doesn't surprise me if the government gave them a head's up to make preparations to be sure that alexey navalny is absolutely insulated and kept apart from any part of the russian system at all. >> you described incredibly horrible conditions a the a prison like this. we know that putin is very threatened by navalny's, and we've seen the threats that people get just by getting in putin's way. what is keeping putin from killing nevalny alive at this point? >> nothing. as you said earlier, the about security service tried to poison him and nevalny managed to get to germany to be healed from the toxin against them. he's now at the mercy of the russian government and putin. there are different methodologies here. they're concerned if he's simply is a stabbed or somehow, people would say, well, that was putin's doing. it's almost like putin wants to wait him out, wait until his health deteriorates, and picks up a he disease and that's an unfortunate demise. >> and there anything that navalny's team can do to protect him at all? >> not really. the only thing that they could do and they're doing it, i

alexei navalny was rushed to hospital in germany. nected the poisoning with the russian state, but at this point, navalny did something extraordinary and flew back to russia from germany whereto to no one's surprise he was arrested, charged with all sorts of offences. i can tell you what they were, but to be honest, i would be wasting your time because nobody takes them seriously. i don't even think the russian state takes them seriously, the charges which he was forced to go through, and was given a total of 30 years imprisonment. and effectively over the last few weeks, he has been unable to be tracked down, so talk to us what the significance is now knowing his location. inevitably, one thinks that it's good news and terrible news at the same time. good news because there really were fears for his life, this man, as a set has been a thorn in the side of the kremlin. they probably try to kill him before, some fear they've done it again, so yes, he is alive and his lawyer says he's all right, to use her words, however, as he said, th

you are right, it has been six days since they have known the whereabouts of alexei navalny, and also, the lawyers went to the jail friday where he is supposed to be, and he was not there as well, and a big concern for alexei navalny, and one of the things that we are hearing from the lawyers is that he was supposed to be transferred to a different jail and different penal colony with a stricter regime than the one he has been in, which is of course hard for him. he has been in isolation, and solitary confinement several times, and obviously reprimanded by the authorities there. he has been on hunger strike, and health issues and now the lawyers say simply that they don't know where he is. they don't know whether or not there is foul play involved. however, one of the things, john, that we have seen over the past couple of days is that folks associated with the anti-corruption foundation of alexei navalny which is deemed the extremist group in russia started a guerrilla campaign against vladimir putin re-elected as president. it is a political campaign, and unclear whether or not all

he reminded us about who alexei navalny is. ei is he began his career as a grassroots anti—corruption campaigner. he started buying shares in major companies which had links to the state, so they had to send him their accounts and he started to look where that corruption was. but then he really became a thorn in the side of the kremlin when one thing really got attention, he managed to get hold of a video showing the house belonging to the then prime minister so people could see the luxurious lifestyle he lived. at this point, the russian state started trying to prosecute navalny, throwing all sorts of charges at him. he was then banned from standing for election. this culminated in 2020 with the notorious moment when navalny was poisoned. alexei navalny was rushed to hospital in germany. there was plenty of evidence which connected the poisoning with the russian state, but at this point, navalny did something extraordinary and flew back to russia from germany where, to no—one�*s surprise he was arrested, charged with all sorts

they find themselves living so close to russian occupied forces. >>> fred, we were talking about alexei navalny in the context of those regions . navalny is the chief opposition leader, and he's been in a penal colony and the team says they don't know where he is. is there any information coming out at all about his whereabouts tonight, fred? >> reporter: you know, erin, there isn't, and one of the things we have to make our viewers aware of is just the difficulties that alexei navalny's, that they are dealing with, because you mentioned that he was supposed to appear at a hearing today in front of a court from the penal colony that he had been an and so far he just didn't show up. the lawyers were told that there was simply a power failure in the jail that he was in but they kept asking questions and in the end, finally the staff of the jail said well he's actually not even on the list anymore as being one of the inmates of this prison and that's when the legal team called around to other colonies like for example the ik-7, which is even harsher and could be one of the places that navalny is s

