.p. r. k. is highly irresponsible and is to. discourage. things y o d p r k has the right to defend itself it is worried about threats from the united states in terms of regime change or assassination of its leader or a simple invasion into its territory right now the situation is in a stalemate. he has gained the time to develop the super weapon more and more sophisticated way not the states as much as the point of deciding to use military means to solve the problem but i don't think everything has been exhausted it was do need to try their best even though all the likelihood

of a diplomatic solution is becoming remote and remoter another new political leader in twenty seventeen was the french president among your mccrone many saw him as a man of the people but he began with controversial labor reforms that triggered mass protests no one wants to make it easier for companies to hire and fire people and reduce the power of collective bargaining well and sound good french workers but the president thinks they're just being lazy. i will be absolutely determined to i will not yield in any way not to slackers you not to cynics not true extremists. mccrum was dubbed the king of the slackers and as the king of the ridge he was compared to napoleon which was no help when news leaked out about his lavish

fortieth birthday party. i am. a i. am.

a on. twenty seven scene also saw the fall of islamic state in syria and iraq but leaving behind heartache and devastation for civilians here's a recap of the battle against the deadly terror.

thousands of women and children have been left widowed and also and after i saw militants died during the fighting assy launched a campaign in twenty seventeen to bring back abandoned russian children from iraq among them all two sisters had to unfasten his their story. will. be a. shock to me shows up again one little while hold really sure. it's his limo morning will be more more more ready. than all that not only block me only. climbing in it or me or. ill mama told me that. she

surely should you always get. like. it was scary a lot that will happen in my. world. still to come fresh casualties and massive protests in iran we have the details for you after this short break.

probably one day together before the birthday because i just think about that in nine years it went from absolutely unknown piece of software to world shaking wall street transforming. us to. welcome back among us opened fire in the iranian city of najaf killing one and

wounding three others according to state media but only reported that ten people had been killed over night during protests across the country there have now been twelve deaths as the unrest continues through a fifth day because it is all good i thought as he gets unclear however several protesters reportedly tried to take part of the police stations and military bases and were repelled by security forces on saturday state t.v. has reported two of the fatal disease government officials stress that police have never. at the rally john the protests were originally against higher prices but turned political and spread across the country has been met by a mass count of demonstrations in support of wrongs leadership president has on the harney then held a ministerial meeting to solve the economic problems causing public discontent earlier he reaffirmed that people are free to rally as long as there is no violence

. in recent days we have witnessed protests everyone must be aware of this point that we are a free nation and according to the constitution and human rights the people are absolutely free to criticize the government and even protest with their protests should be in such a way as to aim to improve the situation in the country the government will not tolerate some protesters who want to destroy public property will disrupt public discipline and create turmoil in society our people will not tolerate it. meanwhile donald trump has posted his sick tweeting just three days on the protests in iran he wrote that iranian people are hungry for food and freedom here cures the country's government of human rights violations and claimed it's time for change political analysts camel was nice as it was the us itself that sparks the economic situation but led to the protests the problem started with with the policy of the

united states the united states using economic leverage against countries around the world the power of the american state actually the stuff allies in iran they're not happy with everything they wanted to change of regime there was out very clearly their strategy for two thousand and four two thousand and seventeen two thousand and eighteen i think mr trump is still meddling inside the politics of iran and basically their statement that has been coming from the white house from. elves story is story of a lot of suspicion specially the claim by the earring and some of those people who were shot there was without having their reunion police or being the only fire so this is cause for a lot of questions of who's meddling in iranian security issues. over a thousand people have gathered in ukraine's capital for a torch lit march commemorating

a controversial nationalist leader january the first marks one hundred nine years since the birth of stepan bandera a symbol of ukrainian national ism under nazi collaborator under a force for hitler in world war two his faction waged an ethnic cleansing campaign that killed tens of thousands of polish civilians mostly women and children his popularity surged after ukraine's twenty fourteen revolution people at the rally chanted nationalist slogans and carried red and black flags of the nationalist movement similar rallies were held across ukraine. over a dozen incidents of sexual assaults have been reported at new year's celebrations in the german capital berlin example there was incidents of sexual harassment in the event around brandenburg gate we have detained seven suspects the suspects were predominantly young men from syria or afghans where this comes despite

a safe zones for women being set up there for the first time special tents were meant to help those seeking physical and psychological help during the outdoor party near the iconic brandenburg gate we spoke to women who say the zones still don't make them feel safe. it's and i'm feeling safe but. we can take care of ourselves but i don't feel safe you know. came. three suspects were also detained at celebrations in cologne according to local media i was off to nine women reported being sexually assaulted this year special response to introduce to the festivities as possible campaign against sexual misconduct the head of the campaign claims the response reminds people not to say actually it is all shared by works that individuals buildings or police it comes in the wake of the twenty fifteen new year celebrations in germany which

still over a thousand women still say it was among the worst affected. us . in right from the get. to my right. where. there where. there were. people were told are drunk they were there.