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rafa -- alexei navalny has been found to be held any penal colony in siberia -- held in a penal colonysiberia. king charles uses his christmas broadcast to talk about what he calls an increasingly tragic conflict around the world. ♪ >> hello. i am lewis vaughan jones. welcome to the program. start with the latest on the israel-gaza. benjamin netanyahu says the military will deepen its fight against hamas in the coming days. while these visits show him on a rare visit to israeli troops in gaza, he later told members of his party his country's military campaigns not close to being over. his comments come days after the u.s. secretary of staaid the u.s. should lower the and has the its strikes. he later appeared in parliament. listen. >> [speaking a non-english language] lewis: speech was heckled by the families of hostages who were watching, some shouting "now" as they demanded the immediate release of loved ones. these images show the aftermath of an airstrike on a refugee camp which reportedly killed more than 70 people. the gaza health ministry says at least 250 people have been kille

now, all of this is very difficult obviously for the legal team of alexei navalny, for his family, of as well. however, it is not unheard of within the russian prison system. we have to keep in mind that alexei navalny was supposed to be transferred to a jail with an even harsher regime, tougher jail than the one he's been in so far. and our viewers just heard from alexei navalny's daughter how difficult the situation he is in right now, them saying he's essentially malnourished. of course we also know from his associates that he apparently fainted inside his jail cell last week and had to be put on an iv. now he is supposed to get into a tougher regime. however, they are not saying where that is. and one of the things that does tend to happen when a prisoner is in the process of being transferred within the russian prison system, is that they're completely out of communications. they're not allowed to communicate and also the prison service itself does not communicate. it's up to the legal team to actually find out where he is. we might hear from alexei navalny at some point in time

alexei navalny was rushed to hospital in germany. with the russian state, but at this point, navalny did something extraordinary and flew back to russia from germany whereto to know in surprise he was arrested, charged with all sorts of offences. i can tell you what they were, but to be honest, i would be wasting your time because nobody takes them seriously. i don't even think the russian state takes them seriously, the charges which he was forced to go through, and was given a total of 30 years imprisonment —— imprisonment. 30 years imprisonment -- imprisonment.— 30 years imprisonment -- imprisonment. 30 years imprisonment -- imrisonment. �* ' . , ., imprisonment. and effectively over the last few — imprisonment. and effectively over the last few weeks, _ imprisonment. and effectively over the last few weeks, he _ imprisonment. and effectively over the last few weeks, he has - imprisonment. and effectively over the last few weeks, he has been i the last few weeks, he has been unable to be tracked down, so talk to us what the signif

these are charges that alexei navalny and his legal team have consist tently denied. believe these charges are politically motivated. navalny is a key critic of president vladamir putin and the kremlin overall, and has posed one of the largest challenges to putin during his war and continues to pose a significant channel, as you can imagine, there is significant concern over what navalny may face in his new colony. >> that's right. nada, thank you for bringing us that update. >>> let's turn now to gaza, where israel is promising to intensify its ground operations. this follows one of the enclave's deadliest night's in the battle between israel and hamas. the hamas controlled health ministry says at least 70 people were killed after an israeli attack at a refugee camp. and in the west bank, there are subdued celebrations on this christmas morning. local leaders have canceled christmas festivities in bethlehem to show solidarity with the people of gaza. and in place of the traditional christmas tree, this year an art installation, depicting mary and jesus, surrounded by

it's around this time that alexey navalny has disappeared. they've bought billboard ads which on the face of them say happy new year to russia. if you click on a qr code it tries to dissuade people from voting for vladimir putin. that's definitely something that angered the russian authorities. that's something the anti-corruption foundation is looking into. one of the things we need to point out is that alexey navalny was supposed to be transferred to a different jail than an even harsher regime that he's insofar. it's not uncommon for prisoners to completely be out of communications, not be allowed to communicate at all. in fact, that is something that happened to navalny in 2022 when he was put in the jail he's been insofar. nevertheless, the concern, of course, is massive right now among those people supporting him because of his health issues and because they have absolutely no idea about his whereabouts. >> fred pleitgen in berlin, thank you very much. >>> a major request from special counsel jack smichlth he wants the u.s. supreme cour

alexei navalny is fine. s a staunch critic of the kremlin —— alexei navalny. he has been in prison. it was on the 6th of december that they lost contact with him. an update there from his team confirming that he is fine. let s get some of the day s other news now. police in sri lanka say they have arrested more than 13,000 suspects during a week—long drive against drug traffickers across the country. they say the operation led to the seizure of almost aao kilogrammes of various types of narcotics, including heroin. more than a thousand addicts have been sent to a military—run rehabilitation centre. there's been widespread anger and protests after three civilians were found dead in indian—administered kashmir, a day after they were reportedly taken into questioning by security forces. police in the region have launched an investigation into the incident. five other civilians with injuries are being treated in hospital. christmas is also being celebrated in china, but the chinese communist party has urged chris

russia's leading operas -- opposition figure alexei navalny has been found in siberia in a penal colonyng charles uses his christmas broadcast to emphasize universal values shared between major religions. welcome to the program. we will start with the latest on the israel-gaza war. benjamin netanyahu says the military will deepen its fight against thomas -- against hamas. he is shown there in a black jacket. on a rare visit to israeli troops in gaza, he said the military campaign is not close to over. this comes days after the u.s. secretary of state said israel should lower the intensity of strikes. he later appeared in the israeli parliament. his speech was heckled by the families of hostages who were watching. they shouted, now, as they demanded the immediate release of their loved ones. israel says 129 people remain unaccounted for after they were taken to gaza by hamas after the attacks in october. these images show the aftermath of an airstrike in a rfugee camp which reportedly killed more than 70 people. israel says it is investigating. the gaza health ministry says at least 250

♪ >>> alexei navalny found.he jailed russian opposition leader has been missing for two weeks and suddenly turns up. what his legal team is saying this morning. >>> new video this morning of thousands of migrants starting their trek from southern mexico to the u.s. border. secretary of state tony blinken is headed to mexico city this week to address the crisis. >>> a ground breaking surgery helping a young girl find her voice for the first time and opening up a whole new world to this 9-year-old and her family. i'm kate bolduan with sara sidner, john berman is off today. this is a very christmas "cnn news central." ♪ >>> new this morning, russian opposition critic alexei navalny has been found. the head of his russian foundation says navalny is in a penal colony in the far reaches of northwestern siberia. his team has been trying to locate him for at least two weeks after he was suddenly and without warning moved from detention near moscow. cnn's nada bashir is following all the developments for us. what are you

. >>> he was due to appear in court today but the imprisoned russian opposition leader alexei navalny is now missing. the state department and white house are concerned for his well-being. the latest on this story, coming up. >>> an alarming situation right now in russia, the chief opposition leader to putin alexei navalny, has reportedly gone missing. he's been in prison since 2021 serving a more than 30 year sentence but his legal team says they haven't been able to locate him for six days now. and there's concern that he may be in poor health. steve, do you think this is just a case of alexei navalny being moved to a different place or is something else going on here, what do you think? >> we just don't know because at this point it so difficult to get reliable information outside of russia about what is going on inside russia especially if it has to do with anything concerning navalny in general. there was a rumor he was going be moved to a higher security prison, reserved for people who had committed crimes after being released and who were potentiall y violent types of prisoners

at that point, alexey navalny disappears. his staff and supporters cannot find him nor can his lawyers find him, they were very concerned. remember back in 2020 he was really poisoned, almost killed with nerve agent. he's been under very harsh conditions. they were buried, he disappears for as you said a few weeks. that coincidentally happens just after vladimir putin announces he's going to run for president again. alexey navalny's team finally tracked him down, they find him in an extremely remote penal colony which is inside the arctic circle, it is called polar wolf. gets really part of the old gumlog system from the soviet days, the trip took 20 days by train, it was really circuitous. it was called a special regime colony, extremely cruel environment and very difficult because it is so cold. there is no mail delivery but surprisingly, alexey navalny was able to tweet and put on a social media. i will read it in a second, amazingly he sounded in good appearance and i would say ironic and funny as he often is. here's some

>>> this morning, russian opposition leader alexei navalny is still meeting and the white house wantswers. his lawyer said that he had quote left their colony, but they could not confirm where he is now, and the white house says they are deeply concerned. fred pleitgen is with us for the latest. fred, what is the status here? >> it is completely unknown. one thing to point out is how difficult it is for navalny's lawyers to get that little bit of information from the russian prison system, and more difficult for them to find alexei navalny, and for the last two days he was supposed to appear on a video link from where he is, and he has not shown up in the past two days. the people inside of that prison said there were issues with the electricity and then they did admit that alexei navalny is no longer listed in the prison, and then they admitted that he had left that prison, and that is how far his lawyers have gotten that he had left that prison, but it is unclear where he is. we know that he was supposed to be transferred to another jail which has a tougher regime than the one he ha

russia's leading opposition figure, alexei navalny, has been found to be held in a penal colony in siberia. in his christmas message, king charles emphasises the importance of shared values, at a time of "increasingly tragic conflict around the world". live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the military will "deepen" its fight against hamas in the coming days. his comments come despite the us urging israel to lower the intensity of its strikes. benjamin netanyahu has also felt pressure from families of hostages who heckled him in parliament, demanding the immediate release of their loved ones. and these images show the aftermath of an air strike on the al—maghazi refugee camp which reportedly killed more than 70 people. israel says it is investigating. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says at least 250 people have been killed in the last 2a hours. meanwhile, in bethlehem in the occupied west bank, christmas celebrations were muted because of the ongoing conflict. shaimaa