we discussed the issue with british former intelligence officer sean she believes safe zones for women may not be the best idea especially since jimmy forty's should tackle offenders and not the victims well i think it's a good initial. in order to make people feel women feel safe however it's perhaps targeting the wrong group you know you need to investigate the people who might be perpetrating attacks and stop those attacks rather than offering a safe haven for women after those attacks happened i can start to understand why the german authorities did this and that in particularly after the assault you mentioned in cologne two years ago as well as dortmund just a door i mean it was all across the country so obviously there are legitimate concerns but it sort of implicitly states that actually women are not safe outside that area germans germany is one of the leading western liberal democracies in the world and yet women cannot feel safe to go out on the streets to celebrate a public holiday what does that say about equality what's that say about human

rights for women in germany these days. who are the latest headlines my colleague sean thomas will be with you at the top of the hour. had a great education a good job and a family that loved me. i never had to worry about how i would eat somewhere i would sleep. i'm facing christmas alone on the streets of london. i thought about it all you like you think you know just like you do still get out but i wish. you the e.u. . but you don't really feel like you being in it. and then. the guy just came over to be assuming you gave your judge a miss but. you

. it's the same wrong when old rolls just don't hold. the world is yet to shake out disdain comes out of it and in again trade equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart as we choose to look for common ground.

welcome to. the shevardnadze jack and asteroids like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs cross the earth pass very often but smaller ones do all the time and while live avoided the danger so far our planet still unprepared for any possible collision. can we stop armageddon if it comes to it or is to earth defenseless against an asteroid strike what we ask former nasa astronaut asked a physicist and space and children or. as our world becomes more familiar with what's beyond planet earth the potential dangers of space are becoming more apparent with the threat of asteroids able to wipe out

entire civilizations security close to our atmosphere so can we counter these dangers before it's too late if you learn of his existence simply a game of chance or is it to define and protect. add blue physicists former officer not c b six twelve foundation welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us thank you very much for having me now of your foundation says there is around half a million asteroids and planet earth neighborhood as big as the one that struck. in one thousand no weight which flattened two thousand square kilometers of forest on impact i mean i've heard warnings and massive spacewalk could reach us by october twenty seventeen so how big does an asteroid have to be to flatten a city. well the one that we saw and in. one thousand nine hundred eight was only

about forty meters across and it was more than enough to destroy a large city so as you said it flattened two thousand square kilometers and it was no larger than a small building but to me something what is more deadly about a meteor hitting earth it's an initial impact or it triggering tsunamis and earthquakes while the danger from an asteroid all depends upon the size and obviously where it hits so the bigger ones can cause more damage the smaller ones such as we saw in chelyabinsk just a few years ago exploded in the air and it was the shock wave that did the damage so it the answer to your question really depends upon the size big ones can cause tsunamis big ones can cause a mess of destruction small ones it's more like the explosion of a nuclear weapon in character so you know but so it can cost tsunamis and earthquakes yes you can for very large asteroids get tsunamis or earthquakes

obviously if you hit in the ocean but you can get plenty of damage from smaller asteroids just due to the the shockwave from the explosion you know a huge asteroid flew by earth in april but does an asteroid even have to hit earth to wreak havoc say hits to moon or just passes by a couple of kilometers away well in most cases to really do a lot of damage on earth you actually have to hit the earth hit the earth or its atmosphere so the ones that miss us well you know it's just a nice show you can watch me go by so those that miss us can't do us any harm is that we're saying yeah really pretty much has to hit the earth to do harm the problem of course is that you have to know if you want to do something about it you have to know which ones are going to hit the earth and that's the real issue finding them and tracking them and knowing which ones are going to hit long before they hit well we're going to get to that but before.