the past couple of days we heard about one way in which supporters ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny some sort of campaign in russia, they put up posters across russia saying russia, happy new year, but if you scan the qr code on the posters, it took you to an anti—putin website. because this is the only form of social or political campaigning they were allowed to do in russia. as soon as the authorities realised what was going on, those posters were taken down. so that's why vladimir putin is the one and only real candidate allowed to run in those elections. the shadow health secretary wes streeting has written to the home sectretary urging further action over rising islamophobia in the uk. the letter follows threats directed towards a school and its pupils in his east london constituency and the evacuation of mosque in london yesterday due to a security threat. now, fishermen in the south west have been catching and selling bluefin tuna as part of a new pilot fishery. seven of ten licences have been issued in cornwall, and two more in devon. the fish weigh around 250 kilograms and

it is a new, leak prison for alexei navalny. found, but his new home maybe the worst yet. it is a penal colony. >>> no public celebration in bethlehem as the death toll mounts with 250 killed in the last 24 hours alone. the israeli prime minister vowing to intensify the war.>>> and the former president urging an appeals court for out a case against him. will accept his argument? following the stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. >>> vladimir putin's most famous critic has been found in one of the most remote prisons. alexei navalny is doing well despite being at a penal colony in siberia known as polar wolf. that is according to his legal team spokesman. it is nearly 2000 miles from where he was held before. the 47-year-old opposition leader has been missing since december 11th and his team said he was never hidden for so long. he missed two scheduled court appearances last week. his protest of vladimir putin was the subject of a cnn film that won an oscar this year. nada bashir is covering this. do we

russia's leading opposition figure, alexei navalny, has been found to be held in a penal colony in siberia. and king charles uses his annual christmas broadcast to emphasise the importance of "universal" values shared between major religions. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. we are going to start with the latest on the israel gaza war. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the military will "deepen" its fight against hamas in the coming days. these pictures released by the israeli government show him on a rare visit to israeli troops in gaza. he later told members of his party that his country's military campaign was "not close to being over". his comments come days after the us secretary of state said israel should lower the intensity of its strikes. he later appeared in the israeli parliament — take a listen. chanting his speech was heckled by the families of hostages who were watching. they shouted "now" from the gallery as they demanded the immediate release of their loved ones. israel says 129 people remain unaccounted for after they were taken to gaz

i suppose that is a complement to the extraordinary power that alexei navalny still has, certainly inr news now: armed groups have killed at least 113 people in a series of attacks on communities in central nigeria, in a region beset by religious and ethnic tensions. an official in plateau state said attacks had taken place in at least 20 communities. ukraine has denied russia's claim its troops have captured the ukrainian town of mariinka in the eastern donetsk region. ukraine's army spokesperson said fighting was continuing for control of the town and his forces were near the district's borders. it lies five kilometres southwest of the russian—held city of donetsk. the claims cannot be independently verified. protesters have held another day of demonstrations in the serbian capital belgrade, demanding the release of nearly 40 people arrested during violent anti—government protests on sunday. students blocked roads around serbia's main government building throughout the afternoon. cameras have followed king charles for more than a yearfor a bbc documentary that will be broadcast on t

credible opponents of vladimir putin or his policies because they are either in jail, such as alexei navalnysky, or dead such as boris nemtsov. in fact, over the past couple of days, we heard about one way in which supporters ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny, how they try to do some sort of campaigning in russia. they put up posters across russia saying russia, happy new year. but if you scan the qr code on those posters, it took you to anti putin website because this is the only form of social or political campaigning they were allowed to do in russia. and as soon as the authorities realised what was going on, those posters were taken down. so that's why vladimir putin is the one and only real candidate allowed to run in those elections. let's return to the israel—gaza war, where it can be hard to envisage a long—term resolution. but inter—faith vigils around the world give a glimpse of what is possible. last sunday saw one such vigil here in london, outside downing street. attending were israeli and palestinian citizens, jews and muslims, faith leaders and charities — all united i

so i think it's possible we may be at the tail end of seeing alexei navalny twitter messages.trange. there is a collection of tweets. he has been reassuring, saying, "don't worry about me, i'm fine. i'm totally relieved i made it, i'm in good spirits, thank you for your support." at other times, it really is as if he is writing an article for a travel magazine. he says that there are no reindeers, but there are beautiful fluffy shepherd dogs. he says he lives near the arctic circle, but there is a beautiful town nearby. he says, "i have a sheepskin hat, i've grown a beard for my 20 days of transportation." he leaves us in no doubt that conditions are tough there as well. he says, "when i look at the window, at night, then at the evening, and then the light again." i think there is a reference that so far north, there really isn't much in the way of daylight. he also makes clear he can't see much at all because there is a perimeterfence outside his window blocking any views. he says, "i can't give you any stories about polar exotics yet." he almost makes a joke at the end, sayi

putin seems to derive almost sadistic pleasure from this sort of situation, so putin, alexei navalny about him in the press conference. it's very much on style for vladimir putin. find style for vladimir putin. and we did hear— style for vladimir putin. and we did hear him _ style for vladimir putin. and we did hear him talking that press conference about the imprisoned wall street journal correspondent saying that he would be open to a deal that is "mutually acceptable to the united states." what do you think he means by that? is he serious about that? what could he deal look like? i serious about that? what could he deal look like?— he deal look like? i thought this was a _ he deal look like? i thought this was a very _ he deal look like? i thought this was a very interesting i this was a very interesting moment of the press conference, the new york times raised this question, of course, he has been held in russia on completely ridiculous charges and there has been some discussion of his possible exchange for maybe a russian spy exchange for maybe a russian spy or somebody like that

. > tonight, putin critic alexei navalny finally found alive after going missing fo r 20 days. nada bashir has the story. >> one of president putin's most famous adversaries. relieved, exhausted, but most importantly, alive. >> we filed a 680 request indifferent russian prisons trying to locate alexei. >> for weeks, kremlin critic alexei navalny's whereabouts were unknown. now, his team has located him at a remote penal colony north of the arctic circle. after a journey navalny says took almost three weeks. they brought me here on saturday night. we are going to talk to someone confronting the crisis head, on a new york city. the battle to shelter it overflow of migrants transported there, next. >> with officials on the southern border grappling with an unprecedented surge of migrants, a critical meeting set to take place tomorrow in mexico. secretary of state, antony blinken, and homeland security alejandro mayorkas will meet mexico's president in the hope that the two sides could come up with a new agreement to help ease the border crisis. cnn's rosa flores is at the u.s. sou

remind us of where alexei navalny currently is. >> what we know is his attorney and his allies are concernedhey heard from him. we know that navalny was being held in vladimir, russia, just outside of moscow. we know his lawyers showed up at the colony where he was being held and was told he's not there. they don't have any information of him being there. another attorney went to another facility in that area where he may have been transferred to, and, again, was told he's not on the roster. there's a great concern about his well being and the united states government is concerned. the u.s. state department issued a statement just within the last few hours. i'll read part of it for you. they said, we do not have any information about his whereabouts. we are deeply concerned for mr. navalny's well being. we communicated to the russian government that they are responsible for what happens to mr. navalny and they'll be held accountable by the international community. to give you some context, if he is undergoing a prison transfer, historically it's a process that's known to take a long time. so

none of them had alexei navalny. investigative actions are not carried out without lawyers. investigative actions have already taken place. according to navalny's team, his health has been deteriorating. last week we became ill in his cell and had to be hooked to an iv. that is the last they heard from

putin is just hiding my father from us. >> alexei navalny was serving 11 1/2 years on four charges and sentenced to 19 years in prison in august for creating extremist community. navalny denies all the charges against him. >>> and american paul whelan wrongfully detained in russia since 2018. in a call with cnn on wednesday, he says he is afraid for his safety after being assaulted by another inmate at a russian prison camp last month. the u.s. marine veteran is serving a 16 year sentence after he was accused of being a spy which he denies. brian todd has those details. >> reporter: american paul whelan wrongfully detained in russia for five years now faces new dangers in a russian prison camp. he says he is being targeted by an official at the remote camp where he is being held. he says the official is retaliating against him because the official was admonished following an assault on whelan by another inmate. we spoke to whelan's sister. >> i'm concerned and horrified, but not surprised to hear of these latest issues he is having. mordov mordovia is very isolated. >> reporter: and th

the prominent russian dissident alexei navalny has been found alive and well, after apparently disappearing from the country's prison system. his spokeswoman said he was being held at a penal colony in siberia. protesters in the serbian capital belgrade have blocked the city's roads as they press their demand for the disputed elections to be re—run. now on bbc news, it's time for the year in review. # nothing compares to you... # the point at which i start crying is on the lines, "all the flowers that you planted, mama, in the backyard, "all died when you went away." because as a young child, i had spent time living in the garden, only being allowed to enter the house to wash the floor every day. # these are dangerous days # to say what you feel is to dig # your own grave # fight the real enemy. # people say it derailed my career. but i think it re—railed my career, because i didn't want to be a pop star. # so happy christmas # i love you, baby # i can see... # it's true i'm out of it most of the time, but i can write songs when i'm out of it. in fact, it's easier for me. # ..singing galway

is very concerned about the whereabouts of alexei navalny. we heard from a spokesman from the kremlin who says this is none of america's business and accused america of medaling in ru russia's domestic affairs. >> all right. i see. thank you for that report. let's look at all the russia related developments with a wider lens. as we heard, everyone lawyers for navalny don't know where he is. evan gershovich has been stuck in a moscow jail for 258 days and counting. and vladimir putin's critics even billionaire former cronies fall out of windows or die under mysterious circumstances with some degree of regularity. and now ukraine's president is in washington practically begging lawmakers to renew military aid. >> putin must lose. must lose. so that everyone else who sees russia's war on ukraine as his personal lecture of the so-called universal aggression gets the message loud and clear, putin must lose. >> max foster is live for us in london. i think that sort of lays out the stakes pretty clearly here as republicans in washington figure in. >

in a terrible way i suppose that is a compliment to the extraordinary power that alexei navalny stillo you think happens now? hard to believe, but there's actually one penal colony a step worse than where he is now in the same vicinity, and there are fears that they could even send him there. there are fears for his life. people do die in these places of natural causes, by which i mean no one plunges a knife in their back, but it is just so harsh. we will see if he manages to keep maintain any contact, get any messages out. the next steps are the elections in march. but i think we know what the result of those are going to be. this is bbc news. the head of the catholic church in england and wales has made an appeal for peace in the middle east. cardinal vincent nichols says he is extremely worried after two women seeking shelter in a church, in gaza, were reportedly killed by israeli snipers. a claim denied by the israel defense forces. the cardinal says catholic parishioners may be forced to leave. i think their biggest fear, or my biggest fear, is that somehow they will be given ord

joining us now is alexei navalny's press secretary. thank you so much for coming in. what is the latest you can tell us about what you're hearing from navalny, how he's doing, and what he's saying? >> well, hello. thank you for inviting me. the lawyers saw alexei yesterday in this colony above arctic circle. he was doing relatively well given the fact he was being transferred for three weeks and it's a very physically challenging thing. so it is difficult to say the person is fine after that, but he was in good spirits, as always, and his health is not worse than it was before. >> not worse, i guess is a measure of you could call that a success considering what he's been up against for years now. from how it's described by navalny on twitter, it was a strange journey, as he described it to get there. by cnn's calculations, he covered over 3700 miles in the 20 days that his journey took. have you been able to get a straight answer, any straight answer as to why he was moved to where he ended up? >> of course no, but it is quite obvious, the reasons are quite obvious. he

. >>> alexei navalny's first message since his arrival at a penal colony near siberia. what they are saying this morning. >>> and donald trump's very bitter christmas message. how the front-runner for the republican nomination lashed out against his political rivals and what it says about his campaign. "cnn this morning" starts right now. >>> we do bin egin with tension fr flaring in the middle east. this comes after a group took credit for a one-way drone attack. it wounded three u.s. troops in northern iraq. the strike came less than 13 hours after the attack on those u.s. troops. all of this comes on the heels of's separate incident where israeli air strikes in syria killed a high ranking military adviser and now they're vowing revenge for the killing. >> this is playing out as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the israeli military is intensifying operations inside gaza and the war is far from over. we're going to speak to cnn political and national security analyst david sanger in a moment. let's get started with priscilla alvarez on the north lawn of t

. >>> and alexei navalny says he is exhausted but alive after disappearing nearly three weeks ago. why his new prison location has his s team even n more concecer totonight. >>> just how hours from now, secretary of state blinken will be arriving in mexico. rosa flores is "outfront." as a migrant caravan forms in southern mexico, the scene on the u.s. southern border in eagle pass, texas, has changed. the areas where thousands of migrants were waiting outdoors to be transported for immigration processing last week were emptied out this week. the flow this morning appearing to be down to a trickle. a senior customs and border protection official telling cnn that while the scene there has improved, the agency is not out of the woods yet. cvp still grappling with encounters on the u.s. southern border. 3800 in tijuana, 3200, 4,000. many hoping to enter legally, but some opting to cross illegally. u.s. federal authorities reported a seven-day average of more than 9600 encounters in decemb december. u.s. secretary of state blinken is scheduled to meet with the mexican president wednesda

plus, new developments surrounding the disappearance of alexei navalny.mlin is now saying about his whereabouts. and, harvard university's embattled president is expected to keep her job, but that's not sitting well with the alumni and lawmakers who sparked this whole controversy. we are back in just moments. >>> now to some exclusive new reporting on a key witness in special counsel jack smith mar-a-lago probe. sources tell cnn that donald trump and his associates repeatedly contacted a former employee turned witness before charges were filed in the classified documents case. >> and this is the same longtime mar-a-lago employee moved several boxes for trump and was also privy to conversations between the former president and his two codefendants. we're joined now by cnn senior crime justice reporter katelyn polantz. also with us is we're not mariota, a former federal prosecutor. good to have you both. kaitlan, let me start with you on this exclusive new reporting. just break down what you learned here. >> reporter: but we have a pattern of communication.

alexei navalny is miing. ow. the last time his lurs heard from him was december 5th. on december 6th, one of his lawyers waited for seven hours outside the penal colony where he was being kept but w not allowed to see him. on december 7th he failed to appear by video link at a scheduled court hearing in the days after his disappearance, his allies grew more alarmed as letters sent to him went undelivered. on december 11th, officials had in the prison colony that had been holding navalny told lawyers that he was no longer listed among its inmates, end quote. joining us now is the former united states ambassador to russia michael mcfall. ben is back with us as well. ambassador mcfall, let me ask you what you know about this. i know you keep in close touch with a number of people in russia. the answer from the prison was very unusual. he's no longer listed among the prisoners. they department say he's on his way somewhere else. there's some expectation they are sending him to a harsher prison colony, but what do

the us state department spokesperson matthew miller says there's been no contact with alexei navalny there will be held accountable by the international community. we have joined calls from his family, colleagues around the world for his immediate release without conditions and for the russian government to end the continued repression of independent verses in russia who are subject to intimidation for exercising their human rights and we will continue to follow the cases of everyone in russia who has been illegally detained. to india now where its boom time for the luxury market. from premium cars to designer hand bags — they are all flying off the shelves. but this boom in the luxury market also coincides with flattening consumption across the broader population and worries of growing inequality in asia's third largest economy. from mumbai, here 5 nikhil inamdar. india's richest man, launching the countries largest luxury shopping centre. the opening featuring the red carpet studded with red stars, the shops and salons of global brands occupying prime real estate. luxury fashion ho

. >>> also the old russian opposition leader, alexei navalny missing, according to his attorneys. more on that mystery of his wrashts coming up. >>> there's been a dramatic turn for the texas woman who was at the center of a legal fight to end her high risk pregnancy. kate cox's doctors say that her unborn child has a fatal genetic condition and will not survive and that her own health is also at risk. she's been in and out of the emergency room, we are told by her attorneys, and now they say she has left the state of texas to have the emergency abortion procedure elsewhere. that came just hours before we learned that the texas supreme court tonight ruled against her, reversing a judge's ruling last week that gave her permission to seek an abortion, to have an exception there. joining me nont is anna navarro. you know her well as part of the cnn family, but she has a personal experience to share about this, about what women just like kate cox are going through, and she joins us now. i'm so glad you're here, especially given what we've just heard from the texas supreme court in thi

but first alexei navalny has been found.t his allies say about his nearly three week long disappearance. ppearance. (son) dad. you ok? (dad) it's our phone bill! we pay for things that we don't need! bloated bundles, the reckless spending! no more... (mom) that's a bit dramatic... a better plan is verizon. it starts at 25 dollars a line. (dad) did you say 25 dollars a line? (sister) and save big on things we love, like netflix and max! (dad) oh, that's awesome (mom) spaghetti night -- dinner in 30 (dad) oh, happy day! (vo) a better plan to save is verizon. it starts at $25 per line guaranteed for 3 years and get both netflix and max for just $10/mo. we gotta get ready for our family migration! only on verizon. yeah! uncle dan, you coming too. umm, no. pleeee-eeee-eeease... whoa. that did it. here we go. migration is... we have a "number two" situation. can we land? there is no way we're landing. are you sure no one's watching? gwen mallard! do it now or we leave without you. ok, ok. >>> some breaking news today. imprisoned a

and the only protection, if any, that still exists for alexei navalny is the spotlight of publicity. reminded that the world cares about navalny and that he can'tjust hide him or kill him or whatever. this is very important for us. the post—christmas sales may be getting into full swing today, but research suggests shoppers will spend less than they did last year. major retailers such as m&s remained closed. so, with pre—christmas events such as black friday and the availability of early discounts online, are the boxing day sales the major event they once were? theo leggett went to kingston—upon—thames to find out. christmas may be over, but now it's time for the sales. everything is reduced up to 50%. here in kingston—upon—thames, the mood today was cheerful as curious shoppers sought out the best bargains. and across the country, it was a similar story. it's the first time in a long time that we've come out on boxing day shopping. we normally do this online. we were holding out for boxing day sales cos we always come out - about the kids and it's time for us. i just like the atmosph

and the only protection, if any, that still exists for alexei navalny is the spotlight of publicity. cares about navalny and that he can't just hide him or kill him or whatever. this is very important for us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's now look at some other stories making news in the uk. the labour party is considering processing some asylum claims overseas if it forms the next government. the party believes the government's rhonda schemes unworkable, but ministers have been discussing what asylum claims could be processed before they attempt to come to the uk -- before they attempt to come to the uk —— rwanda scheme is unworkable. vitamin d deficiency, depression and diabetes are among a number of health issues that increase the risk of young—onset dementia — that's according to a major new study. the condition — which affects around 70,000 people in the uk — is when symptoms of dementia develop before the age of 65. the study challenges the notion that genetics are the sole cause. thames water has apologised after several homes in surrey were left w

and the only protection, if any, that still exists for alexei navalny is the spotlight of publicity. t the world cares about navalny and that he can't just hide him or kill him or whatever. this is very important for us. meanwhile, india's foreign minister subrahmanyam jaishankar is in russia for a five—day visit. on tuesday, mrjaishankar met with russian trade minister denis manturov and signed a nuclear power agreement on future power units at the kudankulam nuclear power plant — india's largest nuclear power station. mrjaishankar called the meeting "comprehensive "and productive" on x, formerly known as twitter. he went on to say there was "significant progress "in trade, finance, connectivity, energy "and nuclear domains". he's set to meet with his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov, on wednesday. for more on the visit, i spoke to michael kugelman, deputy director of the asia program at the woodrow wilson centre. we have seen the indian foreign minister arrive in russia for a five—day visit and upon arriving he tweeted "geopolitics and strategic convergence will always keep "india

russia's leading opposition figure, alexei navalny, has been found to be held in a penal colony in siberia. the us says it remains deeply concerned about his well—being. king charles uses his annual christmas broadcast to emphasise the importance of "universal" values shared between major religions, at what he calls a time of "increasingly tragic conflict around the world". now gibson use, time for talking movies. i come here mainly to walk the dog in the morning and in the afternoon, and then also, it's a great place to just clear your thoughts. i've come to london to meet gurinder chadha, a pioneering figure in the film industry — the first british asian woman to direct mainstream features in the uk. films that have won major awards and become international hits. in her movies, some eight feature films in all, from her best—known bend it like beckham... no—one can cross a ball or bend it like beckham. ..to her more recent musical drama blinded by the light... stay away from the girls! ..she has brought the screen to life with authentic stories using appealing actors, music... # she's a l

in august, alexei navalny was found guilty of founding and filing an extremist organisation.ed to the ground by a club president following a game on monday. faruk koca of the super lig club ankaragucu stormed on to the pitch after referee halil umut mele blew the final whistle and punched him in the face. ankaragucu fans also invaded the playing area and mele was kicked after falling to the ground. two people have been detained. the two movies went head to head in the summer — so perhaps it's no suprise that barbie and oppenheimer lead the nominations at the golden globe awards. the globes have attracted controversy in recent years due to allegations of corruption and a lack of diversity within its membership. will this year buck the trend? david sillito reports. welcome to the golden globe awards! the golden globes, the funnier, more unruly cousin to the oscars, is at the moment trying to reinvent itself after a scandal over a lack of diversity. there's also another problem for awards shows — a lack of viewers. in recent years, as the gap between critical acclaim and box off

and the only protection, if any, that still exists for alexei navalny is the spotlight of publicity. out navalny and that he can'tjust hide him or kill him or whatever. this is very important for us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. vitamin d deficiency, depression and diabetes are among a number of health issues that increase the risk of young—onset dementia — that's according to a major new study. the condition, which affects around 70,000 people in the uk, is when symptoms of dementia develop before the age of 65. the study challenges the notion that genetics are the sole cause. thames water has apologised after several homes in surrey were left without water today. areas near guildford and godalming were the worst affected. the company said most properties have now had their water supply retored. the chancellor and local mp, jeremy hunt, said he was "beside himself with frustration". a man has been arrested after a car crashed into a house in grays in essex yesterday, causing extensive damage. police confirmed that